Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Binational burden of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in Oiapoque, Amapá State, Brazil, bordering French Guiana
Vasconcelos-dos-Santos, Thiago; Chaves, Raimunda Cleide Gonçalves; Prévot, Ghislaine; Silveira, Fernando Tobias; Póvoa, Marinete Marins; Rangel, Elizabeth Ferreira.
  • Vasconcelos-dos-Santos, Thiago; Universidade Federal do Pará. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes infecciosos e Parasitários. Belém. BR
  • Chaves, Raimunda Cleide Gonçalves; Secretaria de Estado da Saúde. Coordenadoria de Vigilância em Saúde. Macapá. BR
  • Prévot, Ghislaine; Université de Guyane. Ecosystèmes Amazoniens et Pathologie Tropicale. Département de Médecine. Cayenne. GY
  • Silveira, Fernando Tobias; Universidade Federal do Pará. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes infecciosos e Parasitários. Belém. BR
  • Póvoa, Marinete Marins; Universidade Federal do Pará. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes infecciosos e Parasitários. Belém. BR
  • Rangel, Elizabeth Ferreira; Universidade Federal do Pará. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes infecciosos e Parasitários. Belém. BR
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 52: e20180256, 2019. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1041545
ABSTRACT
Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is regarded as a public health problem in the Oiapoque basin, between Brazil and French Guiana. METHODS Data on ACL occurrence/epidemiological profile and etiology were sourced from Brazilian health services and a reference laboratory. Rainfall correlation was also analyzed.

RESULTS:

Majority of the ACL cases were observed in adult men working as gold miners. ACL incidence peaks appeared to be linked to periods 2 months after the dry season. Migratory flow was found to be a non-negligible complicating factor in epidemiological surveillance.

CONCLUSIONS:

Binational strategies are required to minimize exposure for high-risk populations.
Subject(s)

Fulltext
Print
XML
Search on Google

Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous Type of study: Incidence study / Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil / English Caribbean / Guyana / French Guiana Language: English Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil / Guyana Institution/Affiliation country: Secretaria de Estado da Saúde/BR / Universidade Federal do Pará/BR / Université de Guyane/GY

Similar

MEDLINE
LILACS
LIS
Fulltext
Print
XML
Search on Google

Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous Type of study: Incidence study / Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil / English Caribbean / Guyana / French Guiana Language: English Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil / Guyana Institution/Affiliation country: Secretaria de Estado da Saúde/BR / Universidade Federal do Pará/BR / Université de Guyane/GY