Estudo sobre a epidemiologia da doença de Chagas no Ceará. V. Quirópteros infectados com Tripanosomo tipo cruzi

Alencar, J. E. De; Barros, Nicolas; Piccinini, Ranieli; Pinto, Vittoria; Tomé, G.S.

doi:10.1590/s0037-86821976000600001

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“…The present study confirms the existence of an endemic area for CD in the municipality of Quixeré, Ceará. This fact is known from the time the first studies were performed by Alencar in 1963, showing an estimated seroprevalence of 22.5% 9 . We showed that the seroprevalence rate of CD in Quixeré was 3.7% higher than that reported in other studies performed in the state of Ceará (3.1% 10 , 1.2% 11 , and 1.2% 12 ) and lower than that reported in a study 11 .…”

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confidence: 81%

Seroprevalence and risk factors of Chagas disease in a rural population of the Quixeré municipality, Ceará, Brazil

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Costa

Ramos

et al. 2021

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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Introduction: This study estimated the seroprevalence and risk factors of Chagas disease (CD) in a population of the Quixeré municipality, Ceará. Methods: We conducted serological methods to detect the Trypanosoma cruzi infection. The other variables were evaluated by a standardized questionnaire. Results: The estimated prevalence of CD was 3.7%. Male sex, age >40 years, being farmers, low education level, origin from rural areas, and being born in Quixeré were significantly associated with infection. Conclusion: CD persists in this rural population of Northeast Brazil. Poverty, low education, and limited information regarding CD are critical issues that need to be addressed.

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Section: Quixeré Cearámentioning

confidence: 81%

Seroprevalence and risk factors of Chagas disease in a rural population of the Quixeré municipality, Ceará, Brazil

Fidalgo

Costa

Ramos

et al. 2021

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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“…The Jaguaribe Valley is a region in Ceará that has always aroused interest among researchers as to the epidemiological importance of CD. The pioneering studies were performed by ALENCAR 2 and demonstrated high rates of human infection and capture of triatomines in this region. More recent studies have focused on the detection of seroprevalence in municipalities of the Lower Juaguaribe Microregion such as Limoeiro do Norte 18 , Jaguaruana 6 and Russas 13 .…”

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confidence: 99%

Clinical and Epidemiological Profile of Elderly Patients With Chagas Disease Followed Between 2005-2013 by Pharmaceutical Care Service in Ceará State, Northeastern Brazil

Pereira

Freitas

Fidalgo

et al. 2015

Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo

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By controlling the transmission of Chagas disease, the challenge of providing assistance to millions of infected patients that reach old age arises. In this study, the socioeconomic, demographic and comorbidity records of all elderly chagasic patients followed at the Pharmaceutical Care Service of the Chagas Disease Research Laboratory were assessed. The information related to the clinical form of the disease was obtained from medical records provided by the Walter Cantídio University Hospital. The profile of the studied population was: women (50.5%); mean age of 67 years; retired (54.6%); married (51.6 %); high illiteracy rate (40.2%); and family income equal to the minimum wage (51.5%). The predominant clinical forms of Chagas disease were cardiac (65.3%) and indeterminate (14.7%). The main electrocardiographic changes were the right bundle branch block (41.0%), associated or not with the anterosuperior left bundle branch block (27.4%). The average number of comorbidities per patient was 2.23 ± 1.54, with systemic arterial hypertension being the main one found (67.0%). It was found that the elderly comprise a vulnerable group of patients that associate aging with cardiac and/or digestive disorders resulting from the evolution of Chagas disease and other comorbidities, which requires special attention from health services to ensure more appropriate medical and social care.

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“…As well as Phyllostomus discolor, the species Phyllostomus hastatus, Lophostoma brasiliense, and Lasiurus blossevillii occur both in the states of Ceará and Paraíba (Alencar et al 1976, Mares et al 1981, Fabián 2008, Feijó & Langguth 2011) and therefore, Rio Grande do Norte is part of their expected distributions. Promops nasutus, however, was recorded only in four localities in the northeastern region of Brazil: at its type locality in Rio São Francisco (Spix 1823, Thomas 1915, Lamarão (Goodwin & Greenhall 1962), and Rio Preto (Gregorin & Chiquito 2010) in the state of Bahia, and at a not informed site in the south of the state of Piauí (Tavares et al 2008).…”

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Bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) from the Nísia Floresta National Forest, with new records for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil

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The state of Rio Grande do Norte is considered a data gap for bat species records in Brazil. The state is also currently target of large economic projects with potential impacts on bats, especially wind farms and mining enterprises. In addition, Rio Grande do Norte has few conservation units in which there is no systematic study on bat fauna. The Nísia Floresta National Forest (NFNF), a federally protected area of 174 hectares, is located in the eastern coast of Rio Grande do Norte and corresponds to one of the last remnants of Atlantic Forest in the state, in its northernmost limits. A bat inventory was conducted in NFNF using mist nets set at ground level, from sunset to sunrise, from December 2011 to December 2012, totaling 25 sampling nights. We captured 1,379 bats belonging to four families and 16 species. Artibeus planirostris (Phyllostomidae) was the most frequently captured species (n = 685; 50%), followed by Myotis lavali (Vespertilionidae) (n = 248; 18%) and Phyllostomus discolor (Phyllostomidae) (n = 147; 11%). Peropteryx leucoptera, Phyllostomus discolor, Phyllostomus hastatus, Lophostoma brasiliense, Lasiurus blossevillii, Myotis lavali, and Promops nasutus are new records for Rio Grande do Norte, increasing the current number of bat species from 25 to 32 in this state. Further inventories, especially using acoustic surveys with bat detectors, might add more species to the NFNF bat list.

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Estudo sobre a epidemiologia da doença de Chagas no Ceará. V. Quirópteros infectados com Tripanosomo tipo cruzi

Cited by 8 publications

References 13 publications

Seroprevalence and risk factors of Chagas disease in a rural population of the Quixeré municipality, Ceará, Brazil

Seroprevalence and risk factors of Chagas disease in a rural population of the Quixeré municipality, Ceará, Brazil

Clinical and Epidemiological Profile of Elderly Patients With Chagas Disease Followed Between 2005-2013 by Pharmaceutical Care Service in Ceará State, Northeastern Brazil

Bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) from the Nísia Floresta National Forest, with new records for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil

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