Mansonella ozzardi in Brazil: prevalence of infection in riverine communities in the Purus region, in the state of Amazonas

Mansonella ozzardi in Brazil: prevalence of infection in riverine communities in the Purus region, in the state of Amazonas

This study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi infection and to estimate the parasitic infection rate (PIR) in simuliid black flies in the municipality of Pauini, Amazonas, Brazil. We used thick blood films to examine 921 individuals in 35 riverine communities along th...

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Main Authors: Jansen Fernandes Medeiros, Victor Py-Daniel, Ulysses Carvalho Barbosa, Thiago Junqueira Izzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2009-02-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Mansonella ozzardi
mansonelliasis
simuliid vector
Amazonas
Brazil
Cerqueirellum amazonicum
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762009000100012

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