Schistosomiasis: a case of severe infection with fatal outcome

• Main Authors: Cristiane Rúbia Ferreira (Author), Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos (Author), João Gabriel Ramos (Author), João Augusto dos Santos Martines (Author), Elizabeth Im Myung Kim (Author), Luciana Andréa Avena Smeili (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Schistosomiasis is one of the most common parasitic diseases, still considered of public health significance. Acute schistosomiasis is of difficult diagnosis and therefore has been overlooked, misdiagnosed, underestimated and underreported in endemic areas. The delay between the exposure to contamin...