Survival of Schistosoma mansoni in the human host: estimates from a community-based prospective study in Puerto Rico.
Vermund S, Bradley D, Ruiz-Tiben E. Survival of Schistosoma mansoni in the human host: estimates from a community-based prospective study in Puerto Rico. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1983, 32: 1040-8. PMID: 6625059, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1983.32.1040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective studyConsecutive stoolsCommunity-based prospective studyGeometric mean egg countQuantitative stool examinationsRitchie concentration techniquesSchistosoma mansoni infectionMean egg countAdult S. mansoniStool countsStool examinationChemotherapy campaignsMansoni infectionStool specimensUntreated individualsRate of declineS. mansoniComplete interruptionCohortSchistosoma mansoniConfidence intervalsHuman hostEgg countsStoolSnail control