[Schistosomiasis mansoni in Maranhão State, Brazil, 1997-2003].

[Schistosomiasis prevalence in Tutóia village, Maranhão, Brazil].

INTRODUCTION Schistosomiasis mansoni is an endemic disease in underdeveloped or developing countries. The study aimed to define schistosomiasis prevalence in Bom Gosto village, Tutóia, Maranhão, in 2008 and detect intermediate host occurrence. METHODS A survey of data from stool samples examined by the Municipal Department of Health and National Health Foundation was conducted. Next, 60 snail...

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

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 i...

Schistosomal glomerulopathy and changes in the distribution of histological patterns of glomerular diseases in Bahia, Brazil.

Distinct patterns of glomerular lesions, including membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, are associated with infection by Schistosoma mansoni or Schistosoma japonicum. Evidence suggests that immune complex deposition is the main mechanism underlying the different forms of schistosomal glomerulonephritis and that immune complex deposition may be intensi...

[Macro-epidemiologic aspects of schistosomiasis mansoni: analysis of the impacts of irrigation systems on the spatial profile of the endemic in Bahia, Brazil].

Studies in African countries have shown an association between irrigation projects and the spread of schistosomiasis mansoni and haematobium. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential association between irrigation levels and the occurrence and spread of Schistosoma mansoni infection in the State of Bahia. Two forms of irrigation were developed in the State of Bahia: the first is c...

Re-evaluation of schistosomiasis mansoni in Minas Gerais, Brazil--II. Alto Paranaíba mesoregion.