Schistosomiasis in the Middle Paranapanema river region, state of São Paulo, Brazil: Does it matter today for public health?
Raquel Gardini Sanches PalasioAline Nazaré BortoletoIara Giordano Rosa-XavierMaria Teresa Macoris AndrighettiRoseli TuanFrancisco Chiaravalloti-NetoPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2019)
The study showed that, currently, schistosomiasis as a public health problem in Middle Paranapanema is restricted to Ourinhos. This fact may be related to the presence of Biomphalaria glabrata at a specific point and low coverage of basic sanitation.