The cost of a disease targeted for elimination in Brazil : the case of schistosomiasis mansoni

BACKGROUND Schistosomiasis mansoni is a poverty-related parasitic infection that has a variety of clinical manifestations. We consider the disability and deaths caused by schistosomiasis unacceptable for a tool-ready disease. Its condition in Brazil warrants an analysis that will enable better unde...

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Main Authors: Nascimento, Gilmara Lima, Pegado, Helio Milani, Domingues, Ana Lúcia Coutinho, Ximenes, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar, Itria, Alexander, Cruz, Luciane Nascimento, Oliveira, Maria Regina Fernandes de
Format: Artigo
Language: English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2020
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Online Access: https://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/36255
https://doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760180347
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