| Author | Barata, Ricardo Andrade | |
| Author | Peixoto, Jennifer Cunha | |
| Author | Tanure, Aline | |
| Author | Gomes, Marcela Esteves | |
| Author | Apolinário, Estefânia Conceição | |
| Author | Bodevan, Emerson Cotta | |
| Author | Araújo, Holbiano Saraiva de | |
| Author | Dias, Edelberto Santos | |
| Author | Pinheiro, Aimara da Costa | |
| Access date | 2018-12-07T18:33:47Z | |
| Available date | 2018-12-07T18:33:47Z | |
| Document date | 2013 | |
| Citation | BARATA, Ricardo Andrade et al. Epidemiology of Visceral Leishmaniasis in a Reemerging Focus of Intense Transmission in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. BioMed Research International, v. 2013, ID 405083, 2013 | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 2314-6133 | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/30430 | |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | Hindawi Publishing Corporation | pt_BR |
| Rights | open access | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Leishmaniose visceral | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | L. longipalpis | pt_BR |
| Title | Epidemiology of Visceral Leishmaniasis in a Reemerging Focus of Intense Transmission in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | pt_BR |
| DOI | 10.1155/2013/405083 | |
| Abstract | This study was developed in the urban area of Governador Valadares, a reemerging focus of intense transmission of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Brazil, presenting 86 human cases of VL from 2008 to 2011. The disease prevailed in males (73.2%) with most patients between 0 and 9 years (44.1%) and a lethality rate of 16.2%. A canine survey was carried out on 16,529 domestic dogs in 35 districts in the area and it showed that 30.2% of them (4,992 dogs) were positive for VL by serum assays. Prevalence ratios for canine VL varied between 13.6% and 53.4%. The clinical exam of 343 seropositive dogs showed that 49.9% of them were considered symptomatic, with larger prevalence of canine VL being in short-furred animals (90%). The entomological survey was performed in eight districts, where 2,539 phlebotomines were captured, preferentially in the peridomicile (84.5%). Lutzomyia longipalpis was the predominant species (90%) suggesting its participation in the VL transmission in the area. The correlation between canine prevalence and L. longipalpis density was evaluated. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal dos Vales dos Jequitinhonha e Mucuri. Diamantina, MG, Brazil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal dos Vales dos Jequitinhonha e Mucuri. Diamantina, MG, Brazil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal dos Vales dos Jequitinhonha e Mucuri. Diamantina, MG, Brazil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal dos Vales dos Jequitinhonha e Mucuri. Diamantina, MG, Brazil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal dos Vales dos Jequitinhonha e Mucuri. Diamantina, MG, Brazil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal dos Vales dos Jequitinhonha e Mucuri. Diamantina, MG, Brazil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | HSA Gestão e Projeto Ambiental Ltda. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Secretaria Municipal de Saúde. Governador Valadares, MG, Brazil | pt_BR |
| Subject | visceral leishmaniasis | pt_BR |
| Subject | L. longipalpis | pt_BR |
