Acta Tropica

Autor: Oliveira, Carlos C. G., Lacerda, Henio Godeiro, Martins, Daniella R. M., Barbosa, James Dary Almeida, Monteiro, Gloria R., Queiroz, Jose W.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Repositório Institucional da UFBA
Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
instacron:UFBA
ISSN: 0001-706X
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2003.11.011
Popis: Texto completo: acesso restrito. p. 155-162 Submitted by JURANDI DE SOUZA SILVA (jssufba@hotmail.com) on 2012-12-14T11:41:28Z No. of bitstreams: 1 1-s2.0-S0001706X03003255-main.pdf: 167569 bytes, checksum: 658e13cf8eaf39a31ca8274c10eb463a (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2012-12-14T11:41:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 1-s2.0-S0001706X03003255-main.pdf: 167569 bytes, checksum: 658e13cf8eaf39a31ca8274c10eb463a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2004 American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) was first reported from the south-western region of the state of Rio Grande do Norte in1987. São Miguel municipality and adjacent areas have accounted for 90% of the American cutaneous leishmaniasis cases in the region since then. A population survey conducted in São Miguel and adjacent areas was undertaken to identify individuals with a history of ACL. The incidence of ACL, distribution by age and gender, clinical characteristics, family clustering, relationship to animals, association with skin test responses, and development of mucosal lesions were determined. Males and females were equally likely to be infected by Leishmania. Thirty-eight percent of the individuals tested were found to be Montenegro skin test positive. No difference in the Montenegro skin test was observed with gender, but the response increased with age. Among the 140 ACL cases treated in a 4-year period in São Miguel, five (3.6%) developed mucosal involvement. Sandflies capable of transmitting Leishmania were captured inside households and in the areas surrounding them. The high density of sandfly species potentially able to transmit Leishmania species and the age distribution of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis suggest that transmission of the parasite occurred inside or in close proximity to houses.
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