Schistosomiasis mansoni and hydrographical conditions in São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.

Background: In Brazil, schistosomiasis mansoni cases still occur, even in non-endemic areas. This study aimed to evaluate schistosomiasis mansoni cases and to delimit water collections investigated for infested planorbidae in São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study and spatial analysis of schistosomiasis mansoni cases notified in the city from January 2005 to December 2017 was conducted.

Dental caries and the nutritional status of preschool children: a spatial analysis.

Objective: This cross-sectional study sought to conduct a spatially analysis of the distribution of dental caries and the nutritional status (NS) of 5-year-old preschool children of public schools in the city of Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil.

Methods: The sample was selected in a stratified probabilistic manner. A dental examination was conducted to investigate the dmft index.