Serological survey for Chagas' disease in school children in the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
A serological survey for Chagas' disease was carried out in school children in the Rio de Janeiro State, a zone considered as non-endemic for the infection. A total of 168 schools in 20 municipalities have been visited and 13,254 blood samples were obtained. The blood eluates were screened by t...
Main Authors: | Walter B. Petana, José Rodrigues Coura, Henry P. F. Willcox |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
1976-04-01
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Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821976000200007&lng=en&tlng=en |
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