Environmental intervention as a tool for control of schistosomiasis: suggestions from a field study in Northeast Brazil Controle da esquistossomose mediante emprego de medidas ambientais: sugestões a partir de um estudo de campo no nordeste brasileiro

Environmental intervention as a tool for control of schistosomiasis: suggestions from a field study in Northeast Brazil Controle da esquistossomose mediante emprego de medidas ambientais: sugestões a partir de um estudo de campo no nordeste brasileiro

The present survey from the State of Alagoas (Brazil) emphasized, once again, the importance of peridomestic or neighbourhood foci in the transmission of schistosomiasis mansoni. Although the study area consisted of a compact and densely populated urban community (Bairro Frio, União dos Palmares cou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kurt Kloetzel, Pedro Paulo Chieffi, Flair José Carrilho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 1994-01-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Esquistossomose
Schistosoma mansoni
Controle
Participação da Comunidade
Schistosomiasis
Control
Community Participation
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