Migration and urban schistosomiasis: the case of São Lourenço da Mata, Northeast of Brazil
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
; 42(4): 209-17, July-Aug. 2000. tab
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RESUMO
A population-based case-control design was used to investigate the association between migration, urbanisation and schistosomiasis in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, Northeast of Brazil. 1022 cases and 994 controls, aged 10 to 25, were selected. The natives and the migrants who come from endemic areas have a similar risk of infection. On the other hand, the risk of infection of migrants from nonendemic areas seems to be related with the time elapsed since their arrival in São Lourenço da Mata; those who have been living in that urban area for 5 or more years have a risk of infection similar to that of the natives. Those arriving in the metropolitan region of Recife mostly emigrate from "zona da mata" and "zona do agreste" in the state of Pernambuco. Due to the changes in the sugar agro-industry and to the increase in the area used for cattle grazing these workers were driven to villages and cities. The pattern of urbanisation created the conditions for the establishment of foci of transmission in São Lourenço da Mata.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Schistosomiasis
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Transients and Migrants
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Urbanization
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Journal subject:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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United kingdom
Country of publication:
Brazil