Lymphatic Filariasis in Brazilian Urban Area (Maceió, Alagoas)

Lymphatic Filariasis in Brazilian Urban Area (Maceió, Alagoas)

A cross-sectional survey conducted among evening students was used to determine the prevalence of Wuchereria bancrofti infection in Maceió, capital of the State of Alagoas, northeast Brazil. A single thick-blood smear was used, being collected between 10 p.m. and 12 a.m. From a total of 29,551 stude...

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Main Authors:	Fontes Gilberto, Rocha Eliana MM, Brito Ana C, Antunes Carlos Mauricio F
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1998-01-01
Series:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:	Wuchereria bancrofti lymphatic filariasis epidemiology
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761998000600001

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