First report of schistosomiasis on Serrambi beach, Ipojuca, State of Pernambuco

Abstract: INTRODUCTION : The expansion of schistosomiasis to previously unaffected areas is being monitored by identifying new cases and georeferencing outbreaks of vector snails. METHODS : In 2014, the Laboratório de Esquistossomose began an epidemiological survey in Serrambi and registered 2,574...

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Main Authors: Verônica Santos Barbosa, Ricardo José de Paula Souza e Guimarães, Rodrigo Moraes Loyo, Silas Marcelino, Constança Simões Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015000600780&lng=en&tlng=en