A short review of the previous and current epidemiological situation of schistosomiasis in China
Schistosomiasis japonica has long been endemic in the People's Republic of China. In the 1950s, the number of the infected persons was estimated at 10 million; infected snail habitats were estimated at more than 14 billion square metres and infected cattle at 1.2 million. After schistosomiasis...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
1997-02-01
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| Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821997000100011 |