Control of schistosomiasis mansoni in Ravena (Sabará, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil) through water supply and quadrennial treatments

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 659-664

  Coura Filho, Pedro ^a   Rocha, Roberto Sena ^a   Lamartine, Simone Da Silva ^a   Farah, Márcio William C ^b   De Resende, Dilermando Fazito ^c   Costa, José Oswaldo ^d   Katz, Naftale ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c FUNDAÇÃO NACIONAL DE SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Control; Epidemiology of schistosomiasis; Measures: Sanitation and treatments

Indexed keywords

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0030274527     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761996000600001     Document Type: Article

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