Ascariasis in the subdistrict of Cavacos, municipality of Alterosa (MG), Brazil: effect of mass treatment with albendazole on the intensity of infection Ascaridiose no subdistrito de Cavacos, município de Alterosa (MG), Brasil: efeito do tratamento em massa com albendazol sobre a intensidade de infecção

Ascariasis in the subdistrict of Cavacos, municipality of Alterosa (MG), Brazil: effect of mass treatment with albendazole on the intensity of infection Ascaridiose no subdistrito de Cavacos, município de Alterosa (MG), Brasil: efeito do tratamento em massa com albendazol sobre a intensidade de infecção

The clinical and epidemiologic aspects of infection with Ascaris lumbricoides were studied in a random stratified sample of the population of the subdistrict of Cavacos, municipality of Alterosa (Minas Gerais, Brazil). The effect of mass treatment with a single dose of albendazole on the prevalence...

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Main Authors: Marcos T Machado, Telma M. S. Machado, Roberto M Yoshikae, Ana Lúcia A Schmidt, Rita de Cássia A Faria, Maria A Paschoalotti, Rita de Cássia B Barata, Pedro P Chieffi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1996-08-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Ascariasis
Ascaris lumbricoides
Morbidity
Single-dose mass treatment
Albendazole
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