Current profile of Mansonella ozzardi (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) in communities along the Ituxi river, Lábrea municipality, Amazonas, Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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103(4): 409-411, June 2008. ilus, mapas, tab
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ABSTRACT
The objective of this paper was to describe the current status of Mansonella ozzardi prevalence among the inhabitants of 12 communities along the Ituxi river, in Lábrea municipality, state of Amazonas. The prevalence of M. ozzardi was determined using thick blood smears obtained by digital punctures. M. ozzardi was found in 30.23 percent of the samples collected (39/129), with similar prevalence between genders (males 30.30 percent; females 30.16 percent); the highest prevalence was found in homemakers (45.45 percent) followed by farmers (38.77 percent). Among age groups, males and females older than 48 exhibited the highest rates. These results show a significative increase in the prevalence when compared to a epidemiological study made 26 years ago in the same area as well as a different epidemiological profile (gender and occupation) in relation to other areas in Amazonas.
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Main subject:
Mansonella
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Mansonelliasis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia/BR
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