Desenvolvimento de um banco de dados para a informatização da Coleção Helmintológica do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (CHIOC)

An electronic database was developed for the proper and easy access to the samples deposited in the Helminthological Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (CHIOC) considering its great biodiversity and the permanent demands for scientific support from Brazilian and foreign research institutions, on what concerns to the loan and inclusion of either type or voucher specimens in the CHIOC, that is the largest helminth collection in South America