Leishmaniose tegumentar americana na Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro: IV. reservatórios doméstios

Clinical features of cutaneous and disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro

“…MST and serology were carried out in 88% and 100% of cases, respectively, and constitute the laboratory methods most frequently utilized by clinicians in Paraty. MST positivity (92% of patients) was in accordance with values described in other areas of RJ (93–97.9% positivity) 9,28 . The serological diagnosis was positive in 56.3% of 71 patients tested.…”

“…The main clinical characteristic observed was a single cutaneous ulcerated lesion located in exposed areas of the body, similar to descriptions from other endemic areas 9,10,12,28,29 . The disease had a benign clinical course, and antimonial therapy was curative in most cases (data not shown).…”

“…The highest incidence of cases in Paraty occurred amongst inhabitants from areas close to the rainforest. There was no preference with regard to gender, as described previously, 9,28,29 which refutes any relationship between infection risk and occupational activity. The ATL cases described in this study occurred predominantly in the first and second decades of life (45%); these values were lower than those observed in other areas of RJ 10,12 .…”

Integrated Tools for American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Surveillance and Control: Intervention in an Endemic Area in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

“…Thus, the presence of L. (N.) intermedia and L. migonei and their high abundance at the intradomestic (house 3) or peridomestic (house 2) environment can be associated with animal shelters and it is a common finding in studies conducted elsewhere [11, 16, 25, 29, 30]. …”

Tentativa de controle da leishmaniose tegumentar americana por meio do tratamento dos cães doentes

“…Nos últimos anos, a leishmaniose tegumentar americana tem sido registrada em áreas de colonização antiga de diversos estados brasileiros, onde apresenta características epidemiológi-cas diferentes do padrão clássico de transmissão silvestre Araújo-Filho, 1978;Barreto et al, 1984;Barros et al, 1985;Sessa et al, 1985;Oliveira-Neto et al, 1988). Nessas áreas, onde a doença acomete indistintamente adultos e crianças de ambos os sexos, também os cães estão freqüentemente parasitados (Falqueto, 1984;Coutinho et al, 1985;Aguilar et al, 1989).…”