RESUMO
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
Assuntos
Humanos , Animais , Lactente , Pré-Escolar , Criança , Adolescente , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Surtos de Doenças , Leishmaniose Cutânea/epidemiologia , Antígenos de Protozoários/administração & dosagem , Brasil/epidemiologia , Leishmaniose Cutânea/diagnóstico , Estudos ProspectivosAssuntos
Recém-Nascido , Lactente , Pré-Escolar , Criança , Adolescente , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Humanos , Masculino , Antimônio , Leishmaniose Mucocutânea , Dermatopatias , Brasil , ImunofluorescênciaRESUMO
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