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 |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2001
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000900026 |
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