Mansonella ozzardi in Amazonas, Brazil: prevalence and distribution in the municipality of Coari, in the middle Solimões River

This study investigated some epidemiological aspects of the Mansonella ozzardi in municipality of Coari, Amazonas. Clinical symptoms were correlated with the filarial infection and the parasitic infection rates (PIR) were estimated in simuliid vectors. The general M. ozzardi human prevalence rate wa...

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Auteurs principaux: Marilaine Martins, Felipe Arley Costa Pessoa, Maurício Borborema de Medeiros, Edmar Vaz de Andrade, Jansen Fernandes Medeiros
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2010-05-01
Collection:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Accès en ligne:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000300002