New cases of Chagas disease in a rural area of Northeast Brazilian
Autor: | Diana Matos Euzébio, Genilde Gomes Oliveira, Flávia Oliveira da Costa, Dalmo Correia, Bernard Guimarães Costa, Angela Maria Silva |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Zdroj: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 49, Iss 2, Pp 245-247 (2016) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1678-9849 0037-8682 |
DOI: | 10.1590/0037-8682-0340-2015 |
Popis: | Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease is considered one of the 17 most neglected tropical diseases in the World, with the most common form of vector transmission. METHODS: This structured cross-sectional study was conducted through an epidemiological survey in the Tobias Barreto municipality of Sergipe. RESULTS: Of the 255 participants, 1 (0.4%) participant was positive for human Chagas disease. Approximately 30.2% of the participants found the triatomine bugs in their houses and outbuildings. CONCLUSIONS: The detection of a case indicated transmission, which was also evidenced by the presence of triatomines and poor housing conditions. |
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