Prevalence and Morbidity Data on Schistosoma mansoni Infection in Two Rural Areas of Jequitinhonha and Rio Doce Valleys in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Table 1

Prevalence rates and clinical forms of Schistosomiasis mansoni in Comunidade São João (area 1) and Capitão Andrade (area 2) in Minas Gerais.

Prevalence/clinical forms	Comunidade São João			Capitão Andrade
	𝑁	𝑃	%	𝑁	𝑃	%
Prevalence	288	65	22.9	257	78	20.2
Schistosomiasis infection	199	45	69.2	180	55	70.2
Hepatointestinal	83	18	28.7	68	21	26.5
Hepatosplenic form	6	2	2.1	9	2	3.3

𝑁: total number of inhabitants, 𝑃: prevalence rates (𝑝<0.05).