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Spatiotemporal Patterns of Schistosomiasis-Related Deaths, Brazil, 2000 – 2011

2015; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 21; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3201/eid2110.141438

ISSN

1080-6059

Autores

Francisco Rogerlândio Martins‐Melo, Marta Cristhiany Cunha Pinheiro, Alberto Novaes Ramos, Carlos Henrique Alencar, Fernando Schemelzer de Moraes Bezerra, Jörg Heukelbach,

Tópico(s)

Healthcare Systems and Reforms

Resumo

We analyzed spatiotemporal patterns of 8,756 schistosomiasis-related deaths in Brazil during 2000-2011 and identified high-risk clusters of deaths, mainly in highly schistosomiasis-endemic areas along the coast of Brazil's Northeast Region. Schistosomiasis remains a neglected public health problem with a high number of deaths in disease-endemic and emerging focal areas.

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