Characteristics of the human host have little influence on which local Schistosoma mansoni populations are acquired.

• Autores principales: Lúcio M Barbosa (Autor), Luciano K Silva (Autor), Eliana A Reis (Autor), Theomira M Azevedo (Autor), Jackson M Costa (Autor), Walter A Blank (Autor), Mitermayer G Reis (Autor), Ronald E Blanton (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Brazil remains the country in the Americas with the highest prevalence of schistosomiasis. A combination of control efforts and development, however, has sharply reduced its intensity and distribution. The acquisition of specific schistosome populations may be dependent on host characteristics such...