An analysis of the impact of the Schistosomiasis Control Programme in Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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101(supl.1): 79-85, Oct. 2006. mapas, tab, graf
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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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Asunto principal:
Esquistosomiasis
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Programas Nacionales de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Estudios de evaluación
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Niño
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Child, preschool
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Humanos
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Lactante
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Recién Nacido
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitología
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
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Suiza
Institución/País de afiliación:
Ministério da Saúde/BR
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Universidade de Brasília/BR
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World Health Organization/CH
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