BIOMAT Database Logo BIOMAT Database Logo

Epidemiological aspects of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in a periurban area of the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 1993

V M Passos, and A L Falcão, and M C Marzochi, and C M Gontijo, and E S Dias, and E G Barbosa-Santos, and H L Guerra, and N Katz
Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou-FIOCRUZ, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.

In order to characterize the epidemiology of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL) in a periurban area of the municipality of Sabará in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte (MRBH), an area until then considered free of the disease, a cross sectional survey was undertaken in 1990. The survey of the population consisted of 1119 interviews and 881 clinical examinations using Montenegro's skin test (MST). A low prevalence (3.7%) of positive MST was encountered. The disease had been occurring in the area for about 20 years in the form of sporadic cases. The predominant species of sandfly both in domestic areas and nearby areas of secondary vegetation was Lutzomyia whitmani. A canine survey of delayed hypersensitivity to the antigen P10,000 identified only one dog with a positive reaction out of 113 examined. The transmission of ACL in MRBH was confirmed. The occurrence of the disease in women, children and individuals with no contact with forest areas as well as the presence of potential vector species in the domiciliar environment, suggests the transmission of the disease in this environment.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D001938 Brazil A country located on the eastern coast of South America, located between Colombia and Peru, that borders the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, on the south by Uruguay, and on the west by Argentina. The capital is Brasilia.
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003430 Cross-Sectional Studies Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time. Disease Frequency Surveys,Prevalence Studies,Analysis, Cross-Sectional,Cross Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Survey,Surveys, Disease Frequency,Analyses, Cross Sectional,Analyses, Cross-Sectional,Analysis, Cross Sectional,Cross Sectional Analyses,Cross Sectional Studies,Cross Sectional Survey,Cross-Sectional Analyses,Cross-Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Study,Cross-Sectional Surveys,Disease Frequency Survey,Prevalence Study,Studies, Cross-Sectional,Studies, Prevalence,Study, Cross-Sectional,Study, Prevalence,Survey, Cross-Sectional,Survey, Disease Frequency,Surveys, Cross-Sectional
D004283 Dog Diseases Diseases of the domestic dog (Canis familiaris). This term does not include diseases of wild dogs, WOLVES; FOXES; and other Canidae for which the heading CARNIVORA is used. Canine Diseases,Canine Disease,Disease, Canine,Disease, Dog,Diseases, Canine,Diseases, Dog,Dog Disease
D004285 Dogs The domestic dog, Canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family CANIDAE. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1065) Canis familiaris,Dog
D005260 Female Females

Related Publications

V M Passos, and A L Falcão, and M C Marzochi, and C M Gontijo, and E S Dias, and E G Barbosa-Santos, and H L Guerra, and N Katz
Visceral leishmaniasis in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
April 2001, Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz,
V M Passos, and A L Falcão, and M C Marzochi, and C M Gontijo, and E S Dias, and E G Barbosa-Santos, and H L Guerra, and N Katz
Didelphis marsupialis (common opossum): a potential reservoir host for zoonotic leishmaniasis in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais, Brazil).
January 2007, Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.),
V M Passos, and A L Falcão, and M C Marzochi, and C M Gontijo, and E S Dias, and E G Barbosa-Santos, and H L Guerra, and N Katz
Ferruginous compounds in the airborne particulate matter of the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
August 2017, Environmental science and pollution research international,
V M Passos, and A L Falcão, and M C Marzochi, and C M Gontijo, and E S Dias, and E G Barbosa-Santos, and H L Guerra, and N Katz
[Epidemiological aspects of American tegumentary leishmaniasis in Varzelândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil].
June 2006, Cadernos de saude publica,
V M Passos, and A L Falcão, and M C Marzochi, and C M Gontijo, and E S Dias, and E G Barbosa-Santos, and H L Guerra, and N Katz
Factors associated with obesity in urban collective transportation workers of the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
April 2019, Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology,
V M Passos, and A L Falcão, and M C Marzochi, and C M Gontijo, and E S Dias, and E G Barbosa-Santos, and H L Guerra, and N Katz
[Epidemiological study of scorpion stings in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, 2005-2009].
September 2012, Cadernos de saude publica,
V M Passos, and A L Falcão, and M C Marzochi, and C M Gontijo, and E S Dias, and E G Barbosa-Santos, and H L Guerra, and N Katz
[Hearing loss in urban transportation workers in Greater Metropolitan Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil].
September 2015, Cadernos de saude publica,
V M Passos, and A L Falcão, and M C Marzochi, and C M Gontijo, and E S Dias, and E G Barbosa-Santos, and H L Guerra, and N Katz
[Inequality and discrimination in access to water and sanitation in the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region, Minas Gerais State, Brazil].
January 2019, Cadernos de saude publica,
V M Passos, and A L Falcão, and M C Marzochi, and C M Gontijo, and E S Dias, and E G Barbosa-Santos, and H L Guerra, and N Katz
[Avoidable perinatal deaths in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1999].
January 2002, Cadernos de saude publica,
V M Passos, and A L Falcão, and M C Marzochi, and C M Gontijo, and E S Dias, and E G Barbosa-Santos, and H L Guerra, and N Katz
[Outbreak of cutaneous larva migrans in a nursery school in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais (Brazil)].
January 1984, Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo,
Copied contents to your clipboard!