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

• Egile Nagusiak: Lúcio M Barbosa (Egilea), Luciano K Silva (Egilea), Eliana A Reis (Egilea), Theomira M Azevedo (Egilea), Jackson M Costa (Egilea), Walter A Blank (Egilea), Mitermayer G Reis (Egilea), Ronald E Blanton (Egilea)
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• Argitaratua: 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...