Article
An appraisal of the epidemiology of Trypanosoma cruzi serology in Brazil
Registro en:
FEITOSA, M. F.; KRIEGER, H. An appraisal of the epidemiology of Trypanosoma cruzi serology in Brazil. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 86, n. 2, p. 159-167, Apr./Jun. 1991
0074-0206
10.1590/S0074-02761991000200004
1678-8060
Autor
Feitosa, M. F.
Krieger, H.
Resumen
A large bibliographic survey provided data on Trypanosoma cruzi serology covering the period l948-l984. Epidemiological-demographic methods provided an estimate of 11% for the prevalenceof positive serology in Brazil, by 1984. Significant temporal trends were observed for most of the Brazilian geographical regions as well as for Brazil, as a whole. The parabolic curve that fit best for the entire country, indicates that by 1991, the incidence of new positive serology would be close to zero. This conclusion needs further fine-adjustment, since the forecast point is somewhat distant from the measured period.