Socioenvironmental factors associated with Schistosoma mansoni infection and intermediate hosts in an urban area of northeastern Brazil

Schistosomiasis, which is caused by trematodes of the genus Schistosoma and by the species Schistosoma mansoni in Brazil, is transmitted primarily by Biomphalaria glabrata mollusks. Infections occur in humans and mollusks in freshwater environments contaminated with feces from infected humans. This...

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Autores principales: Calasans, Taíssa Alice Soledade, Souza, Geza Thais Rangel, Melo, Claudia Moura, Madi, Rubens Riscala, Jeraldo, Verónica de Lourdes Sierpe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5931446/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29718924
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195519

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