PREVALENCE OF CHAGAS DISEASE IN A RURAL AREA IN THE STATE OF CEARA, BRAZIL

Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and affects about two to three million people in Brazil, still figuring as an important public health problem. A study was conducted in a rural area of the municipality of Limoeiro do Norte - CE, northeastern Brazil, aiming to determine the prevalence of...

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Autores principales: FREITAS, Erlane Chaves, OLIVEIRA, Maria de Fátima, ANDRADE, Mônica Coelho, VASCONCELOS, Arduina Sofia Ortet de Barros, da SILVA, José Damião, CÂNDIDO, Darlan da Silva, PEREIRA, Laíse dos Santos, CORREIA, João Paulo Ramalho, da CRUZ, José Napoleão Monte, CAVALCANTI, Luciano Pamplona de Góes
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Publicado: Instituto de Medicina Tropical 2015
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4660454/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26603232
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652015000500011
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author FREITAS, Erlane Chaves
OLIVEIRA, Maria de Fátima
ANDRADE, Mônica Coelho
VASCONCELOS, Arduina Sofia Ortet de Barros
da SILVA, José Damião
CÂNDIDO, Darlan da Silva
PEREIRA, Laíse dos Santos
CORREIA, João Paulo Ramalho
da CRUZ, José Napoleão Monte
CAVALCANTI, Luciano Pamplona de Góes
author_facet FREITAS, Erlane Chaves
OLIVEIRA, Maria de Fátima
ANDRADE, Mônica Coelho
VASCONCELOS, Arduina Sofia Ortet de Barros
da SILVA, José Damião
CÂNDIDO, Darlan da Silva
PEREIRA, Laíse dos Santos
CORREIA, João Paulo Ramalho
da CRUZ, José Napoleão Monte
CAVALCANTI, Luciano Pamplona de Góes
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description Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and affects about two to three million people in Brazil, still figuring as an important public health problem. A study was conducted in a rural area of the municipality of Limoeiro do Norte - CE, northeastern Brazil, aiming to determine the prevalence of T. cruzi infection. Of the inhabitants, 52% were examined, among whom 2.6% (4/154) were seropositive in at least two serological tests. All seropositive individuals were older than 50 years, farmers, with a low education and a family income of less than three minimum wages. Active surveillance may be an alternative for early detection of this disease.
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spelling pubmed-46604542015-12-10 PREVALENCE OF CHAGAS DISEASE IN A RURAL AREA IN THE STATE OF CEARA, BRAZIL FREITAS, Erlane Chaves OLIVEIRA, Maria de Fátima ANDRADE, Mônica Coelho VASCONCELOS, Arduina Sofia Ortet de Barros da SILVA, José Damião CÂNDIDO, Darlan da Silva PEREIRA, Laíse dos Santos CORREIA, João Paulo Ramalho da CRUZ, José Napoleão Monte CAVALCANTI, Luciano Pamplona de Góes Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo Brief Communication Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and affects about two to three million people in Brazil, still figuring as an important public health problem. A study was conducted in a rural area of the municipality of Limoeiro do Norte - CE, northeastern Brazil, aiming to determine the prevalence of T. cruzi infection. Of the inhabitants, 52% were examined, among whom 2.6% (4/154) were seropositive in at least two serological tests. All seropositive individuals were older than 50 years, farmers, with a low education and a family income of less than three minimum wages. Active surveillance may be an alternative for early detection of this disease. Instituto de Medicina Tropical 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4660454/ /pubmed/26603232 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652015000500011 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License
spellingShingle Brief Communication
FREITAS, Erlane Chaves
OLIVEIRA, Maria de Fátima
ANDRADE, Mônica Coelho
VASCONCELOS, Arduina Sofia Ortet de Barros
da SILVA, José Damião
CÂNDIDO, Darlan da Silva
PEREIRA, Laíse dos Santos
CORREIA, João Paulo Ramalho
da CRUZ, José Napoleão Monte
CAVALCANTI, Luciano Pamplona de Góes
PREVALENCE OF CHAGAS DISEASE IN A RURAL AREA IN THE STATE OF CEARA, BRAZIL
title PREVALENCE OF CHAGAS DISEASE IN A RURAL AREA IN THE STATE OF CEARA, BRAZIL
title_full PREVALENCE OF CHAGAS DISEASE IN A RURAL AREA IN THE STATE OF CEARA, BRAZIL
title_fullStr PREVALENCE OF CHAGAS DISEASE IN A RURAL AREA IN THE STATE OF CEARA, BRAZIL
title_full_unstemmed PREVALENCE OF CHAGAS DISEASE IN A RURAL AREA IN THE STATE OF CEARA, BRAZIL
title_short PREVALENCE OF CHAGAS DISEASE IN A RURAL AREA IN THE STATE OF CEARA, BRAZIL
title_sort prevalence of chagas disease in a rural area in the state of ceara, brazil
topic Brief Communication
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4660454/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26603232
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652015000500011
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