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Diagnostic characteristics of patients with schistosomiasis mansoni from the different endemic sites used in the present study
| Site | Transmission status | n | Mean age (yrs) | No. of S. mansoni-positive sera by:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KK | COPT | ELISAa | APIA | IB | ||||
| Belén | Reemergent | 40 | 21.0 | 25 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Caraballeda | Old | 40 | 32.6 | 3 | 22 | 32 | 37 | 38 |
| J.L. Chirinos | Recent | 40 | 18.3 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 35 |
| S. Sebastián | Free | 40 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ELISA was performed with SEA. IB, immunoblot assay.
