ABSTRACT
The occurence of acute cutaneous leishmaniasis among inhabitants of 10 farms within 10 Km of the hamlet of Corte de Pedra, Bahia, Brazil was studied prospectively from 1984-l989. A mean population of 1,056 inhabitants living in 146 hourses were visited every 6 months and the numberof sKin ulcers recorded. A leishmanin skin test survey was done people with suggestive skin scars or active disease in l984. The incidence of skin ulcers due to Leishmania (Viannia) brasiliensis (Vlb) reached 83/1,000 inhabitants but declined sharply in the subsequent 2 years. Retrospective data shows that leishamiasis is a sporadic endemic disease. Although the reasons for this epidemic are unclear some possible aetiological factors are discussed
Subject(s)
Humans , Animals , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Disease Outbreaks , Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/epidemiology , Antigens, Protozoan/administration & dosage , Brazil/epidemiology , Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/diagnosis , Prospective StudiesSubject(s)
Infant, Newborn , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Humans , Male , Antimony , Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous , Skin Diseases , Brazil , Fluorescent Antibody TechniqueABSTRACT
En 1975 se inicio un programa de colaboracion internacional para establecer un centro de estudio y control de las enfermedades transmisibles en el nordeste de Brasil El presente articulo constituye una evaluacion preliminar de ese programa