Epidemiological assessment of neglected diseases in children: lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis
Objective: To report the prevalence of lymphatic filariasis and intestinal parasitic infections in school-aged children living in a filariasis endemic area and discuss about the therapeutic regimen adopted in Brazil for the large-scale treatment of filariasis. Methods: A cross-sectional study includ...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-05-01
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| Series: | Jornal de Pediatria |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002175571300048X |