Esquistossomose aguda autóctone de foco na cidade do Rio de Janeiro: estudo de 22 casos

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Acute schistosomiasis outbreak in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais: alert about the risk of unnoticed transmission increased by growing rural tourism

“…In our study, the incubation period matches the range of a 2 to 8 weeks period, which is accepted as standard in the literature (Neves 1992, Rabello 1995. Also the symptoms presented by the patients and their distribution are in accordance with findings of other authors (Ferreira et al 1966, Coura et al 1970, Rabello 1995, Barbosa et al 2001.…”

“…Accelerating migration from the countryside to cities threatened to overwhelm existing water and sanitation systems, and to increase urban schistosomiasis (Suassuna & Coura 1969, Sturrock 2001. In Brazil outbreaks of acute schistosomiasis, especially in urban areas, were observed and documented with a certain frequency (Ferreira et al 1960, 1966, Coura et al 1970, Neves 1992, Rabello 1995, Barbosa et al 2001. The increase of acute schistosomiasis cases also indicates that a non-immune fraction of the population (people from metropolitan, non-endemic areas with no acquired immunity) became exposed to the disease.…”