The Venezuelan experience in the control of Schistosomiasis mansoni
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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82(supl.4): 89-93, 1987. mapas
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ABSTRACT
Schistosomiasis mansoni endemic zone of Venezuela is located in the valleys of the north central mountain region, with an extension of 15,000 km2 and inhabited by 5.1 million persons. The disease was discovered in 1906, but an organized Control Program was not established until 1943. Its basic activity has been the control of the snail vector, but prevention of man-water contact, prevention of snail infection, treatment of infected people and sanitary instruction, have also been carried out. Prevalence has diminished from 14.7% (1943-60) to 0.9% (1981-84). At present few active foci still persist, but a low transmission rate and low morbidity makes it difficult to know the exact number of infected people, which has been estimulated to be about 50,000.
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Assunto principal:
Esquistossomose mansoni
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Controle de Pragas
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Vetores de Doenças
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Órgãos Governamentais
Tipo de estudo:
Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Venezuela
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitologia
Ano de publicação:
1987
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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Congresso e conferência
País de afiliação:
Venezuela
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidad de Carabobo/VE
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