| Author | Siilva, Eduardo S. | |
| Author | Gontijo, Célia M. F. | |
| Author | Pacheco, Raquel S. | |
| Author | Fiuza, Vanessa O. P. | |
| Author | Brazil, Reginaldo P. | |
| Access date | 2020-10-22T14:58:01Z | |
| Available date | 2020-10-22T14:58:01Z | |
| Document date | 2001 | |
| Citation | SILVA, Eduardo S. et al. Visceral Leishmaniasis in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 96, n. 3, p. 285-291, Apr. 2001. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 0074-0276 | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/44116 | |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. | pt_BR |
| Rights | open access | |
| Subject in Portuguese | Leishmania chagasi | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Epidemiologia | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Leishmaniose visceral | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Humanos | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Cães | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Minas Gerais | pt_BR |
| Title | Visceral Leishmaniasis in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | |
| Abstract | In the last few years the number of human cases of American visceral leishmaniasis in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte (MRBH), Minas Gerais, Brazil has increased, indicating an elevation in
the transmission rate of the disease. The total number of notified human cases in the MRBH since 1994,
when the first case was identified, up to 1999 was 345 of which 223 (65%) were from the city itself,
indicating an urbanization of the disease in this region of Minas Gerais. The age distribution of visceral
leishmaniasis cases in the MRBH shows a higher prevalence in children from 0-4 years old, responsible
for 28.9% of the notifications. Clinical and immunological findings from dogs infected with Leishmania
chagasi are described. The majority of these animals showed no sign of the disease. Sera from all infected dogs showed detectable Leishmania-induced high titles of antibodies based on the results of an
indirect fluorescent antibody test. Samples of isolated Leishmania from human and dogs were characterized as L. (L.) chagasi by biochemical and molecular techniques. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. Laboratório de Leishmanioses. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular. Laboratório de Sistemática Molecular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular. Laboratório de Sistemática Molecular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Secretaria Estadual de Saúde, Serviço de Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Subject | Visceral leishmaniasis | pt_BR |
| Subject | Epidemiology | pt_BR |
| Subject | Human | pt_BR |
| Subject | Dogs | pt_BR |
| Subject | Leishmania chagasi | pt_BR |
| Subject | Minas Gerais | pt_BR |
| Subject | Brazil | pt_BR |
| e-ISSN | 1678-8060 | |
