Occurrence of Tungiasis in Ceará State, Northeast Brazil: Results of a Rapid Assessment Method

BACKGROUND: Systematic data on the occurrence of tungiasis are scarce. METHODS: We analyzed data on tungiasis in humans and animals from all municipalities of Ceará State, Northeast Brazil, using a rapid assessment questionnaire. RESULTS: Among the 184 municipalities, 181 (98.3%) reported tungiasis...

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Autores principales: Silva, Nathiel de Sousa, Alencar, Carlos Henrique, Calheiros, Cláudia Maria Lins, Heukelbach, Jorg
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2023
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10637729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37970878
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0274-2023
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author Silva, Nathiel de Sousa
Alencar, Carlos Henrique
Calheiros, Cláudia Maria Lins
Heukelbach, Jorg
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description BACKGROUND: Systematic data on the occurrence of tungiasis are scarce. METHODS: We analyzed data on tungiasis in humans and animals from all municipalities of Ceará State, Northeast Brazil, using a rapid assessment questionnaire. RESULTS: Among the 184 municipalities, 181 (98.3%) reported tungiasis in the past (before 2021) or currently, 120 (65.2%) reported current occurrence, 155 (84.2%) reported severe cases in the past or currently, 47 (25.5 %) reported severe cases currently, and 132 (71.7%) reported tungiasis in animals. CONCLUSIONS: Tungiasis is a significant public health concern in Ceará. A One Health approach is required to reduce the disease burden in humans and animals.
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spelling pubmed-106377292023-11-11 Occurrence of Tungiasis in Ceará State, Northeast Brazil: Results of a Rapid Assessment Method Silva, Nathiel de Sousa Alencar, Carlos Henrique Calheiros, Cláudia Maria Lins Heukelbach, Jorg Rev Soc Bras Med Trop Short Communication BACKGROUND: Systematic data on the occurrence of tungiasis are scarce. METHODS: We analyzed data on tungiasis in humans and animals from all municipalities of Ceará State, Northeast Brazil, using a rapid assessment questionnaire. RESULTS: Among the 184 municipalities, 181 (98.3%) reported tungiasis in the past (before 2021) or currently, 120 (65.2%) reported current occurrence, 155 (84.2%) reported severe cases in the past or currently, 47 (25.5 %) reported severe cases currently, and 132 (71.7%) reported tungiasis in animals. CONCLUSIONS: Tungiasis is a significant public health concern in Ceará. A One Health approach is required to reduce the disease burden in humans and animals. Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2023-11-10 /pmc/articles/PMC10637729/ /pubmed/37970878 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0274-2023 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License
spellingShingle Short Communication
Silva, Nathiel de Sousa
Alencar, Carlos Henrique
Calheiros, Cláudia Maria Lins
Heukelbach, Jorg
Occurrence of Tungiasis in Ceará State, Northeast Brazil: Results of a Rapid Assessment Method
title Occurrence of Tungiasis in Ceará State, Northeast Brazil: Results of a Rapid Assessment Method
title_full Occurrence of Tungiasis in Ceará State, Northeast Brazil: Results of a Rapid Assessment Method
title_fullStr Occurrence of Tungiasis in Ceará State, Northeast Brazil: Results of a Rapid Assessment Method
title_full_unstemmed Occurrence of Tungiasis in Ceará State, Northeast Brazil: Results of a Rapid Assessment Method
title_short Occurrence of Tungiasis in Ceará State, Northeast Brazil: Results of a Rapid Assessment Method
title_sort occurrence of tungiasis in ceará state, northeast brazil: results of a rapid assessment method
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10637729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37970878
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0274-2023
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