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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 48(supl.1): 12-19, 2015. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-748358

ABSTRACT

This study evaluated the occurrence of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, in the last 30 years with emphasis on the last 10 years (2001 to 2010). The disease was predominantly observed in males (76.2%), in the 21- to 30-year-old age group (26.6%) and in extractive workers (43.7%); 3.3% of the cases were the mucosal form. The endemic channel shows the disease seasonality, with a predominance of cases at the beginning and end of each year. The number of cases by municipality in the period of 2001-2010 shows the maintenance of the endemic in the localities where the highest numbers of cases have always been registered, namely, Manaus, Rio Preto da Eva, Itacoatiara and Presidente Figueiredo. The comparison of data from 2001 to 2005 and from 2006 to 2010 showed the emergence of this disease in municipalities that had been previously unaffected. In the last years, there has been a significant increase in the activities of control, diagnosis and treatment of leishmaniasis in the State of Amazonas. In conclusion, the historical series of ATL analyzed in this study suggests that the transmission foci remain and are even expanding, though without continuous transmission in the intra- or peridomicile settings. Moreover, the disease will persist in the Amazon while the factors associated with infection acquisition relative to forest exploitation continue to have economic appeal. There is a real expectation of wide variations in disease incidence that can be influenced by climate and economic aspects.


Subject(s)
Animals , Female , Male , Gastropoda/genetics , Life Cycle Stages/genetics , Sexual Behavior, Animal , Sex Determination Processes/genetics , Fertilization , Genetic Variation , Genetics, Population , Genotype , Microsatellite Repeats/genetics , Paternity , Sex Characteristics
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 48(supl.1): 79-86, 2015. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-748364

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: In the State of Amazonas, particularly in the capital Manaus, meningitis has affected populations of different cultures and social strata over the years. Bacterial meningitis is caused by several different species and represents a major issue of public health importance. The present study reports the meningitis case numbers with different etiologies in Amazonas from January 1976 to December 2012. METHODS: Since the 1970s, the (currently named) Tropical Medicine Foundation of Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado [Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado (FMT-HVD)] has remained a reference center in Amazonas for the treatment of meningitis through the diagnosis and notification of cases and the confirmation of such cases using specific laboratory tests. RESULTS: The foundation has achieved coverage of over 90% of the state medical records for many years. Between 1990 and 2012, meningitis cases caused by Haemophilus influenzae decreased with the introduction of the H. influenzae vaccine. Meningococcal disease previously had a higher frequency of serogroup B disease, but starting in 2008, the detection of serogroup C increased gradually and has outpaced the detection of serogroup B. Recently, surveillance has improved the etiological definition of viral meningitis at FMT-HVD, with enteroviruses, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and varicella zoster virus (VZV) prevailing in this group of pathogens. With the advent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), cryptococcal meningitis has become an important disease in Amazonas. Additionally, infectious meningitis is an important burden in the State of Amazonas. CONCLUSIONS: Changes in the epidemiological profile for the different etiology-defined cases are the result of continuous epidemiological surveillance and laboratory capacity improvements and control measures, such as Haemophilus influenzae vaccination. .


Subject(s)
Adolescent , Adult , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Meningitis, Bacterial/epidemiology , Meningitis, Viral/epidemiology , Age Distribution , Brazil/epidemiology , Incidence
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 41(6): 658-663, Nov.-Dec. 2008. graf, tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-502050

ABSTRACT

A biodiversidade da Região Amazônica inclui diversas espécies de vetores artrópodes em seus diferentes ecótopos, possibilitando o surgimento de doenças como malária, filarioses e arboviroses. De agosto de 2001 a julho de 2002, realizou-se coletas de culicídeos no domicílio, peridomicílio e nas matas da Comunidade São João, área rural de Manaus, Amazonas. Foram capturados 1.240 culicídeos, pertencentes às subfamílias Culicinae (99 por cento) e Anophelinae (1 por cento), somando 50 espécies. O predomínio entre as tribos foi nitidamente de Culicini, com 904 (72,9 por cento) exemplares, destacando-se as espécies Culex usquatus (22,6 por cento) e Culex quinquefasciatus (17,7 por cento). Do total de culicídeos, 1.077 (86,9 por cento) exemplares foram capturados no interior das matas, 101 (8,1 por cento) no peridomicílio e 62 (5 por cento) no intradomicílio. O ecótopo com maior diversidade de espécies foi a mata. Assinalou-se a presença de Anopheles darlingi, Anopheles triannulatus, Aedes aegypti, Haemagogus janthinomys e outros vetores comprovados ou potenciais.


The biodiversity of the Amazon region includes many species of arthropod vectors in different ecotopes, thus enabling occurrences of diseases like malaria, filariasis and arbovirosis. From August 2001 to July 2002, we gathered culicids from inside homes, from areas surrounding these homes and from forested areas of the São João Community, in the rural zone of Manaus, State of Amazonas. 1240 specimens were collected, belonging to the Culicinae (99 percent) and Anophelinae (1 percent) subfamilies, with 50 species. The Culicini tribe clearly predominated, with 904 specimens (72.9 percent), and the species Culex usquatus (22.6 percent) and Culex quinquefasciatus (17.7 percent) were prominent. Out of the total number of culicids, 1,077 (86.9 percent) were caught in the forests, 101 (8.1 percent) in the areas surrounding homes and 62 (5 percent) inside homes. Forests were the ecotope that presented the highest species diversity. The presence of Anopheles darlingi, Anopheles triannulatus, Aedes aegypti, Haemagogus janthinomys and other proven or potential vectors was recorded.


