Freshwater gastropods of the Baixada Maranhense Microregion, an endemic area for schistosomiasis in the State of Maranhão, Brazil: I - qualitative study

Freshwater gastropods of the Baixada Maranhense Microregion, an endemic area for schistosomiasis in the State of Maranhão, Brazil: I - qualitative study

Introduction: The Baixada Maranhense Microregion currently has the highest prevalence of schistosomiasis in the State of Maranhão, likely because this parasitosis is characterized as an occupational disease, and increased contact with water increases the risk of infection by Schistosoma mansoni. Thi...

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Main Authors: Selma Patricia Diniz Cantanhede, Monica Ammon Fernandez, Aline Carvalho de Mattos, Lângia Colli Montresor, Nêuton Silva-Souza, Silvana Carvalho Thiengo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2014-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Freshwater snails
Schistosoma mansoni
Vectors
Baixada Maranhense Microregion
Brazil
Cercaria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000100079&lng=en&tlng=en

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