Esporotricose brasileira: desdobramentos de uma epidemia negligenciada / Brazilian sporotrichosis: development of a neglected epidemic
Rev. APS
; 22(2): 405-422, 20190401.
Article
in Portuguese
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| ID: biblio-1102921
Responsible library:
BR378.1
RESUMO
A esporotricose é uma micose subcutânea de distribuição mundial, sendo observada em surtos de proporções variáveis, com predominância em áreas de clima temperado e tropical. Algumas áreas de endemicidade já foram relatadas. No Brasil, seus agentes etiológicos encontraram não só condições climáticas e estruturais ideais, mas também fontes de infecções extremamente eficientes. Nas últimas décadas, o país tem observado um aumento exponencial no número de casos de esporotricose humana e animal. Esse aumento e o surgimento de resistência aos antifúngicos tornam a situação alarmante. Apesar de essa epidemia se perpetuar há anos, existem poucas políticas de saúde no Brasil para o controle dos casos de esporotricose humana e animal, principalmente na atenção primária à saúde. Assim, intervenções sociais, ambientais e populacionais devem ser feitas para conter essa epidemia negligenciada.
ABSTRACT
Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous mycosis with a worldwide distribution, which has been observed in outbreaks of variable proportions in all continents, with predominance in temperate and tropical climate zones. Some areas of endemicity have already been reported. In Brazil, its etiological agents found not only ideal climatic and structural conditions, but also extremely efficient sources of infections. In the last decades, the country has suffered an exponential increase in the number of human and animal cases of sporotrichosis. This increase, combined with the emergence of antifungal resistance makes the situation alarming. Although this epidemic has been perpetuating for years, there are few health policies in Brazil to control it/the disease, especially in primary health care. Therefore, social, environmental and population-based interventions should be organized in order to contain this neglected epidemic.
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
SDG3 - Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health
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SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Governance Arrangements
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Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
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Neglected Diseases
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Sporotrichosis
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Neglected Diseases
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Health Policy
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Screening study
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:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. APS
Journal subject:
Medicina
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Delivery of Health Care
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Núcleo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Ciências da Saúde (NUPICS)/BR
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Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora/BR