K. N. F. Gomes

Contemporary challenges of Schistosomiasis mansoni in Brazil: a review of epidemiological indicators, SUS protocols, and control strategies (2010–2026)

This study examines a paradoxical epidemiological transition where declining aggregate national prevalence is counterbalanced by the entrenchment of the disease in high-endemicity “pockets” in the Northeast and Southeast Regions, and argues that simply providing medication is not enough to eliminate schistosomiasis.