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Biblioteca(s): | Embrapa Gado de Leite.
Data corrente: | 07/04/2015
Data da última atualização: | 30/01/2024
Autoria: | COUTO, L. D.; TIBIRIÇA, S. H. C.; PINHEIRO, I. O.; MITTEROFHE, A.; LIMA, A. C.; CASTRO, M. F.; GONÇALVES, M.; SILVA, M. R.; GUIMARÃES, R. J. P. S.; ROSA, F. M.; COIMBRA, E. S.
Afiliação: | LUZIDALVA D. COUTO, UFJF; SANDRA H. C. TIBIRIÇA, UFJF; IZABELLA O. PINHEIRO, Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de MG; ADALBERTO MITTEROFHE, Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de MG; ADILSON C. LIMA, Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de MG; MILTON F. CASTRO, Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de MG; MURILO GONÇALVES, Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de MG; MARCIO ROBERTO SILVA, CNPGL; RICARDO J. P. S. GUIMARÃES, Instituto Evandro Chagas; FLORENCE M. ROSA, UFJF; ELAINE S. COIMBRA, UFJF.
Título: | Neglected tropical diseases: prevalence and risk factors for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in a region of Minas Gerais State, Brazil.
Ano de publicação: | 2014
Fonte/Imprenta: | Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 108, n. 6, p. 363-71, 2014.
Idioma: | Inglês
Conteúdo: | Background: Among the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), schistosomiasis and the three main soil-transmitted helminthiases (STHs), i.e., ascariasis, trichuriasis and hookworm infection, represent the most common infections in developing countries. In Brazil, there is a lack of epidemiological data in many parts of the country, which favors the unawareness of the real situation concerning these diseases. Due to this, we investigated the occurrence of schistosomiasis and STHs in a region of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Methods: One stool sample was collected from 503 individuals, whose ages ranged from 0.1 to 91.2 years, and screened using both the Kato-Katz and the Formol-Ether methods. In parallel, a malacological survey was carried out in the main water bodies of the district, and Biomphalaria susceptibility assays and kernel-based techniques were also performed. Results: No individual was found infected with Ascaris lumbricoides or hookworm. Schistosoma mansoni was the most common parasite found (1.6%). The prevalence was higher in males and the chance of acquiring the disease increased by 43.35 times with contact with a body of water. None of the Biomphalaria tenagophila and B. glabrata specimens were found naturally infected, but B. glabrata was highly susceptible to infection with Schistosoma mansoni. Using kernel-based techniques, clusters of Biomphalaria were found near the households where the infected individuals lived. Conclusions: Schistosomiasis was the most prevalent parasitic infection found. Our findings show that the occurrence of this disease has been underestimated by the local health care service, and highlight the importance of epidemiological surveillance in areas of low prevalence for schistosomiasis.
Palavras-Chave: | Diagnosis; Kato-Katz; Low-transmission area; STH infections.
Thesaurus Nal: | schistosomiasis.
Categoria do assunto: | H Saúde e Patologia
Registro original: | Embrapa Gado de Leite (CNPGL)
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