Bancroftian filariasis: the spatial representation of social inequality
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[Bancroftian filariasis in Brazil].
The past and present distribution of Bancroftian filariasis in Brazil is reviewed. Parasitological and entomological surveys were conducted between 1951 and 1958, the autochthonous transmission of Wuchereria bancrofti having been found only in 11 places in the country as follows, with the corresponding prevalences; Ponta Grossa (SC), 14.5% Belém (PA), 9.8%; Barra de Laguna (SC), 9.4%; Recife (P...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0036-4665
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652002000600010