Water-contact patterns and risk factors for Schistosoma mansoni infection in a rural village of Northeast Brazil

Water-contact patterns and risk factors for Schistosoma mansoni infection in a rural village of Northeast Brazil

Schistosomiasis mansoni in the Serrano village, municipality of Cururupu, state of Maranhão, Brazil, is a widely spread disease. The PECE (Program for the Control of Schistosomiasis), undertaken since 1979 has reduced the prevalence of S. mansoni infection and the hepatosplenic form of the disease....

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Main Authors: SILVA Antônio Augusto Moura da, CUTRIM Raimundo Nonato Martins, ALVES Maria Teresa Seabra Soares de Britto e, COIMBRA Liberata Campos, TONIAL Sueli Rosina, BORGES Diane Paixão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1997-01-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Schistosomiasis
Risk factors
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