[on the possibility of the transmission of wuchereria bancrofti filariasis the diptera culicoides in salvador, bahia]. | | 1967 | 5604151 |
[bancroftian filariasis in brazil]. | the past and present distribution of bancroftian filariasis in brazil is reviewed. parasitological and entomological surveys were conducted between 1951 and 1958, the autochthonous transmission of wuchereria bancrofti having been found only in 11 places in the country as follows, with the corresponding prevalences; ponta grossa (sc), 14.5% belém (pa), 9.8%; barra de laguna (sc), 9.4%; recife (pe), 6.9%; castro alves (ba), 5.9%; florianópolis (sc), 1.4%; são luis (ma), 0.6%; salvador (ba), 0.4%; ... | 1998 | 9699353 |
the evolution of brazilian studies on helminths and the escola tropicalista bahiana (bahia tropical school) (1866-1892). | in the mid nineteenth century, laboratory research in embryology, development, ecology and pathogeny of helminths unexpectedly resulted in a change in the explication of the etiology of some human pathology that was traditionally attributed to environmental factors. the new postulates of the parasitology of helminths put in question the traditional explications as well as the recognized authorities in the fields of clinical medicine, hygiene, and of medical geography, affecting not only the trad ... | 2005 | 16866032 |