[Onchocerciasis in Brazil].
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چکیده
An endemic focus of onchocerciasis, the so-called “‘river blindness” widespread in parts of Africa, has been discovered in Brazil. Until recently the only confirmed foci ! in this Hemisphere were in Guatemala, Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela. The research confirming this new Brazilian focus indicates the disease has spread over a fairly large swath of backlands in the vicinity of the Brazil-Venezuela border.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Boletin de la Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana. Pan American Sanitary Bureau
دوره 76 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1974