Schistosomiasis in the Middle Paranapanema river region, state of São Paulo, Brazil: Does it matter today for public health?

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The Middle Paranapanema watershed is known for the transmission of schistosomiasis, and there have been autochthonous cases since 1952. This study aimed to describe this disease in space and time and evaluate its current importance as a public health problem. METHODS: Them...

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Main Authors: Raquel Gardini Sanches Palasio, Aline Nazaré Bortoleto, Iara Giordano Rosa-Xavier, Maria Teresa Macoris Andrighetti, Roseli Tuan, Francisco Chiaravalloti-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100321&lng=en&tlng=en