Filariose linfática: doença potencialmente eliminável

Dreyer, Gerusa; Coelho, Giovanini Evelim

doi:10.1590/s0102-311x1997000300030

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“…Lymphatic filariasis (LF) or elephantiasis is one of the six diseases that can potentially be eradicated [1]. It is the fourth most common cause of disability worldwide [2].…”

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Mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis elimination in a coastal state of India: a study on barriers to coverage and compliance

Hussain

Sitha²,

Swain

et al. 2014

Infect Dis Poverty

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BackgroundLymphatic filariasis is targeted for elimination in India through mass drug administration (MDA) with diethylcarbamazine (DEC) combined with albendazole (ABZ). For the strategy to be effective, >65% of those living in endemic areas must be covered by and compliant to MDA. Post the MDA 2011 campaign in the endemic district of Odisha, we conducted a survey to assess: (i) the filariasis knowledge in the community, (ii) the coverage and compliance of MDA from the community perspective, and (iii) factors affecting compliance, as well as the operational issues involved in carrying out MDA activities from the drug distributor’s perspective.MethodsA sample of 691 participants – both male and female, aged two years or above – were selected through multistage stratified sampling and interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. Additionally, drug distributors and the medical officers in charge of the MDA were also interviewed to understand some of the operational issues encountered during MDA.ResultsNinety-nine percent of the study participants received DEC and ABZ tablets during MDA, of which only just above a quarter actually consumed the drugs. The cause of non-compliance was mostly due to fear of side effects, lack of awareness of the benefits of MDA, and non-attendance of health staff in the villages. Lack of adequate training of drug distributors and poor health communication activities before the MDA campaign commenced and the absence of follow-up by health workers following MDA were a few of the operational difficulties encountered during the MDA campaign.ConclusionCurrently MDA is restricted to the distribution of drugs only and the key issues of implementation in compliance, health education, managing side effects, and logistics are not given enough attention. It is therefore essential to address the issues linked to low compliance to make the program more efficient and achieve the goal of filariasis elimination.

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“…Lymphatic filariasis (LF) or elephantiasis is one of the six diseases that can potentially be eradicated [1]. It is the fourth most common cause of disability worldwide [2].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is the fourth most common cause of disability worldwide [2]. The infection is endemic in more than 80 countries, with more than 1.3 billion people at risk and 120 million already infected globally [1]. Two-thirds of the endemic population resides in South-East Asia and one-third lives in India [3].…”

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confidence: 99%

Mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis elimination in a coastal state of India: a study on barriers to coverage and compliance

Hussain

Sitha²,

Swain

et al. 2014

Infect Dis Poverty

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“…Tais reações sistêmicas são proporcionais à microfilaremia, sendo despertadas por elevadas cargas parasitárias, mas mostraram um espectro auto-limitado e desapareceram depois de 48 horas de tratamento (DREYER et al, 1997).…”

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Mansonellosis at Medium Purus River (Brazilian Amazon)

Adami

Maia-Herzog

2008

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“…Nowadays, active transmission of the parasite occurs mainly in Guyana, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Brazil, but also to a lesser degree in Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica and Surinam. Localized foci exist throughout the American continent, as seen in the Caribbean Islands (Vincent et al 1981;Oostburg 1985;Raccurt et al 1988;Nathan & Stroom 1990;Dreyer & Coelho 1997;PAHO 1997).…”

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Elimination of bancroftian filariasis (Wuchereria bancrofti) in Santa Catarina state, Brazil

Schlemper

Steindel²,

Grisard³

et al. 2000

Tropical Med Int Health

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SummaryDuring the 1950s, three foci of Wuchereria bancrofti transmission were identified in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. In Florianópolis, São José da Ponta Grossa and Barra da Laguna community treatment of bancroftian filariasis with diethylcarbamazine (DEC) was performed using two distinct approaches, without vector control or improvements in sanitation. In two of the three communities only microfilaraemic individuals were treated, while in Barra da Laguna the entire population received DEC treatment regardless of their infection status. In both cases, transmission of the parasite was blocked and no new cases were detected in all localities for up to 10 years. Recently, a new survey in São José da Ponta Grossa and Barra communities revealed no microfilaria-positive individuals, including residents that were positive in the 1950s. These data confirm that transmission of W. bancrofti was interrupted in Santa Catarina, and mass treatment appears to be more effective than treatment of microfilaraemic individuals only.

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Filariose linfática: doença potencialmente eliminável

Cited by 13 publications

References 27 publications

Mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis elimination in a coastal state of India: a study on barriers to coverage and compliance

Mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis elimination in a coastal state of India: a study on barriers to coverage and compliance

Mansonellosis at Medium Purus River (Brazilian Amazon)

Elimination of bancroftian filariasis (Wuchereria bancrofti) in Santa Catarina state, Brazil

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