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Natural infection by Trypanosoma cruzi in triatomines and seropositivity for Chagas disease of dogs in rural areas of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Freitas, Yannara Barbosa Nogueira; Souza, Celeste da Silva Freitas de; Magalhães, Jamille Maia e; Sousa, Maressa Laíse Reginaldo de; d'Escoffier, Luiz Ney; Valle, Tânia Zaverucha do; Gonçalves, Teresa Cristina Monte; Gil-Santana, Hélcio Reinaldo; Kazimoto, Thais Aaparecida; Amora, Sthenia Santos Albano.
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 51 (2), 2018
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease is caused by the protozoa Trypanosoma cruzi. Its main reservoir is the domestic dog, especially in rural areas with favorable characteristics for vector establishment and proliferation. The aims of this study were to collect data, survey and map the fauna, and iden...
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/sangre, Brasil/epidemiología, Enfermedad de Chagas/diagnóstico, Enfermedad de Chagas/epidemiología, Enfermedad de Chagas/veterinaria, Enfermedades de los Perros/diagnóstico, Enfermedades de los Perros/epidemiología, Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente Indirecta, Insectos Vectores/parasitología, Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa, Prevalencia, Población Rural, Triatominae/parasitología, Trypanosoma cruzi/inmunología
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Insect vectors of Chagas disease (Trypanosoma cruzi) in Northeastern Brazil

Fidalgo, Arduina Sofia Ortet de Barros Vasconcelos; Costa, Alanna Carla da; Silva Filho, José Damião da; Cândido, Darlan da Silva; Freitas, Erlane Chaves; Pereira, Laíse dos Santos; Andrade, Mônica Coelho de; Gomes, Kátia Cristina Morais Soares; Bezerra, Cláudia Mendonça; Oliveira, Maria de Fátima.
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 51 (2), 2018
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease remains a public health problem in the rural and urban areas of 19 countries in the Americas. METHODS: The aim of the present study was to investigate the Trypanosoma cruzi infection rate of triatomines collected from both intra- and peridomiciliary areas in elev...
Brasil, Enfermedad de Chagas/transmisión, Insectos Vectores/clasificación, Insectos Vectores/parasitología, Panstrongylus/parasitología, Densidad de Población, Estudios Retrospectivos, Rhodnius/parasitología, Triatoma/parasitología
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First report of Rhodnius neglectus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) from the State of Acre, Brazil, and the Brazilian Western Amazon Region

Ramos, Leandro José; Castro, Gabriela Vieira de Souza; Souza, Janis Lunier de; Oliveira, Jader de; Rosa, João Aristeu da; Camargo, Luis Marcelo Aranha; Cunha, Renildo Moura da; Meneguetti, Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira.
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 51 (2), 2018
Abstract INTRODUCTION This communication reports the occurrence of Rhodnius neglectus in the State of Acre, Brazil. METHODS An adult male R. neglectus specimen was collected from the Catuaba Experimental Reserve, which is located in the municipality of Senador Guiomard. RESULTS This increases the n...
Brasil, Enfermedad de Chagas/transmisión, Insectos Vectores/anatomía & histología, Insectos Vectores/clasificación, Rhodnius/anatomía & histología, Rhodnius/clasificación
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Epidemiological and clinical profile of patients with Chagas disease in the Central-North area of Paraná, Southern Brazil

Gasparim, Aretuza Zaupa; Fontes, Carlos Edmundo Rodrigues; Rossoni, Diogo Francisco; Toledo, Max Jean de Ornelas.
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 51 (2), 2018
Abstract INTRODUCTION Profiles of patients with Chagas disease in Paraná were studied. METHODS A descriptive, questionnaire-based study was performed. RESULTS Of 270 participants, 64% were female, 60% were aged ≥65 years, 91% were infected via vector transmission, and 44% were infected in Pa...
Brasil/epidemiología, Enfermedad de Chagas/diagnóstico, Enfermedad de Chagas/epidemiología, Estudios Transversales, Persona de Mediana Edad, Prevalencia, Factores Socioeconómicos, Población Urbana
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Vimentin and Anti Vimentin Antibodies in Chagas' Disease

Nascimento, Marilda Savoia; Stolf, Anna Maria Simonsen; Andrade Junior, Heitor Franco de; Pandey, Ramendra Pati; Umezawa, Eufrosina Setsu.
Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (4), 2018
Abstract Background: Vimentin is a main structural protein of the cell, a component of intermediate cell filaments and immersed in cytoplasm. Vimentin is mimicked by some bacterial proteins and anti-vimentin antibodies occur in autoimmune cardiac disease, as rheumatic fever. In this work we studied vime...
Análisis de Varianza, Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/análisis, Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/inmunología, Antígenos de Protozoos/análisis, Antígenos de Protozoos/inmunología, Células Cultivadas, Enfermedad de Chagas/inmunología, Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática/métodos, Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente Indirecta/métodos, Macaca mulatta, Valores de Referencia, Estadísticas no Paramétricas, Trypanosoma cruzi/inmunología, Vimentina/inmunología
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Migração boliviana e doença de Chagas: limites na atuação do Sistema Único de Saúde brasileiro (SUS)

Carneiro Junior, Nivaldo; Silveira, Cássio; Silva, Lia Maria Brito da; Yasuda, Maria Aparecida Shikanai.
Interface (Botucatu, Online); 22 (64), 2018
Migrações acarretam mudanças nos perfis epidemiológicos, impactando sistemas de saúde dos países receptores. O Brasil atrai imigrantes que se inserem precariamente nas metrópoles. Na Bolívia, a doença de Chagas é endêmica, fato relevante para o SUS brasileiro.O texto analisa a atuação e os l...
Emigración e Inmigración, Enfermedad de Chagas/epidemiología, Sistema Único de Salud, Atención a la Salud/etnología, Bolivia/etnología, Brasil
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Occurrence of Stroke and Reduced Ejection Fraction in Patients with Chagas Disease

Sampaio, Elieusa e Silva; Oliveira, Márcia Maria Carneiro; Aras, Roque.
Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (3), 2018
Enfermedad de Chagas/complicaciones, Enfermedad de Chagas/fisiopatología, Estudios Transversales, Factores de Riesgo, Accidente Cerebrovascular/etiología, Accidente Cerebrovascular/fisiopatología, Volumen Sistólico/fisiología, Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/etiología, Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/fisiopatología
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First report of Triatoma sordida Stål, 1859 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in the State of Acre and Brazilian Western Amazon

Ramos, Leandro José; Souza, Janis Lunier de; Souza, Cláudio Rodrigues de; Oliveira, Jader de; Rosa, João Aristeu da; Camargo, Luis Marcelo Aranha; Cunha, Renildo Moura da; Meneguetti, Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira.
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 51 (1), 2018
Abstract INTRODUCTION The occurrence of Triatoma sordida in the Brazilian Western Amazon is reported for the first time. METHODS Triatoma sordida specimens were collected from a Gallus gallus nest in a peridomiciliary area of Senador Guiomard municipality in the state of Acre. RESULTS The number of ...
Brasil, Enfermedad de Chagas/transmisión, Pollos/parasitología, Insectos Vectores/clasificación, Insectos Vectores/parasitología, Triatoma/clasificación, Triatoma/parasitología, Trypanosoma cruzi/aislamiento & purificación
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