Chagas disease in the State of Amazonas: history, epidemiological evolution, risks of endemicity and future perspectives
Chagas disease (CD) is a parasitic infection that originated in the Americas and is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. In the last few years, the disease has spread to countries in North America, Asia and Europe due to the migration of Latin Americans. In the Brazilian Amazon, CD has an endemic transmissi...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:202371c148a944c98c58280dbb7bb8b4 2023-05-15T15:09:55+02:00 Chagas disease in the State of Amazonas: history, epidemiological evolution, risks of endemicity and future perspectives Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa João Marcos Bemfica Barbosa Ferreira Ana Ruth Lima Arcanjo Rosa Amélia Gonçalves Santana Laylah Kelre Costa Magalhães Laise Kelma Costa Magalhães Daniel Testa Mota Nelson Ferreira Fé Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro Henrique Silveira Jorge Augusto de Oliveira Guerra 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0258-2013 https://doaj.org/article/202371c148a944c98c58280dbb7bb8b4 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015000800027&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 1678-9849 doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0258-2013 https://doaj.org/article/202371c148a944c98c58280dbb7bb8b4 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 48, Iss suppl 1, Pp 27-33 (2015) Chagas' disease Brazilian Amazon State of Amazonas Trypanosoma cruzi Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0258-2013 2022-12-31T02:58:56Z Chagas disease (CD) is a parasitic infection that originated in the Americas and is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. In the last few years, the disease has spread to countries in North America, Asia and Europe due to the migration of Latin Americans. In the Brazilian Amazon, CD has an endemic transmission, especially in the Rio Negro region, where an occupational hazard was described for piaçaveiros (piassaba gatherers). In the State of Amazonas, the first chagasic infection was reported in 1977, and the first acute CD case was recorded in 1980. After initiatives to integrate acute CD diagnostics with the malaria laboratories network, reports of acute CD cases have increased. Most of these cases are associated with oral transmission by the consumption of contaminated food. Chronic cases have also been diagnosed, mostly in the indeterminate form. These cases were detected by serological surveys in cardiologic outpatient clinics and during blood donor screening. Considering that the control mechanisms adopted in Brazil's classic transmission areas are not fully applicable in the Amazon, it is important to understand the disease behavior in this region, both in the acute and chronic cases. Therefore, the pursuit of control measures for the Amazon region should be a priority given that CD represents a challenge to preserving the way of life of the Amazon's inhabitants. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 48 suppl 1 27 33 |
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Chagas disease (CD) is a parasitic infection that originated in the Americas and is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. In the last few years, the disease has spread to countries in North America, Asia and Europe due to the migration of Latin Americans. In the Brazilian Amazon, CD has an endemic transmission, especially in the Rio Negro region, where an occupational hazard was described for piaçaveiros (piassaba gatherers). In the State of Amazonas, the first chagasic infection was reported in 1977, and the first acute CD case was recorded in 1980. After initiatives to integrate acute CD diagnostics with the malaria laboratories network, reports of acute CD cases have increased. Most of these cases are associated with oral transmission by the consumption of contaminated food. Chronic cases have also been diagnosed, mostly in the indeterminate form. These cases were detected by serological surveys in cardiologic outpatient clinics and during blood donor screening. Considering that the control mechanisms adopted in Brazil's classic transmission areas are not fully applicable in the Amazon, it is important to understand the disease behavior in this region, both in the acute and chronic cases. Therefore, the pursuit of control measures for the Amazon region should be a priority given that CD represents a challenge to preserving the way of life of the Amazon's inhabitants. |
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Chagas disease in the State of Amazonas: history, epidemiological evolution, risks of endemicity and future perspectives |
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Chagas disease in the State of Amazonas: history, epidemiological evolution, risks of endemicity and future perspectives |
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Chagas disease in the State of Amazonas: history, epidemiological evolution, risks of endemicity and future perspectives |
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