Intestinal helminthiases in Ecuador: the relatíonship between prevalence, genetic, and socioeconomic factors

Prevalence of infection with the intestinal helminths, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Ancylostoma duodenale and Strongyloides stercoralis was examinedin 632 residents of communities in Esmeraldas province of Ecuador. These communities were divided into two groups according to area of hab...

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Main Authors: Philip J. Cooper, Angel Guevara E., Ronald H. Guderian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1993-09-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821993000300007&lng=en&tlng=en