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https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/15147| Title: | Mansonella ozzardi (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) in the riverine population of the Tefé River, State of Amazonia, Brazil |
| Authors: | Medeiros, Jansen Fernandes de Costa, Cristóvão Alves Lima, Alita Moura de Pessoa, Felipe Arley Costa |
| Keywords: | Blood Smear Clinical Female Filariasis Human Male Mansonella Ozzardi Pilot Study Population Prevalence Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Animal Child Child, Preschool Female Humans Male Mansonella Mansonelliasis Middle Aged Prevalence Rivers Rural Population Young Adult |
| Issue Date: | 2014 |
| metadata.dc.publisher.journal: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
| metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | Volume 47, Número 1, Pags. 113-115 |
| Abstract: | Introduction: This study assessed the prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi in riverine communities of the Tefé River, Amazonas, Brazil. Methods: The prevalence of M. ozzardi was estimated by microscopic examination of thick blood smears. Results: The M. ozzardi prevalence rate was 6.3% (19/300). Filarial infection was found in 8 of the 11 communities surveyed, with prevalence rates varying from 2.5% to 22.2%. Conclusions: Tefé is a region of oil and natural gas exploration, in which there is a high turnover of workers. Migration patterns may facilitate the dissemination of mansonelliasis to other regions. |
| metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | 10.1590/0037-8682-0031-2012 |
| Appears in Collections: | Artigos |
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