2022
DOI: 10.17058/reci.v11i4.15643
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Persistência e subnotificação da esquistossomose mansônica em município da Zona da Mata de Minas Gerais

Abstract: Justificativa e Objetivos: A esquistossomose mansônica é uma doença crônica negligenciadacuja causa é o Schistosoma mansoni, sendo endêmica no Brasil. Apresenta acometimentosistêmico e tem como manifestações clínicas desde dermatites até síndromes clínicas graves commanifestações neurológicas e/ou hepáticas, como cirrose hepática. Apesar de a incidência haverdiminuído na última década, estima-se que haja subnotificação no país. Esta pesquisa teve comoobjetivo verificar a existência de subnotificação e a persis… Show more

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“…Due to a lack of effective treatment, ine ciency, or the use of poor and outdated methods, these diseases are classi ed as neglected diseases (Saucha et al, 2015). One of the parasitic infections promoted by worms is schistosomiasis, that is a disease caused by the trematode parasite Schistosoma mansoni, which has a high incidence in Brazil (Meireles et al, 2022). It is contracted through contaminated water, and the biological cycle of the worm requires the presence of the intermediate host, snails of the genus Biomphalaria, including the species B. glabrata (Carlos de Souza et al, 2011).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Due to a lack of effective treatment, ine ciency, or the use of poor and outdated methods, these diseases are classi ed as neglected diseases (Saucha et al, 2015). One of the parasitic infections promoted by worms is schistosomiasis, that is a disease caused by the trematode parasite Schistosoma mansoni, which has a high incidence in Brazil (Meireles et al, 2022). It is contracted through contaminated water, and the biological cycle of the worm requires the presence of the intermediate host, snails of the genus Biomphalaria, including the species B. glabrata (Carlos de Souza et al, 2011).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%