A rationale for schistosomiasis control in elementary schools of the rainforest zone of pernambuco, Brazil.

• Main Authors: Tereza C Favre (Author), Ana P B Pereira (Author), Aline F Galvão (Author), Luciana C Zani (Author), Constança S Barbosa (Author), Otávio S Pieri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Since its beginning in 1999, the Schistosomiasis Control Program within the Unified Health System (PCE-SUS) has registered a cumulative coverage of just 20% of the population from the Rainforest Zone of Pernambuco (ZMP), northeast Brazil. This jeopardizes the accomplishment of the minimu...