| [identification of a new focus of schistosoma mansoni. (municipality of nova lima, mg, brazil]. | the detection of a new transmission focus of schistosomiasis in nova lima town, minas gerais state, brazil, is reported. the search of snail intermediate hosts in banqueta do bananal a small locality of boa vista neighbourhood detected 356 specimens of biomphalaria glabrata, with a infection rate of 8.4%. in hundred-sixty-two patients stool examinations (kato-katz method) were done, showing ninety-one patients with eggs of schistosoma mansoni in their feces. the integrated action of local reside ... | 1991 | 1842844 |