Bio-indicators for the evaluation of potential risk of schistosomiasis transmission at the Apipucos reservoir, Pernambuco State

In Pernambuco, schistosomiasis is endemic in the countryside and large numbers of foci are being detected in urban areas. This paper evaluated the risk of schistosomiasis transmission in aquatic ecosystem based on biomarkers and molecular biology techniques. At the Apipucos reservoir (neighborhood o...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rodrigo Moraes Loyo*;, Constança Simões Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas (IPABHi) 2016-03-01
Series:Revista Ambiente & Água
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-993X2016000100156&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=pt