Spatial distribution of Schistosoma mansoni infection before and after chemotherapy with two praziquantel doses in a community of Pernambuco, Brazil

Spatial distribution of Schistosoma mansoni infection before and after chemotherapy with two praziquantel doses in a community of Pernambuco, Brazil

Praziquantel chemotherapy has been the focus of the Schistosomiasis Control Program in Brazil for the past two decades. Nevertheless, information on the impact of selective chemotherapy against Schistosoma mansoni infection under the conditions confronted by the health teams in endemic municipalitie...

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Main Authors: Aline F Galvão, Tereza C Favre, Ricardo JPS Guimarães, Ana PB Pereira, Luciana C Zani, Katariny T Felipe, Ana Lúcia C Domingues, Omar S Carvalho, Constança S Barbosa, Otávio S Pieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2010-07-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
schistosomiasis
praziquantel
geographical information systems
spatial clustering
epidemiology
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