AMERICAN VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS: DISEASE CONTROL STRATEGIES IN DRACENA MICROREGION IN ALTA PAULISTA, SP, BRAZIL


Autoria(s): D'Andrea, L. A. Z.; Camargo-Neves, V. L. F.; Sampaio, S. M. P.; Kronka, S. N.; Sartor, I. F.
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

20/05/2014

20/05/2014

01/01/2009

Resumo

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

Formato

305-324

Identificador

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992009000200012

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases. Botucatu: Cevap-unesp, v. 15, n. 2, p. 305-324, 2009.

1678-9199

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/39832

S1678-91992009000200012

WOS:000267331800012

S1678-91992009000200012.pdf

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos (CEVAP)

Relação

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases

Direitos

openAccess

Palavras-Chave #visceral leishmaniasis #seroprevalence #control strategies #São Paulo #Brazil
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article