A comparative cross-sectional study on the prevalence and morbidity of schistosomiasis in a community in northeastern Brazil (1979-2010)

A cross-sectional study on the prevalence and morbidity of schistosomiasis was conducted in the main settlement of the municipality of Alhandra, in the southern coastal region of the state of Paraíba, in 2010. The results of this study were compared with the results of a previous study conducted in...

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Main Authors: Eric Vinaud de Melo, Walfredo da Costa, Maria José Conceição, José Rodrigues Coura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2014-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762014000300340&lng=en&tlng=en