The prevalence of schistosomiasis in school-aged children as an appropriate indicator of its prevalence in the community

The prevalence of schistosomiasis in school-aged children as an appropriate indicator of its prevalence in the community

School-aged children (6-15 years) from the endemic area of Pernambuco were evaluated both as a target group for and an indicator of schistosomiasis control in the community. Parasitological data were drawn from baseline stool surveys of whole populations that were obtained to diagnose Schistosoma ma...

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Main Authors:	Ana Paula Braz Pereira, Tereza Cristina Favre, Aline Favre Galvão, Lilian Beck, Constança Simões Barbosa, Otávio Sarmento Pieri
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2010-07-01
Series:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:	schistosomiasis control school-aged children reference group target group Pernambuco Brazil
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000400036

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