Schistosomiasis mansoni in an area of low transmission: I. impact of control measures Esquistossomose mansoni em área de baixa transmissão: I. impacto das medidas de controle

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Oswaldo Marçal Júnior, Rosa Maria de Jesus Patucci, Luiz Candido de Souza Dias, Luiz Koodi Hotta, Arnaldo Etzel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1991
• Subjects: Schistosomiasis transmission; Schistosoma mansoni; Biomphalaria tenagophila; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Toledo
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651991000200001; https://doaj.org/article/71afef0613654532bb2c770803dbe761

This work was undertaken in the municipality of Pedro de Toledo (São Paulo State, Brazil) in 1987, to clarify aspects related to the transmission levels of Schistosoma mansoni in a human population where the snail host is Biomphalaria tenagophila. Since 1980 a control programme has been undertaken i...