High schistosomiasis-related mortality in Northeast Brazil: trends and spatial patterns.
Bárbara Morgana da SilvaAnderson Fuentes FerreiraJosé Alexandre Menezes da SilvaRebeca Gomes de AmorimAna Lúcia Coutinho DominguesMarta Cristhiany Cunha PinheiroFernando Schemelzer de Moares BezerraJorg HeukelbachAlberto Novaes Ramos JuniorPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2022)
In Northeast Brazil, schistosomiasis persists with a high mortality rate, especially in the coastal region, with heterogeneous spatial and temporal patterns. To eliminate schistosomiasis by 2030, it is necessary to strengthen the financing and management of the unified health system (SUS).