Specific situations related to acute schistosomiasis in Pernambuco, Brazil

The present work reports on two epidemiological episodes resulting in acute schistosomiasis involving wealthy persons living in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. The authors discuss the epidemiological, clinical and serologic characteristics of the acute infections and also the way in which the conditions for transmission occurred.

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Main Authors: Barbosa,Constança Simões, Montenegro,Silvia Maria Lucena, Abath,Frederico Guilherme Coutinho, Domingues,Ana Lúcia Coutinho
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2001
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000900026
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