Prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica and other enteral parasitic diseases in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. A cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Enteral parasitic diseases are a public health problem in nations with low economic development and in settings with poor sanitation. Amebiasis is the second most frequent form of parasitosis, with a high burden of disease. Knowledge of the prevalence of enteroparasitoses in a...

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Main Authors: Juliana de Oliveira Costa, José Adão Resende, Frederico Ferreira Gil, Joseph Fabiano Guimarães Santos, Maria Aparecida Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina 2018-08-01
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802018000400319&lng=en&tlng=en