Autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis in Brasília, Federal District, Brazil.

نویسندگان

  • César Omar Carranza-Tamayo
  • Maria do Socorro Laurentino de Carvalho
  • Angelika Bredt
  • Maria Isabel Rao Bofil
  • Rodrigo Menna Barreto Rodrigues
  • Ailton Domício da Silva
  • Sandra Maria Felipe Coelho Cortez
  • Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero
چکیده

INTRODUCTION Visceral leishmaniasis is a public health threat in Brazil considering the high lethality rates and increasing geographical dispersion to large urban conglomerates over the past 25 years. This study aimed to confirm suspected autochthonous cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported from 2005 to 2009 among individuals living in Brasilia, Federal District. METHODS A retrospective review of the surveillance data obtained on a regular basis and clinical records of the reported cases were performed in 2009. RESULTS Data from entomological and canine surveys revealed the presence of both Lutzomyia longipalpis and positive serology for Leishmania in dogs within 19 of the 21 neighborhoods where human cases occurred since 2005. The review of surveillance data and medical records, together with the entomological and canine survey data, permitted confirmation of 21 autochthonous human cases in the Federal District. The disease predominantly affected children (12/21) and those from the Sobradinho region (16/21); the typical presentation of fever, hepatosplenomegaly and pancytopenia was observed in 67% of cases. Three deaths occurred during the study period. Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi was successfully isolated from one human case and twelve canine cases. CONCLUSIONS Visceral leishmaniasis should be considered endemic in Brasilia based on the documented epidemiological behavior herein described and the confirmed autochthony of human cases.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

دوره 43 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010