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Schistosomiasis mansoni and hydrographical conditions in São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, ISSN: 1878-3503, Vol: 117, Issue: 5, Page: 391-400
2023
  • 2
    Citations
  • 0
    Usage
  • 5
    Captures
  • 1
    Mentions
  • 0
    Social Media
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  • Citations
    2
    • Citation Indexes
      2
  • Captures
    5
  • Mentions
    1
    • News Mentions
      1
      • News
        1

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Data from Federal University Sao Carlos Provide New Insights into Schistosomiasis mansoni (Schistosomiasis Mansoni and Hydrographical Conditions In Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil)

2023 FEB 10 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Daily -- Investigators publish new report on Parasitic Diseases and

Article Description

Background: In Brazil, schistosomiasis mansoni cases still occur, even in non-endemic areas. This study aimed to evaluate schistosomiasis mansoni cases and to delimit water collections investigated for infested planorbidae in São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study and spatial analysis of schistosomiasis mansoni cases notified in the city from January 2005 to December 2017 was conducted. The study used geographical information system software to map residential and leisure exposures to water courses and bodies and related them to planorbidae surveys of São Paulo state. Results: During the study period, 32 cases were notified. The main forms were intestinal and hepatosplenic. Twenty-eight cases were allochthonous, two autochthonous and two indeterminate. Eleven patients (33.3%) had contact with water collections in São Carlos, mainly the 29 and Broa reservoirs. Three of them had contact only with water collections in the region. A third of cases lived in the Água Fria and Água Quente microbasins, highly impacted by the presence of domestic sewage, and the whole region seems to be colonized by Biomphalaria tenagophila. Conclusions: The resolution of anthropogenic contamination of water bodies is crucial for controlling schistosomiasis mansoni autochthony in São Carlos.

Bibliographic Details

De Sousa Dos Santos, Sigrid; Chachá, Silvana Gama Florencio; da Rocha, Beatriz Correia; Spiller, Katia Regina; de Toledo, Carlos Fischer; Aníbal, Fernanda de Freitas; de Avó, Lucimar Retto da Silva; Luporini, Rafael Luis; Cereda Junior, Abimael; Melanda, Edson Augusto

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine

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