Transmission control of schistosomiasis mansoni in a low endemicity area through a single intervention with rigorous prospection of infected cases treated with praziquantel: evaluation after 7 years of intervention

Transmission control of schistosomiasis mansoni in a low endemicity area through a single intervention with rigorous prospection of infected cases treated with praziquantel: evaluation after 7 years of intervention

ABSTRACT A prospective cohort study with rigorous searching for schistosomiasis cases was conducted among residents of Pedra Preta, Montes Claros, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, seven years after an intervention. Kato-Katz (KK), Saline Gradient, Miracidia Hatch and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) were...

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Main Authors: Nídia Francisca de Figueiredo Carneiro, Antônio Prates Caldeira, Naftale Katz, Áureo Almeida de Oliveira, Liliane Maria Vidal Siqueira, Edward Oliveira, Marise Fagundes Silveira, Martin Johannes Enk, Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2019-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Schistosoma mansoni
Schistosomiais
Transmission control
Percentage of new cases
Control
Low transmission area
Brazil
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