Mansonella ozzardi in the municipality of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil, 60 years after the first report: An epidemiologic study
The prevalence of mansonelliasis was studied in the municipality of Tefé, state of Amazonas, Brazil. The prevalence (thick blood smear method) was 13.6% (147/1,078), higher in the Solimões River region (16.3%) than in the Tefé River region (6.3%). In the sampled communities in the Solimões River reg...
| Autor principal: | Medeiros, Jansen Fernandes de |
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| Outros Autores: | Rodrigues, Moreno S., Katsuragawa, Tony Hiroshi, Costa, Cristóvão Alves, Pessoa, Felipe Arley Costa |
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oai:repositorio:1-14552 Mansonella ozzardi in the municipality of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil, 60 years after the first report: An epidemiologic study Medeiros, Jansen Fernandes de Rodrigues, Moreno S. Katsuragawa, Tony Hiroshi Costa, Cristóvão Alves Pessoa, Felipe Arley Costa Adolescent Adult Aged Animals Brasil Disease Carrier Female Human Male Mansonella Mansonelliasis Middle Aged Child, Preschool Prevalence Rural Population Simuliidae Young Adult Adolescent Adult Aged Animal Brasil Child, Preschool Female Humans Insect Vectors Male Mansonella Mansonelliasis Middle Aged Prevalence Rural Population Simuliidae Young Adult The prevalence of mansonelliasis was studied in the municipality of Tefé, state of Amazonas, Brazil. The prevalence (thick blood smear method) was 13.6% (147/1,078), higher in the Solimões River region (16.3%) than in the Tefé River region (6.3%). In the sampled communities in the Solimões River region, a higher density of cases was observed, as indicated by a kernel analysis (odds ratio 0.34; 95% confidence interval: 0.20-0.57). Males had a higher prevalence (χ2 = 31.292, p < 0.001) than women. Mansonella ozzardi prevalence was higher in retirees and farmers (28.9% and 27%, respectively). Prevalence also significantly increased with age (χ2 = -128.17, p < 0.001), with the highest numbers occurring in persons older than 67 years. 2020-04-24T16:49:44Z 2020-04-24T16:49:44Z 2014 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/14552 10.1590/0074-0276130512 en Volume 109, Número 4, Pags. 480-483 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazil http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/ application/pdf Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Animals Brasil Disease Carrier Female Human Male Mansonella Mansonelliasis Middle Aged Child, Preschool Prevalence Rural Population Simuliidae Young Adult Adolescent Adult Aged Animal Brasil Child, Preschool Female Humans Insect Vectors Male Mansonella Mansonelliasis Middle Aged Prevalence Rural Population Simuliidae Young Adult |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Animals Brasil Disease Carrier Female Human Male Mansonella Mansonelliasis Middle Aged Child, Preschool Prevalence Rural Population Simuliidae Young Adult Adolescent Adult Aged Animal Brasil Child, Preschool Female Humans Insect Vectors Male Mansonella Mansonelliasis Middle Aged Prevalence Rural Population Simuliidae Young Adult Medeiros, Jansen Fernandes de Mansonella ozzardi in the municipality of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil, 60 years after the first report: An epidemiologic study |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Animals Brasil Disease Carrier Female Human Male Mansonella Mansonelliasis Middle Aged Child, Preschool Prevalence Rural Population Simuliidae Young Adult Adolescent Adult Aged Animal Brasil Child, Preschool Female Humans Insect Vectors Male Mansonella Mansonelliasis Middle Aged Prevalence Rural Population Simuliidae Young Adult |
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The prevalence of mansonelliasis was studied in the municipality of Tefé, state of Amazonas, Brazil. The prevalence (thick blood smear method) was 13.6% (147/1,078), higher in the Solimões River region (16.3%) than in the Tefé River region (6.3%). In the sampled communities in the Solimões River region, a higher density of cases was observed, as indicated by a kernel analysis (odds ratio 0.34; 95% confidence interval: 0.20-0.57). Males had a higher prevalence (χ2 = 31.292, p < 0.001) than women. Mansonella ozzardi prevalence was higher in retirees and farmers (28.9% and 27%, respectively). Prevalence also significantly increased with age (χ2 = -128.17, p < 0.001), with the highest numbers occurring in persons older than 67 years. |
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Medeiros, Jansen Fernandes de |
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Rodrigues, Moreno S. Katsuragawa, Tony Hiroshi Costa, Cristóvão Alves Pessoa, Felipe Arley Costa |
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Rodrigues, Moreno S. Katsuragawa, Tony Hiroshi Costa, Cristóvão Alves Pessoa, Felipe Arley Costa |
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Mansonella ozzardi in the municipality of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil, 60 years after the first report: An epidemiologic study |
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Mansonella ozzardi in the municipality of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil, 60 years after the first report: An epidemiologic study |
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Mansonella ozzardi in the municipality of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil, 60 years after the first report: An epidemiologic study |
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Mansonella ozzardi in the municipality of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil, 60 years after the first report: An epidemiologic study |
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Mansonella ozzardi in the municipality of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil, 60 years after the first report: An epidemiologic study |
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mansonella ozzardi in the municipality of tefé, amazonas, brazil, 60 years after the first report: an epidemiologic study |
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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2020 |
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