Specific situations related to acute schistosomiasis in Pernambuco, Brazil

The present work reports on two epidemiological episodes resulting in acute schistosomiasis involving wealthy persons living in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. The authors discuss the epidemiological, clinical and serologic characteristics of the acute infections and also the way in which the condi...

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Main Authors: Constança Simões Barbosa, Silvia Maria Lucena Montenegro, Frederico Guilherme Coutinho Abath, Ana Lúcia Coutinho Domingues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2001-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000900026