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An analysis of the impact of the Schistosomiasis Control Programme in Brazil
Amaral, Ronaldo Santos do; Tauil, Pedro Luiz; Lima, David Duart; Engels, Dirk.
  • Amaral, Ronaldo Santos do; Ministério da Saúde. Coordenação de Doenças Transmitidas por Vetores/Esquistossomose. Brasília. BR
  • Tauil, Pedro Luiz; Universidade de Brasília. Brasília. BR
  • Lima, David Duart; Universidade de Brasília. Brasília. BR
  • Engels, Dirk; World Health Organization. Geneva. CH
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 101(supl.1): 79-85, Oct. 2006. mapas, tab, graf
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: lil-441230
ABSTRACT
The impact of the Schistosomiasis Control Programme (PCE) in Brazil was analyzed, covering the period 1976 to 2003, using the following indicators percentage of Schistosoma mansoni carriers detected among the population examined in the coproscopic surveys (PPS) mortality rate for schistosomiasis, per 100,000 inhabitants (TME) hospitalization rate for schistosomiasis, per 100,000 inhabitants (TIE) average age of deaths caused by schistosomiasis (IMOE). There was a 38.5 percent reduction in the PPS after the introduction of the PCE, attributed to the treatment of carriers. Even in hyper-endemic municipalities, such as Conde and Cuitegí, in the state of Paraíba, the PPS fell more than 50 percent after the first year of treatment. The parasitic burden of the carriers also decreased in the two municipalities. The TME was reduced by 63.4 percent and the TIE by 77.3 percent. The mortality rate was highest among the 50-and-above age group. The country×s IMOE rose 32.3 percent. The IMOE was seen to be much lower in the state of Minas Gerais, where the PCE was only initiated in 1983, with very limited coverage.
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Esquistosomiasis / Programas Nacionales de Salud Tipo de estudio: Estudios de evaluación Límite: Adolescente / Adulto / Niño / Child, preschool / Humanos / Lactante / Recién Nacido País/Región como asunto: America del Sur / Brasil Idioma: Inglés Revista: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Asunto de la revista: Medicina Tropical / Parasitología Año: 2006 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Brasil / Suiza Institución/País de afiliación: Ministério da Saúde/BR / Universidade de Brasília/BR / World Health Organization/CH

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Esquistosomiasis / Programas Nacionales de Salud Tipo de estudio: Estudios de evaluación Límite: Adolescente / Adulto / Niño / Child, preschool / Humanos / Lactante / Recién Nacido País/Región como asunto: America del Sur / Brasil Idioma: Inglés Revista: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Asunto de la revista: Medicina Tropical / Parasitología Año: 2006 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Brasil / Suiza Institución/País de afiliación: Ministério da Saúde/BR / Universidade de Brasília/BR / World Health Organization/CH