Schistosomiasis mansoni in an area of low transmission: I. impact of control measures Esquistossomose mansoni em área de baixa transmissão: I. impacto das medidas de controle

This work was undertaken in the municipality of Pedro de Toledo (São Paulo State, Brazil) in 1987, to clarify aspects related to the transmission levels of Schistosoma mansoni in a human population where the snail host is Biomphalaria tenagophila. Since 1980 a control programme has been undertaken i...

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Main Authors: Oswaldo Marçal Júnior, Rosa Maria de Jesus Patucci, Luiz Candido de Souza Dias, Luiz Koodi Hotta, Arnaldo Etzel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1991-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651991000200001