2010
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822010000200014
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Estudo clínico-epidemiológico da doença de Chagas no distrito de Serra Azul, Mateus Leme, centro-oeste do Estado de Minas Gerais

Abstract: INTRODUÇÃO: A doença de Chagas permanece como grave problema de saúde pública na América Latina, mesmo com o controle de sua transmissão. Esse estudo avaliou a prevalência da doença de Chagas no distrito de Serra Azul, Centro-Oeste de Minas Gerais, identificando as anormalidades eletrocardiografias dos indivíduos com sorologia positiva. MÉTODOS: A sorologia para doença de Chagas foi realizada em 676 indivíduos (48% da população). O exame clínico e o eletrocardiograma (ECG) foram realizados na população sorolog… Show more

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“…In fact, this behavior is expected, since due to the interruption of T. cruzi vectorial transmission, contact with vectors among these individuals occurred no later than the 1980s, when the program to control Chagas disease was prioritized by the Ministry of Health. Similar findings were also reported in other studies in Brazil, in the States of Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Piauí, and São Paulo 23,[25][26][27][28][29] .…”
Section: Ethical Considerationssupporting
confidence: 91%
“…In fact, this behavior is expected, since due to the interruption of T. cruzi vectorial transmission, contact with vectors among these individuals occurred no later than the 1980s, when the program to control Chagas disease was prioritized by the Ministry of Health. Similar findings were also reported in other studies in Brazil, in the States of Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Piauí, and São Paulo 23,[25][26][27][28][29] .…”
Section: Ethical Considerationssupporting
confidence: 91%
“…The decline in the prevalence of infection by T. cruzi in Limoeiro do Norte from 16.7% in 1959 to 4.6% in 1970-1977 and to 4.2% in 2013 can be explained, among other factors, by vector control measures and greater awareness among the local population 13 . Even with this significant reduction, the high (4.2%) CD prevalence in this study compared with other Brazilian studies can be explained by the higher sensitivity and specificity of recently used methods 14,23,24,25,26 .…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 76%
“…This result is consistent with those found in other regions, suggesting that CD is residual with these individuals who likely acquired the disease decades previously. Presently, more effective control of vector-borne transmission has been implemented in these regions 14,17,24,25,26 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Essa resposta foi dada por 63% dos estudantes na escola 1, 52,2% na escola 2 e 68,8% na escola 3 (Tabela 2). Sendo assim, grande parte dos alunos são informados sobre a transmissão da Doença de Chagas, visto que são bastante comuns na região, pois segundo Silva et al, (2010), um dos estados brasileiros considerado com maior prevalência de Doença de Chagas é o estado de Minas Gerais . Uma porcentagem elevada de estudantes respondeu este questionamento de forma incorreta, o que mostra a necessidade de enfatizar a importância de se conhecer sobre esta doença e seus mecanismos de prevenção.…”
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