Autochthonous cases of schistosomiasis mansoni in the Federal District, Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101979000200006Keywords:
Schistosomiasis^i2^sBrasilia, DF, Bra, Biomphalaria glabrataAbstract
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.Downloads
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1979-06-01
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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