Schistosomiasis mansoni in areas of low transmission. Epidemiological characterization of Venezuelan foci

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 5-10

  Alarcon De Noya B ^a   Ruiz, R ^a   Colmenares, C ^a   Losada, S ^a   Cesari, I M ^b   Toro, J ^c   Noya, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas Centro de Microbiologia y Biologia Celular   (Venezuela)

^c Fundasalud del Estado Carabobo ^*  (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Low transmission; Prevalence; Schistosoma mansoni; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; CHILD; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FECES; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SNAIL; STATISTICS; VENEZUELA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; CHILD; DISEASE VECTORS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FECES; HUMANS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SNAILS; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0036370416     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762002000900002     Document Type: Article

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