The initial epidemiological studies in the low endemicity schistosomiasis area in Esteio, Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost Brazilian state, 1997 to 2000

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 73-78

  Graeff Teixeira, Carlos ^a   Valar, Cristiana ^a   De Moraes, Caroline K ^a   Salvany, Adriana Mostardeiro ^a   De Ornellas Brum, Charles ^a   Maurer, Rafael Lucyk ^a   Ben, Renata ^a   Mardini, Lúcia B L F ^a   Jobim, Marta Bañolas ^b   Santos Do Amaral, Ronaldo ^c  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Secretaria Estadual Saude Rio G   (Brazil)

^c MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria glabrata; Brazil; Low endemic area; Rio Grande do Sul; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEROLOGY; SNAIL;

BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 4644335116     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762004000900013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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