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...

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Main Authors: Walter B. Petana, José Rodrigues Coura, Henry P. F. Willcox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1976-04-01
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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