| schistosomiasis mansoni in the dominican republic; prevalence and intensity in the city of higuey by coprological and serological methods. | the prevalence and intensity of infection with schistosoma mansoni were determined in a sample of the population of the city of higuey, dominican republic. the quantitative formol-ether stool sedimentation technique of ritchie, as modified by knight et al., was performed on stools from 1,025 (65.5%) of 1,563 individuals greater than 1 year old. the highest prevalence rates (21.4%) were observed in women 25-29 years old and in men 15-19 years old (20%). the maximum fecal egg count was in the 15- ... | 1987 | 3124312 |