The epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis mansoni where Biomphalaria tenagophila is the snail host Epidemiologia e controle da esquistossomose mansônica em área onde o hospedeiro intermediário é Biomphalaria tenagophila

• Main Authors: Luiz Candido de Souza Dias (Author), Carmen M. Glasser (Author), Arnaldo Etzel (Author), Urara Kawazoe (Author), Sumie Hoshino-Shimizu (Author), Hermínia Yohko Kanamura (Author), José A. Cordeiro (Author), Oswaldo Marçal Júnior (Author), José F. Carvalho (Author), Fernando L. Gonçales Júnior (Author), Rosa Patucci (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis mansoni in the Municipality of Pedro de Toledo (State of S. Paulo, Brazil) since 1980, has been studied. In 1980 the prevalence evaluated by stool exams (Kato-Katz method) was 22.8% and no statistical difference at 5.0% level was observed between rural...