Freshwater gastropods of the Baixada Maranhense Microregion, an endemic area for schistosomiasis in the State of Maranhão, Brazil: I - qualitative study

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Montresor, Lângia Colli¹  Mattos, Aline Carvalho de¹  Cantanhede, Selma Patricia Diniz¹  Fernandez, Monica Ammon¹  Thiengo, Silvana Carvalho¹  Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, São Luís¹  Silva-Souza, Nêuton¹  Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.¹ 

关键词: Freshwater snails;    Schistosoma mansoni;    Vectors;    Baixada Maranhense Microregion;    Brazil;    Cercaria;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0194-2013

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

Introduction:The Baixada Maranhense Microregion currently has the highest prevalence of schistosomiasis in the State of Maranhão, likely because this parasitosis is characterized as an occupational disease, and increased contact with water increases the risk of infection by Schistosoma mansoni. This paper reports the results of the first comprehensive freshwater malacological survey performed in the Baixada Maranhense Microregion.

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