Novo surto de leishmaniose tegumentar americana em área de treinamento militar na Zona da Mata norte do Estado de Pernambuco

Abstract

Relata-se novo surto de LTA em militares com 71 casos confirmados pelos critérios clínico, epidemiológico e laboratorial. Obteve-se o isolamento de sete amostras, identificadas como Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. A ocorrência de surtos nesta região confirma o caráter endêmico, cuja magnitude parece estar relacionada a não adoção de medidas de proteção individual.

Outbreak of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Peruvian Military Personnel Undertaking Training Activities in the Amazon Basin, 2010

“…We characterized in detail a CL outbreak among military personnel undertaking short-term training in an endemic area of the western Peruvian Amazon Basin. The 25% attack rate was relatively high compared with most previous reports in the Americas (< 1–22%), 10 , 13 – 15 , 22 , 31 – 33 except for two outbreaks in French Guiana (84% and 91%) with substantially longer exposure periods (80 and 42 days, respectively). 10 The identification of risk factors strongly associated with CL such as not wearing long-sleeve clothes and sleeping in open rooms, as well as other potential risks allowed the Peruvian Army to provide targeted pre-deployment CL prevention education to trainees and the chain of command.…”

Sand fly population dynamics and cutaneous leishmaniasis among soldiers in an Atlantic forest remnant in northeastern Brazil

“…Cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis have been sporadically detected in the study area [3–5]. These cases are usually associated to soldiers or other military personnel that were involved in nocturnal activities in the forested environment.…”

“…The vegetation is represented by the Atlantic rainforest distributed into two main types: open ombrophilous forest and seasonal semidecidual. Outbreaks of cutaneous leishmaniasis are sporadically reported in this region [3–5]. …”