Factors related to transmission of and infection with Schistosoma mansoni in a village in the South-eastern Region of Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 570-577

  Enk, Martin Johannes ^a   Lima, Anna Carolina Lustosa ^a   Barros, Heliton da Silva ^a   Massara, Cristiano Lara ^a   Coelho, Paulo Marcos Zech ^a   Schall, Virginia Torres ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Area of low transmission; Brazil; Risk factors; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; BIOMPHALARIA STRAMINEA; BIOMPHALARIA TENAGOPHILA; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 77955492899     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000400037     Document Type: Article

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