Leishmaniose visceral no município de Várzea Grande, Estado de Mato Grosso, no período de 1998 a 2007 / Visceral leishmaniasis in the municipality of Várzea Grande, State of Mato Grosso, between 1998 and 2007
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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42(5): 496-502, Sept.-Oct. 2009. ilus
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RESUMO
O presente trabalho objetivou descrever a epidemiologia e a expansão da leishmaniose visceral no município de Várzea Grande/Mato Grosso/Brasil de 1998 a 2007. Foram notificados 48 casos humanos, com taxa de incidência de até 11,7 por 100.000 habitantes, preferencialmente em crianças e adolescentes de ambos os sexos, com acentuada expansão geográfica da doença no município.
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to describe the epidemiology and spread of visceral leishmaniasis in the municipality of Várzea Grande, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil, between 1998 and 2007. Forty-eight human cases were reported, with an incidence rate of up to 11.7 per 100,000 inhabitants, particularly among children and adolescents of both sexes, with marked geographical spread of the disease in the municipality.
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Main subject:
Leishmaniasis, Visceral
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de Mato Grosso/BR
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