Usefulness of serology for the evaluation of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in endemic areas of Chagas' disease

Thirteen communities from 7 Argentinian provinces were selected for the evaluation of serology as an indicator of transmission of Chagas disease. Of the communities appraised, 6 did not have a history of previous treatment with insecticides and 7 had received sporadic or continuous insecticide treat...

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Main Authors: Roberto Chuit, Elisabet Subias, Analia C. Pérez, Irene Paulone, Cristina Wisnivesky-Colli, Elsa L. Segura
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1989
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:64182e1a4efb4a61ae513a8f3a309b96 2023-05-15T15:19:03+02:00 Usefulness of serology for the evaluation of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in endemic areas of Chagas' disease Roberto Chuit Elisabet Subias Analia C. Pérez Irene Paulone Cristina Wisnivesky-Colli Elsa L. Segura 1989-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/64182e1a4efb4a61ae513a8f3a309b96 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821989000300002 https://doaj.org/toc/0037-8682 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 0037-8682 1678-9849 https://doaj.org/article/64182e1a4efb4a61ae513a8f3a309b96 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 22, Iss 3, Pp 119-124 (1989) Transmissão de T. cruzi Prevenção e controle Estudo de campo Sorodiagnóstico T. cruzi transmission Prevention and control Field study Serodiagnosis Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 1989 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-30T23:24:32Z Thirteen communities from 7 Argentinian provinces were selected for the evaluation of serology as an indicator of transmission of Chagas disease. Of the communities appraised, 6 did not have a history of previous treatment with insecticides and 7 had received sporadic or continuous insecticide treatment. The inhabitants of 20% of the houses of each locality were studied by serology. The samples were obtained byfinger pricking and 50 fil of blood were mixed with 150μl of 50% glycerine solution in tissue culture media to be assayed by Indirect Hemagglutination and Indirect Immunofluorescence tests. In untreated areas, the prevalence of infection in infants 0-4 years old was 17.5%, reaching to over 22% for the 5-9 year old group, and to 33.3% in 10-14 year old individuals. The prevalence in treated and surveyed areas was 2.6% in 0-4 year old children, 5.4% in 5-9 year old and 6,2% in 10-14 year old youngsters. The differences between both areas were statistically significant (p < 0.005). This study favors serology as a valid indicator for the evaluation of transmission of Chagas disease in rural areas. Treze comunidades de 7 províncias argentinas foram escolhidas para avaliação de sorologia como indicador da transmissão da Doença de Chagas. Das comunidades mencionadas, seis não tinham história prévia de tratamento com inseticidas e sete tinham recebido tratamento esporádico ou continuado. Vinte por cento dos moradores das casas de cada localidade foram estudados por sorologia. As amostras foram obtidas por punção da ponta do dedo e 50 microlitros de sangue foram misturadas com 150 microlitros de uma solução conservadora de glicerina a 50% em meio de cultivo, para serem estudados por hemaglutinação indireta, e imunofluorescência indireta. Nas áreas não tratadas a prevalência da infecção em crianças de 0-4 anos foi de 17,5% chegando a mais de 22% para as de 5-9 anos e a 33,3% no grupo 10-14 anos. A prevalência nas áreas tratadas e sob vigilância foi de 2.6% em crianças de 0-4 anos, 5,4% anos de 5-9 anos e de 6,2% ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Sob’ ENVELOPE(66.156,66.156,66.322,66.322) Dedo ENVELOPE(-63.022,-63.022,-65.035,-65.035)
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topic Transmissão de T. cruzi
Prevenção e controle
Estudo de campo
Sorodiagnóstico
T. cruzi transmission
Prevention and control
Field study
Serodiagnosis
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
spellingShingle Transmissão de T. cruzi
Prevenção e controle
Estudo de campo
Sorodiagnóstico
T. cruzi transmission
Prevention and control
Field study
Serodiagnosis
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Roberto Chuit
Elisabet Subias
Analia C. Pérez
Irene Paulone
Cristina Wisnivesky-Colli
Elsa L. Segura
Usefulness of serology for the evaluation of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in endemic areas of Chagas' disease
topic_facet Transmissão de T. cruzi
Prevenção e controle
Estudo de campo
Sorodiagnóstico
T. cruzi transmission
Prevention and control
Field study
Serodiagnosis
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
description Thirteen communities from 7 Argentinian provinces were selected for the evaluation of serology as an indicator of transmission of Chagas disease. Of the communities appraised, 6 did not have a history of previous treatment with insecticides and 7 had received sporadic or continuous insecticide treatment. The inhabitants of 20% of the houses of each locality were studied by serology. The samples were obtained byfinger pricking and 50 fil of blood were mixed with 150μl of 50% glycerine solution in tissue culture media to be assayed by Indirect Hemagglutination and Indirect Immunofluorescence tests. In untreated areas, the prevalence of infection in infants 0-4 years old was 17.5%, reaching to over 22% for the 5-9 year old group, and to 33.3% in 10-14 year old individuals. The prevalence in treated and surveyed areas was 2.6% in 0-4 year old children, 5.4% in 5-9 year old and 6,2% in 10-14 year old youngsters. The differences between both areas were statistically significant (p < 0.005). This study favors serology as a valid indicator for the evaluation of transmission of Chagas disease in rural areas. Treze comunidades de 7 províncias argentinas foram escolhidas para avaliação de sorologia como indicador da transmissão da Doença de Chagas. Das comunidades mencionadas, seis não tinham história prévia de tratamento com inseticidas e sete tinham recebido tratamento esporádico ou continuado. Vinte por cento dos moradores das casas de cada localidade foram estudados por sorologia. As amostras foram obtidas por punção da ponta do dedo e 50 microlitros de sangue foram misturadas com 150 microlitros de uma solução conservadora de glicerina a 50% em meio de cultivo, para serem estudados por hemaglutinação indireta, e imunofluorescência indireta. Nas áreas não tratadas a prevalência da infecção em crianças de 0-4 anos foi de 17,5% chegando a mais de 22% para as de 5-9 anos e a 33,3% no grupo 10-14 anos. A prevalência nas áreas tratadas e sob vigilância foi de 2.6% em crianças de 0-4 anos, 5,4% anos de 5-9 anos e de 6,2% ...
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Roberto Chuit
Elisabet Subias
Analia C. Pérez
Irene Paulone
Cristina Wisnivesky-Colli
Elsa L. Segura
author_facet Roberto Chuit
Elisabet Subias
Analia C. Pérez
Irene Paulone
Cristina Wisnivesky-Colli
Elsa L. Segura
author_sort Roberto Chuit
title Usefulness of serology for the evaluation of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in endemic areas of Chagas' disease
title_short Usefulness of serology for the evaluation of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in endemic areas of Chagas' disease
title_full Usefulness of serology for the evaluation of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in endemic areas of Chagas' disease
title_fullStr Usefulness of serology for the evaluation of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in endemic areas of Chagas' disease
title_full_unstemmed Usefulness of serology for the evaluation of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in endemic areas of Chagas' disease
title_sort usefulness of serology for the evaluation of trypanosoma cruzi transmission in endemic areas of chagas' disease
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
publishDate 1989
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