First report of schistosomiasis on Serrambi beach, Ipojuca, State of Pernambuco
Abstract: INTRODUCTION : The expansion of schistosomiasis to previously unaffected areas is being monitored by identifying new cases and georeferencing outbreaks of vector snails. METHODS : In 2014, the Laboratório de Esquistossomose began an epidemiological survey in Serrambi and registered 2,574 people living there. RESULTS : Of these subjects, 1,414 (54.9%) underwent feces examination and 63 (4.5%) were diagnosed with Schistosoma mansoni infection. At this locality, seven breeding sites each were identified for Biomphalaria straminea and Biomphalaria glabrata. At two sites, B. glabrata were shedding cercariae. CONCLUSIONS : Implementing preventive measures is necessary to avoid the establishment of schistosomiasis in yet another tourist locality, Pernambuco.
Main Authors: | Barbosa,Verônica Santos, Guimarães,Ricardo José de Paula Souza e, Loyo,Rodrigo Moraes, Marcelino,Silas, Barbosa,Constança Simões |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT
2015
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015000600780 |
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