Schistosomiasis mansoni in Bananal (State of São Paulo, Brazil): III. Seroepidemiological studies in the Palha District

The Palha district, municipality of Bananal, State of São Paulo, Brazil, had 10.3% cases of Schistosoma mansoni diagnosed from 1994 to 2000 by coproscopy: about three times the municipality average. The immunofluorescent antibody test was used to assess gut-associated IgM antibody titers of samples...

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Main Authors: Fabiana Zacharias, Maria Esther de Carvalho, Cybele Gargioni, Horacio M Santana Teles, Cláudio S Ferreira, Valquíria R de Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2002-10-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000900005