Prevalence and spatial distribution of intestinal parasitic infections in a rural Amazonian settlement, Acre State, Brazil Prevalência e distribuição espacial de parasitoses intestinais em assentamento agrícola na Amazônia rural, Acre, Brasil

Prevalence and spatial distribution of intestinal parasitic infections in a rural Amazonian settlement, Acre State, Brazil Prevalência e distribuição espacial de parasitoses intestinais em assentamento agrícola na Amazônia rural, Acre, Brasil

A population-based survey of the prevalence and spatial distribution of intestinal parasitism was carried out in an agricultural settlement in the Amazon Basin of Brazil (Granada, Acre State). More than half (53.4%) of the 429 stool specimens from subjects in all age groups, living in 113 households...

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Main Authors: Estéfano Alves de Souza, Mônica da Silva-Nunes, Rosely dos Santos Malafronte, Pascoal Torres Muniz, Marly Augusto Cardoso, Marcelo Urbano Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2007-02-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Helmintos
Parasitos
Ecossistema Amazônico
Helminths
Parasites
Amazonian Ecosystem
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