Endemic tegumentary leishmaniasis in Brazil: correlation between level of endemicity and number of cases of mucosal disease

dc.creatorPacheco, Sandro J. Bedoya
dc.creatorMelo, Maria H. Araujo
dc.creatorRosalino, Claudia M. Valete
dc.creatorPimentel, Maria Inês F.
dc.creatorSilva, Fátima Conceição
dc.creatorSchubach, Armando O.
dc.creatorMarzochi, Mauro C. A.
dc.date2018-05-10T13:34:07Z
dc.date2018-05-10T13:34:07Z
dc.date2011
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T23:20:17Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T23:20:17Z
dc.identifierPACHECO, Sandro J. Bedoya; et al. Endemic Tegumentary Leishmaniasis in Brazil: Correlation between Level of Endemicity and Number of Cases of Mucosal Disease. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., v.84, n.6, p.901–905, 2011.
dc.identifier0002-9637
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/26371
dc.identifier10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0595
dc.identifier1476-1645
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8889469
dc.descriptionThe purpose of this study was to establish a correlation between the endemic level of tegumentary leishmaniasis in different regions of Brazil during 2002-2009 and the number of cases of mucosal or mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. The proportion of mucosal leishmaniasis was inversely correlated with prevalence of infection. In areas with a lower infection prevalence, the proportion of mucosal leishmaniasis increased (P < 0.05). The hypothesis of an Amazonian origin and dissemination through human migration is considered. Our results show that in regions with lower prevalence and endemically younger, the proportion of cases that evolve to the mucosal form is higher than in regions with higher prevalence and endemically older.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectLeishmaniose Tegumentar
dc.subjectEndemicidade
dc.subjectDoença da Mucosa
dc.subjectBrasil
dc.subjectTegumentary Leishmaniasis
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.subjectMucosal Disease
dc.subjectEndemicity
dc.titleEndemic tegumentary leishmaniasis in Brazil: correlation between level of endemicity and number of cases of mucosal disease
dc.typeArticle


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