Human onchocerciasis in Brazil: an overview Oncocercose humana no Brasil: uma revisão

• מחבר ראשי: Anthony J. Shelley (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2002-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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Human onchocerciasis was recently discovered in Brazil among Yanomámi Indians living along the border region with Venezuela in the States of Amazonas and Roraima. The article reports on the history of the disease's discovery, its distribution, and incrimination of vector simuliid species. The...