Comparison of self-reported and observed water contact in an S. mansoni endemic village in Brazil

Estimates of exposure are critical for immuno-epidemiologic and intervention studies in human schistosomiasis. Direct observation of human water contact patterns is both costly and time consuming. To address these issues, we determined whether individuals residing in a Schistosoma mansoni endemic vi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta tropica 2001-03, Vol.78 (3), p.251-259
Hauptverfasser:	Friedman, J.F., Kurtis, J.D., McGarvey, S.T., Fraga, A.L., Silveira, A., Pizziolo, V., Gazzinelli, G., LoVerde, P., Corrêa-Oliveira, R.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Animals Biological and medical sciences Brazil - epidemiology Child Cohort Studies Diseases caused by trematodes Endemic Diseases Exposure Female Fresh Water - parasitology Helminthic diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Parasitic diseases Questionnaire Rural Population Schistosoma mansoni Schistosomiases Schistosomiasis Schistosomiasis mansoni - epidemiology Schistosomiasis mansoni - parasitology Schistosomiasis mansoni - transmission Statistics, Nonparametric Survey Surveys and Questionnaires Tropical medicine Water contact
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