Aspectos epidemiológicos da leishmaniose tegumentar americana em cães, no Município de Paraty, Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Barbosa, Gilda Maria Sales; Marzochi, Mauro Célio de Almeida; Massard, Carlos Luiz; Lima, Ginelza Pires Santos; Confort, Eliame Mouta

doi:10.1590/s0102-311x1999000300022

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“…This situation was also observed in the municipality of Vassouras, which was characterized by extensive internal migration, thereby impairing and sometimes preventing the localization of many patients due to constant changes of address, because of the search for work or for less expensive rents. In contrast to the reports of Passos et al (1996), Barbosa Santos et al (1998) and Barbosa et al (1999), symptomatic cases of canine cutaneous leishmaniasis did not necessarily accompany human disease in the present study. Santos et al (2005) observed a high prevalence of canine infection associated with low endemicity of the human disease in an urban area of the municipality of Paracambi, State of Rio de Janeiro, a finding that cast doubt on the importance of dogs in the transmission chain.…”

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Epidemiological profile of cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic region in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bustamante¹,

Pereira²,

Schubach³

et al. 2009

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The objective of the present study was to investigate the dynamics and profile of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL) in an old colonization area in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Health departments of municipalities in the Central-Southern region that had notified cases to the Ministry of Health's Notifiable Diseases Information System between 1997 and 2002 were contacted to obtain data. Out of the 119 cases recorded, 51 patients were visited for an interview and inspection of the environment. The cases of ACL exhibited a profile similar to that observed in other Brazilian cities, affecting individuals of both genders, all age groups and different occupational categories, especially students. Risk activities were reported by 56.9% of the interviewees and 84.3% had never left their homeland. Water courses, chicken coops, bamboo plantations and different fruit trees including banana plants and mango trees were frequently observed in the surrounding environment. Most of the interviewees had not noted any environmental changes prior to becoming sick. Domestic animals were present in all homes, but only dogs presented lesions suggestive of the disease. These were on different occasions that rarely preceded or coincided with the human cases. The possible existence of distinct transmission cycles, i.e. one for canines and another for humans, was discussed.Keywords: American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, zoonotic diseases, epidemiology. ResumoEste estudo teve como objetivo conhecer a dinâmica e o perfil da Leishmaniose Tegumentar Americana (LTA) em uma área de colonização antiga do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. As secretarias de saúde dos municípios da Região Centro-Sul que notificaram casos ao Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação do Ministério da Saúde entre os anos de 1997 e 2002 foram contactadas para obtenção dos dados. Do total de 119 casos registrados, 51 pacientes foram visitados para realização de entrevista e observação do ambiente. A LTA exibiu perfil semelhante ao de outras cidades brasileiras, acometendo indivíduos de ambos os sexos, de todas as faixas etárias e diversas categorias ocupacionais, principalmente estudantes. A realização de atividades de risco foi relatada por 56,9% dos entrevistados e 84,3% não se deslocaram do município de residência. No ambiente circundante havia, frequentemente, cursos d'água, galinheiros, bambuzais e diversas frutíferas, entre elas: bananeiras e mangueiras. A maioria dos entrevistados não observou mudanças ambientais anteriormente ao adoecimento. Animais domésticos estiveram presentes em todos os domicílios, mas apenas cães evidenciaram lesões sugestivas da doença em ocasiões diversas, raramente antecedendo ou coincidindo com casos humanos. A possibilidade de existirem ciclos de transmissão distintos, um canino e outro, humano, foi discutida.

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Epidemiological profile of cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic region in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bustamante¹,

Pereira²,

Schubach³

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“…Este fato já havia sido observado por MOURA et al, (1999) em Cuiabá -MT, onde os bairros urbanos analisados pelos autores, cuja prevalência dos cães foi significativa, apresentavam caráter rural, o que viabilizaria a presença do vetor junto às residências (SANTOS et al, 2005). Do mesmo modo, por BARBOSA et al (1999) constataram, através do ELISA e do IFI, uma positividade de 13% em Paraty-RJ, com maior concentração em Graúna, região com características tipicamente rurais.…”

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Fatores relacionados com a positividade de cães para leishmaniose visceral em área endêmica do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil

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“…Although several studies have reported domestic animals as American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) reservoirs, the literature indicates that feline cases are rare and (4,7,(15)(16)(17)(18). In Brazil, natural infection in domestic cats has been registered in Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro and Campo Grande (19)(20)(21)(22).…”

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Domestic feline cutaneous leishmaniasis in the municipality of Ribas do Rio Pardo, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil: a case report

Souza¹,

Nunes²,

Borralho³

et al. 2009

J. Venom. Anim. Toxins incl. Trop. Dis

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Cutaneous leishmaniases are anthropozoonoses that involve many species of Leishmania and a wide variety of wild mammalian hosts, thus presenting high importance to public health. This study reports the second case of feline leishmaniasis in Mato Grosso do Sul state, in which Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis was found in a domestic cat from Ribas do Rio Pardo. Clinical signs were similar to those observed in other diseases commonly diagnosed in cats, such as cryptococcosis and sporotrichosis. Cutaneous leishmaniasis should, therefore, be added to differential diagnoses by feline veterinary practitioners, and also adequate investigations should be carried out to verify the relevance of domestic cats as L. amazonensis reservoirs.KEY WORDS: cutaneous leishmaniasis, Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis, domestic cat, Mato Grosso do Sul state.

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Aspectos epidemiológicos da leishmaniose tegumentar americana em cães, no Município de Paraty, Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Abstract: American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) is endemic in the State of Rio de Janeiro, with the highest incidence observed in the municipalities along the Southern coast. A total of

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Epidemiological profile of cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic region in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Epidemiological profile of cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic region in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fatores relacionados com a positividade de cães para leishmaniose visceral em área endêmica do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil

Domestic feline cutaneous leishmaniasis in the municipality of Ribas do Rio Pardo, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil: a case report

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