Schistosomiasis: an epidemiological update on Brazil's southernmost low endemic area in Esteio

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Brazil’s southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul (RGS), was considered schistosomiasis-free until 1998 when a low endemic focus was identified in Esteio, a city located next to the capital of RGS. In the last two decades, the control interventions applied in the region have be...

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Main Authors: Angélica da Paz Ramírez, Vivian Favero, Catieli Gobetti Lindholz, Carolina de Marco Veríssimo, Vanessa Fey Pascoal, Renata Russo Frasca Candido, Alessandra Loureiro Morassutti, Carlos Graeff-Teixeira
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2020-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822020000100355&tlng=en