Epidemiology and predictors of occurrence of SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI infection in a low-endemicity area in northeast Brazil

Autores

  • Mariana Silva Sousa Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
  • Marta Cristhiany Cunha Pinheiro Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
  • Alberto Novaes Ramos Júnior Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
  • Jose Damiao da Silva Filho Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
  • Fernando Schemelzer Moraes Bezerra Universidade Federal do Ceará

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https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v49i3.62455

Resumo

In Latin America 96% of the cases of schistosomiasis occur in Brazil in low-socioeconomic status populations. The epidemiological characteristics and occurrence predictors of Schistosoma mansoni infection were determined in the Bananeiras community, located in Capistrano, a town in Ceará state, Brazil. Sanitary, environmental, socioeconomic, and behavioral data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. An investigation to assess S. mansoni infection was conducted using the Kato-Katz and Point-of-Care Circulating Cathodic Antigen (POC-CCA) methods. From the 258 subjects were analyzed, 54.3% (n=140) were women, median age 30 years. Thirty-three (12.8%) individuals were positive by either egg- and/or CCA-positivity. The highest positivity rate was found in the 30-39 year old group. There was no piped water supply, sewage network or municipal refuse collection service. Most individuals were illiterate or had not finished elementary school (66.3%). About 29.1% of the families had a monthly income below one Brazilian minimum wage and 91.1% reported contact with natural water sources. We found an association between infection and age group of 20-40 years, illiteracy, household with 7 inhabitants or more, household with up to 3 rooms and an outhouse. Contrarily, being 40 years old or older and household with up to 6 inhabitants were not risk factors. Schistosomiasis remains a public health problem in this municipality, evidencing a strong association with low socioeconomic conditions and high vulnerability. These findings reinforce the importance of identifying the factors associated with the infection for more effective guidance in actions in control programs targeting schistosomiasis prevention and control. 

KEY WORDS: Schistosomiasis; Schistosoma mansoni; epidemiology; predictors; low endemicity;
urim antigen.

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Biografia do Autor

Mariana Silva Sousa, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
2. Laboratório de Parasitologia e Biologia de Moluscos, Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.

Marta Cristhiany Cunha Pinheiro , Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

Laboratório de Parasitologia e Biologia de Moluscos, Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.

Alberto Novaes Ramos Júnior , Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.

Jose Damiao da Silva Filho , Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

1. Laboratório de Parasitologia e Biologia de Moluscos, Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
2. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.

Fernando Schemelzer Moraes Bezerra, Universidade Federal do Ceará

1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
2. Laboratório de Parasitologia e Biologia de Moluscos, Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.

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2020-09-30

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SILVA SOUSA, M. .; CRISTHIANY CUNHA PINHEIRO , M.; NOVAES RAMOS JÚNIOR , A. .; DAMIAO DA SILVA FILHO , J.; MORAES BEZERRA, F. S. Epidemiology and predictors of occurrence of SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI infection in a low-endemicity area in northeast Brazil. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 49, n. 3, 2020. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v49i3.62455. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/62455. Acesso em: 28 mar. 2024.

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