2003
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2003000500028
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Abstract: This article analyzes the results of an epidemiological survey on the occurrence and distribution of lymphatic filariasis in Cavaleiro, a district in the city of Jaboatão dos Guararapes in Greater Metropolitan Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil. The district was divided into 12 areas, and a cross-sectional technique was used to examine 9,520 individuals, of whom 2.2% were found to be infected. There were positive cases in 11 of the areas. The prevalence rate ranged from 0% to 5.15%. The majority (64.3%) of infec… Show more

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“…46 observed a frequency of filariasis of 6.2% in the population of Recife, Brazil. In a study on 9,520 individuals in the municipality of Jaboatão dos Guararapes , Brazil, 323 were microfilaremic and 199 were asymptomatic (61.6 %) 47 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…46 observed a frequency of filariasis of 6.2% in the population of Recife, Brazil. In a study on 9,520 individuals in the municipality of Jaboatão dos Guararapes , Brazil, 323 were microfilaremic and 199 were asymptomatic (61.6 %) 47 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A study in 1991 (Maciel et al 1994) compared LF in two slum areas of Recife City to two in Olinda and found overall mf prevalence rates of 13.5 and 12.3 %, respectively. A survey in 2002 among 9,520 individuals (all ages) in Jaboatão dos Guararapes (Bonfim et al 2003) showed an mf prevalence of 2.2 % (range 0.0–5.2 % in 12 neighbourhoods). Another survey in 2002 among 4,365 individuals (all ages) showed 0.8 % mf prevalence (range 0.0–2.9 % in 7 neighbourhoods), and 2.0 % of examined males had hydrocele (Medeiros et al 2008).…”
Section: Studies On Lf In the Urban Environmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Brazil, filariasis continues to be of significant local importance in Pernambuco State, particularly in Recife (capital of the State) and its metropolitan areas, Olinda, Jaboatão dos Guararapes and Paulista (Table 4) [3,33,36-39]. Entomological studies showed C. quinquefasciatus infection rates of 0.6% in Recife and over 1.0% in the cities of Olinda and Jaboatão dos Guararapes [12] (Table 1).…”
Section: Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Jaboatão dos Guararapes, recently a mean prevalence rate of filarial infection of 2.2% was observed using thick blood smears examination [36]. Antigen studies in the population aged 19 and below, using the ICT, yielded a 5.5% positive rate [48].…”
Section: Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%