Lima, Julia Teresa Ribeiro de;
Gennari, Solange Maria;
Soares, Herbert Sousa;
Minervino, Antonio Humberto Hamad;
Malheiros, Antonio Francisco;
Marques, Fernando Silveira;
Laurenti, Márcia Dalastra;
Machado, Rosangela Zacarias;
Marcili, Arlei;
Labruna, Marcelo Bahia;
Soares, Rodrigo Martins.
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Leishmaniasis is endemic to the Northern, Northeastern, Central-Western, and Southeastern regions of Brazil. We aimed to assess the epidemiological situation of leishmaniasis in humans and dogs in indigenous villages located in the States of Mato Grosso and Tocantins using a serol...
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/sangre,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de los Perros/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de los Perros/epidemiología,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente Indirecta,
Indígenas Sudamericanos,
Leishmania infantum/inmunología,
Leishmaniasis Cutánea/diagnóstico,
Leishmaniasis Cutánea/epidemiología,
Leishmaniasis Cutánea/veterinaria,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/diagnóstico,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/epidemiología,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/veterinaria,
Prevalencia
A Leishmaniose Visceral (LV) é a forma clínica mais grave das leishmanioses, devido às frequentes complicações e potencial de evolução para a morte, quando não tratada. Apresenta ampla distribuição geográfica, prevalecendo em condições de pobreza, o que contribui para manutenção do quadro ...
Abstract: The aim of the present study was to estimate the financial costs of the incorporation and/or replacement of diagnostic tests for human visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Brazil. The analysis was conducted from the perspective of the Brazilian Unified National Health System (SUS) over a period of th...
No Brasil, a leishmaniose visceral é causada pela Leishmania infantum. É uma zoonose crônica e, frequentemente, fatal, sendo considerada um grave problema de saúde pública no mundo e reconhecida pela Organização Mundial de Saúde como uma das dezessete "Doenças Tropicais Negligenciadas". O presen...
Leishmaniasis Visceral/diagnóstico,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/epidemiología,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/veterinaria,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Leishmania infantum,
Zoonosis/epidemiología,
Enfermedades Desatendidas/epidemiología,
Enfermedades Desatendidas/veterinaria,
Estudios Transversales,
Pruebas Serológicas/veterinaria,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa/veterinaria,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática/veterinaria
Abstract A population survey was conducted to explore the prevalence and factors associated with Leishmania infection in the Fercal region of the Federal District. The Fercal region is a group of neighborhoods in Brasília in which the first cases of visceral leishmaniasis were described. Leishmania infe...
Abstract The aim of this survey was to determine the seropositivity and risk factors forLeishmania spp. and Trypanosoma cruzi in dogs in the State of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil. A total of 1,043 dogs were tested, and the serological diagnoses of Chagas disease (CD) and canine visceral leishmaniasis (C...
Brasil,
Enfermedad de Chagas/diagnóstico,
Enfermedad de Chagas/inmunología,
Enfermedad de Chagas/veterinaria,
Enfermedades de los Perros/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de los Perros/inmunología,
Leishmania/inmunología,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/diagnóstico,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/inmunología,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/veterinaria,
Factores de Riesgo,
Trypanosoma cruzi/inmunología
Abstract One of the measures to control visceral leishmaniosis (VL) in Brazil is the identification and culling of the canine reservoir. There is much controversy concerning this strategy, including the proper identification of positive dogs and the fact that the host-parasite relationship changes over t...
ABSTRACT Visceral Leishmaniasis, also know as Kala-azar, is a parasitic tropical disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania donovani. It is an endemic disease in many countries. It affects approximately 1,5 million people every year, and when associated with mal-nutrition and co-infection it may ...
Leishmaniasis Visceral/complicaciones,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/diagnóstico,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/tratamiento farmacológico,
Infecciones Parasitarias del Ojo/etiología,
Infecciones Parasitarias del Ojo/diagnóstico,
Infecciones Parasitarias del Ojo/tratamiento farmacológico,
Hemorragia Retiniana/etiología,
Hemorragia Retiniana/diagnóstico,
Hemorragia Retiniana/tratamiento farmacológico,
Pruebas Serológicas/métodos,
Antígenos de Protozoos/inmunología,
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/sangre,
Proteínas Protozoarias,
Oftalmoscopía,
Anfotericina B/uso terapéutico,
Angiografía con Fluoresceína,
Hepatomegalia,
Esplenomegalia,
Pancitopenia
O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a atenção aos casos humanos de leishmaniose visceral (LV) na atenção primá-ria à saúde (APS), em município da Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte com alta letalidade da doença. O trabalho teve três etapas: 1) análise do processo de trabalho relacionado ...
In Brazil, canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is endemic and the number of cases in humans and dogs has increased in the Midwest region. A transversal study was carried out in endemic areas from Cuiabá, State of Mato Grosso, to assess data on seroprevalence and risk factors associated to canine infecti...
