Risk factors associated with taeniasis-cysticercosis in Lagamar, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

An epidemiological survey was carried out in 3,344 people of an urban town in Lagamar, Minas Gerais, Brazil - during 1992-1993, to evaluate the main risk factors related to taeniasis and cysticercosis. A total number of 875 (78.9%) houses were visited and 1080 (32.3%) subjects were clinically examin...

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Main Authors: Mario León Silva-Vergara, Aluízio Prata, Horácio Velloso Silveira Netto, Cláudio de Oliveira Vieira, João Henrique Castro, Luciane Giroto Micheletti, Arturo Santana Otaño, João Franquini Júnior
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1998-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821998000100009&tlng=en