Evaluation of two coproscopic techniques for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in a low-transmission area in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 844-850

  Siqueira, Liliane Maria Vidal ^a   Coelho, Paulo Marcos Zech ^a   de Oliveira, Áureo Almeida ^a   Massara, Cristiano Lara ^b   Carneiro, Nídia Francisca de Figueiredo ^c   Lima, Anna Carolina Lustosa ^a   Enk, Martin Johannes ^a,d  

^a Laboratório de Esquistossomose   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c Prefeitura Municipal de Montes Claros   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDADE VALE DO RIO DOCE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Control; Diagnosis; Low transmission area; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 82255195719     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000700010     Document Type: Article

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