Subject(s)
Animals , Female , Male , Culicidae/classification , Insect Vectors/classification , Biodiversity , Brazil , Population Density , Rural Population
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Acta amaz ; 37(1): 133-137, 2007. ilus, graf, tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-459262

ABSTRACT

Os autores descrevem o resultado de dois anos de investigação de um foco de Leishmaniose Tegumentar Americana (LTA), ocorrida em área urbanizada em um conjunto habitacional na cidade da Manaus-AM. Chama atenção o fato de que este não é o padrão de ocorrência de surtos da doença na região, e sim interrupção da transmissão após urbanização. Foram investigados os animais considerados reservatórios em potencial para a leishmaniose em domicílios humanos e em áreas de floresta adjacentes. Foram testados anticorpos contra Leishmania spp em amostras de sangue de cães e detectada reatividade pela reação de imunofluorescencia indireta em oito (20,51 por cento) dos examinados. Entre os animais silvestres examinados a espécie Didelphis marsupialis foi predominante, com 20 exemplares capturados, sendo encontrados homoflagelados em três destes e lesões suspeitas de leishmaniose cutanea em dois. Acredita-se que um assentamento populacional desordenado ocorrido nas adjacências tenha causado o deslocamento das populações de vetores e reservatórios naturais em direção às casas do conjunto Hiléia propiciando o surto.


This is the result of a two year follow-up of a Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) foci in the Hileia urban neighborhood in Manaus. It is important to point out that this is not the usual pattern of Leishmaniasis occurrence in this area. The authors investigated the animal potential reservoir in households and in the surrounding forest area. Samples were tested for leishmaniasis antibodies by RIFI. Eight (20.51 percent) of the examined domestic dogs showed reactivity. In captured wild animals, the Didelphis marsupialis was predominant in twenty specimens, three with homoflagelated in the blood and two with suspicious cutaneous lesions. We believe that the disordered population growth in the nearby area pushed the population of vectors and natural reservoir toward the homes in the Heleia neighborhood creating conditions for this outbreak.


Subject(s)
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous , Animals, Domestic
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 37(6): 476-479, nov.-dez. 2004. graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-390703

ABSTRACT

Em 1998, a Fundação de Medicina Tropical/Instituto de Medicina Tropical do Amazonas implementou o sistema de vigilância para síndromes febris agudas indiferenciadas, com o propósito de manter vigilância ativa e passiva na Amazônia Ocidental, Brasil, permitindo identificar e diagnosticar os agentes etiológicos causadores de febres agudas. O diagnóstico foi realizado através de estudos sorológicos para a detecção de anticorpos IgM, utilizando-se técnicas de ELISA (Enzyme-linked-immunosorbent assay) e kits ELISA comerciais. Foram analisadas 8.557 amostras de soros de pacientes com suspeita clínica de dengue, 40 por cento dos soros foram ELISA positivos para o vírus da dengue e 26 por cento dos soros foram ELISA positivos para outras doenças exantemáticas virais como rubéola, sarampo, parvovírus, oropouche e mayaro.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Infant, Newborn , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Dengue , Dengue Virus , Disease Outbreaks , Exanthema , Antibodies, Viral , Brazil , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Immunoglobulin M , Seasons
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Rev. saúde pública ; 37(5): 674-675, out. 2003. mapas
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-348061

ABSTRACT

A partir de exemplares de Aedes albopictus coletados em área urbana no município de Manaus, AM, Brasil, e das informações sobre a presença desse mosquito em vários municípios do Estado do Amazonas, registra-se pela primeira vez a introduçäo dessa espécie nesse Estado.


Subject(s)
Circumcision, Male , HIV Infections/transmission , Africa , HIV Infections/prevention & control
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 36(3): 343-348, maio-jun. 2003. mapas, tab, graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-341058

ABSTRACT

Em 1996, foi realizado um levantamento da fauna de Culicidae (coleta de adultos e imaturos) em cinco dos dez municípios onde foram registrados 14 casos de febre amarela silvestre (Rio Preto da Eva, Iranduba, Manacapuru, Manaquiri e Careiro). Os mosquitos foram coletados utilizando-se armadilhas de luz CDC, inspeções domiciliares e captura com tubos coletores para isca humana. Foram identificadas entre adultos e imaturos 36 espécies de Culicidae, entre estas, nove foram encontradas apenas na fase imatura. Dentre os adultos, coletou-se espécies de Haemagogus janthinomys, Ha. leucocelaenus e Aedes fulvus, incluídas entre os vetores de febre amarela silvestre


Subject(s)
Animals , Humans , Culicidae , Insect Vectors , Yellow Fever , Brazil
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