Prevalence of parasitemia and seroreactivity to Trypanosoma Cruzi in a rural population of Northeast Brazil

Harvard School of Public Health. Department of Tropical Public Health. Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Harvard School of Public Health. Department of Tropical Public Health. Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Universidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Medicina. Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Universidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Medicina. Salvador, BA, Brasil.
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Department of Entomology. London, England.
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Department of Entomology. London, England.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Instituto Nacional de Endemias Rurais. Núcleo de Pesquisas. Salvador, BA, Brasil.

Abstract

Age-specific prevalence rates of parasitemia and seroreactivity to Trypanosoma cruzi were determined in a rural area endemic for Chagas' disease in Northeast Brazil. Parasitemia was detected by blood cultures and xenodiagnosis, and serum antibodies to the parasite were measured by the complement fixation (CF) and indirect immunofluorescence (IFA) tests.

Keywords in Portuguese

Trypanosoma cruzi
Doença de Chagas
Parasitemia
Área rural
Brasil

Keywords

Trypanosoma cruzi
Chagas disease
Parasitemia
Rural Areas
Brazil

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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Citation

HOFF, Rodney et al. Prevalence of parasitemia and seroreactivity to Trypanosoma Cruzi in a rural population of Northeast Brazil. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 28, n. 3, p. 461-466, 1979.

DOI

10.4269/ajtmh.1979.28.461

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0002-9637

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/33468

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2020-01-06

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