Prevalence of Bancroftian Filariasis in the City of Puerto Limón and the Province of Limón, Costa Rica *

Paniagua, Francisco; Garcés, Josep Lluı́s; Granados, Carlos; Zúñiga, Alberto; Ramírez, Miguel Ángel; Jiménez, Liliana

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1983.32.1294

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“…Subsequently, the parasite was further distributed in Latin America by the migration of people within the colonies. For example, W. bancrofti was introduced into Costa Rica in 1871 by infected Jamaicans who came as labourers to help building the railways between Puerto Limón and San José [ 72 ]. However, wuchereriasis did not expand to rural areas, and ever since its introduction remained a problem in Costa Rica of urban areas of Puerto Limón [ 72 ].…”

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“…For example, W. bancrofti was introduced into Costa Rica in 1871 by infected Jamaicans who came as labourers to help building the railways between Puerto Limón and San José [ 72 ]. However, wuchereriasis did not expand to rural areas, and ever since its introduction remained a problem in Costa Rica of urban areas of Puerto Limón [ 72 ]. The geographic origin and the timing of the global wide dispersal of W. bancrofti was recently corroborated by whole genome amplification analyses [ 73 ].…”

Section: Endoparasitesmentioning

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The spreading of parasites by human migratory activities

Steverding

2020

Virulence

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The global spread of parasites is unquestionably linked with human activities. Migration in all its different forms played a major role in the introduction of parasites into new areas. In ancient times, mass migrations were the main causes for the spread of parasites while in the recent past and present, emigration, immigration, displacement, external and internal migration, and labor migration were the reasons for the dispersal of parasites. With the advent of seagoing ships, longdistance trading became another important mode of spreading parasites. This review summarizes the spread of parasites using notable examples. In addition, the different hypotheses explaining the arrival of Plasmodium vivax and soil-transmitted helminths in pre-Columbian America are also discussed.

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confidence: 99%