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15042220

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-3-25
pubmed:abstractText
Two districts in Recife (Santo Amaro and Campo Grande) and two districts in Olinda (Sapucaia and Salgadinho), were selected for a comparative study of bancroftian filariasis in Greater Recife. Selection parameters included similar socio-economic, demographic, and endemic levels of lymphatic filariasis. In the districts studied, streets were chosen randomly. These clusters consisted of 110 people each. A population sample was stratified by sex and age: 0-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60 years old and over. The parasitological data were obtained by measuring thick blood smears (60 micro l), collected from 8:00 to 12:00 PM and processed and stained with hematoxylin. The data were described in tables, and logarithimic expression graphics were used to analyze parasitic densities. In general, Recife showed a prevalence of 13.5%, and Olinda 12.3%. Mean parasitic densities were 41 and 70 microfilariae/60 micro l (mf/60 micro l), respectively. Higher microfilaremic rates were observed in Recife for the 20-29-year age bracket and in Olinda in the 30-39-year bracket. The authors concluded that the disease has returned to former endemic levels, and the data described call for a reevaluation of control campaigns carried out by the Brazilian National Health Foundation, since the endemic has already reached serious proportions.
pubmed:language
por
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0102-311X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10 Suppl 2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
301-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
[Comparative studies on endemic areas of bancroftian filariasis in Greater Recife, Brazil].
pubmed:affiliation
Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, PE, 50670-420, Brasil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract