The Venezuelan experience in the control of Schistosomiasis mansoni
Schistosomiasis mansoni endemic zone of Venezuela is located in the valleys of the north central mountain region, with an extension of 15,000 km2 and inhabited by 5.1 million persons. The disease was discovered in 1906, but an organized Control Program was not established until 1943. Its basic activ...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1987-01-01
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| Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761987000800014 |