Wuchereria bancrofti infection in Haitian immigrants and the risk of re-emergence of lymphatic filariasis in the Brazilian Amazon
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 50 (2), 2017
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a public health problem in Haiti. Thus, the emigration of Haitians to Brazil is worrisome because of the risk for LF re-emergence. METHODS: Blood samples of Haitian immigrants, aged ≥18 years, who emigrated to Manaus (Brazilian Amazon), were e...
Antígenos Helmínticos/sangre, Brasil/epidemiología, Cromatografía de Afinidad, Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes/diagnóstico, Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes/epidemiología, Filariasis Linfática/diagnóstico, Filariasis Linfática/epidemiología, Emigrantes e Inmigrantes, Haití/etnología, Persona de Mediana Edad, Wuchereria bancrofti/inmunología