American visceral leishmaniasis: disease control strategies in dracen microregion in alta paulista, SP, Brazil
Despite measures adopted to control American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL), the disease is spreading in a fast and worrying way throughout western São Paulo state. The aim of this work was to study the variables involved in the disease cycle as well as the effectiveness of controlling measures. The s...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5d25e7a6d85e4476a1d42cf663ad5d32 2023-05-15T15:08:30+02:00 American visceral leishmaniasis: disease control strategies in dracen microregion in alta paulista, SP, Brazil LAZ D'Andrea VLF Camargo-Neves SMP Sampaio SN Kronka IF Sartor 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992009000200012 https://doaj.org/article/5d25e7a6d85e4476a1d42cf663ad5d32 EN eng SciELO http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992009000200012 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9199 doi:10.1590/S1678-91992009000200012 1678-9199 https://doaj.org/article/5d25e7a6d85e4476a1d42cf663ad5d32 Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 305-324 (2009) visceral leishmaniasis seroprevalence control strategies São Paulo Brazil Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Toxicology. Poisons RA1190-1270 Zoology QL1-991 article 2009 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992009000200012 2022-12-31T01:36:57Z Despite measures adopted to control American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL), the disease is spreading in a fast and worrying way throughout western São Paulo state. The aim of this work was to study the variables involved in the disease cycle as well as the effectiveness of controlling measures. The study was carried out in the microregion of Dracena, which is composed of twelve cities and belongs to Alta Paulista, a region of western São Paulo. The necessary data were provided by the Superintendence for Endemic Disease Control and Adolfo Lutz Institute, Regional Laboratory of Presidente Prudente. From August 2005 to January 2008, the following factors were observed: detection of phlebotomine sandflies in the cities and periods in which dogs or humans were diagnosed; number of human deaths; prevalence of suspected dogs tested by serology; percentage of euthanasia in suspected dogs; a possible correlation between positive dogs and cases of the disease in humans; and the disease prevalence among municipalities from the studied region. It was verified that, despite the strategies adopted in Dracena microregion to control AVL, the disease continues to rise. Thus, some procedures of the AVL Monitoring and Control Program should be reviewed, to grant the initiative more credibility and effectiveness. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Alta Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases 15 2 305 324 |
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Despite measures adopted to control American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL), the disease is spreading in a fast and worrying way throughout western São Paulo state. The aim of this work was to study the variables involved in the disease cycle as well as the effectiveness of controlling measures. The study was carried out in the microregion of Dracena, which is composed of twelve cities and belongs to Alta Paulista, a region of western São Paulo. The necessary data were provided by the Superintendence for Endemic Disease Control and Adolfo Lutz Institute, Regional Laboratory of Presidente Prudente. From August 2005 to January 2008, the following factors were observed: detection of phlebotomine sandflies in the cities and periods in which dogs or humans were diagnosed; number of human deaths; prevalence of suspected dogs tested by serology; percentage of euthanasia in suspected dogs; a possible correlation between positive dogs and cases of the disease in humans; and the disease prevalence among municipalities from the studied region. It was verified that, despite the strategies adopted in Dracena microregion to control AVL, the disease continues to rise. Thus, some procedures of the AVL Monitoring and Control Program should be reviewed, to grant the initiative more credibility and effectiveness. |
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American visceral leishmaniasis: disease control strategies in dracen microregion in alta paulista, SP, Brazil |
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American visceral leishmaniasis: disease control strategies in dracen microregion in alta paulista, SP, Brazil |
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American visceral leishmaniasis: disease control strategies in dracen microregion in alta paulista, SP, Brazil |
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