Autochthonous cases of schistosomiasis mansoni in the Federal District, Brazil

Authors

  • Frederico Simões Barbosa Universidade de Brasília; Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde
  • Carlos E. A. Coimbra Junior Universidade de Brasília; Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101979000200006

Keywords:

Schistosomiasis^i2^sBrasilia, DF, Bra, Biomphalaria glabrata

Abstract

Seven autochthonous cases of schistosomiasis mansoni are described in this paper. All of them refer to children, 3 to 13 years old, living in Planaltina, Federal District, Brazil. Five out of the seven cases belong to the same family living for 14 years in Planaltina. For the last 4 years this family has lived in a wooden hut 40 meters distant from a breeding place of B. glabrata. Of the 229 snails examined, two were naturallv infected with S. mansoni.

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Published

1979-06-01

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (1979)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Barbosa, F. S., & Coimbra Junior, C. E. A. (1979). Autochthonous cases of schistosomiasis mansoni in the Federal District, Brazil . Revista De Saúde Pública, 13(2), 108-112. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101979000200006