Schistosomiasis transmission and environmental change: a spatio-temporal analysis in Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco - Brazil

Table 1 Prevalence of schistosomiasis in Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco - Brazil in 2000 and 2010

Districts	Surveyed(n)		Positives(n)S. mansoni		Prevalence(%)
Districts	2000	2010	2000	2010	2000	2010
Merepe III	292	315	86	14	29.4	4.4
Salinas*	771	1,263	169	259	21.9*	20.6*
Socó	462	590	157	96	33.9	16.3
Pantanal	487	291	241	40	49.5	13.7
Total	2,012	2,459	653	409	32.4	16.6

* p-value > 0.05 (i.e. without any statistically significant difference) – χ2 test.

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