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High burden of hospital morbidity and mortality due to Chagas disease in Bahia ...
García, Gabriela Soledad Márdero; Leite, Andreia; de Souza, Eliana Amorim; Ferreira, Anderson Fuentes; de Sousa, Andrea Silvestre; Luiz, Ronir RaggioChagas disease (CD) is a chronic condition associated with high morbidity and mortality in endemic regions of Brazil, particularly in the state of Bahia. The clinical-epidemiologic analysis of hospital admissions is strategic due to limited data on chronic CD infections and the general lack of access to diagnosis and treatment. This study examines sociodemographic and clinical-epidemiological patterns of hospit...
Epidemiology of human rabies in the state of Ceará, Brazil, 1970-2019
Duarte, Naylê Francelino Holanda; Neto, Roberto da Justa Pires; Viana, Victoria Forte; Feijão, Levi Ximenes; Abreu, Karina Gatti deObjective: To describe the epidemiology of cases of human rabies in Ceará State, Brazil, 1970-2019. Methods: We analyzed secondary data from the State Department of Health and the reference hospital. Results: Of 171 cases, 75.7% occurred in males, 60.0% in <19 year-olds, and 56.0% in urban areas. Rabies was transmitted by dogs in 74.0%, marmosets in 16.7% and bats in 7.3%. Between 1970 and 1978, there was an...
Aspectos nutricionais de pessoas acometidas por hanseníase, entre 2001 e 2014, ...
Teixeira, Camila Silveira Silva; Medeiros, Danielle Souto de; Alencar, Carlos Henrique; Ramos Júnior, Alberto Novaes; Heukelbach, JorgThe study aimed to characterize food insecurity, nutritional status, and eating habits of people affected by leprosy. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study based on a census population. We evaluated 276 cases, reported in the Notifiable Diseases Information System, between 2001 and 2014, in the municipalities of Vitória da Conquista and Tremedal, in the state of Bahia. Food insecurity was estimated accord...
Baixo desempenho de indicadores operacionais de controle da hanseníase no estad...
Souza, Eliana Amorim de; Heukelbach, Jorg; Oliveira, Maria Leide Wand-Del-Rey; Ferreira, Anderson Fuentes; Sena Neto, Sebastiao Alves deObjective: To characterize spatiotemporal patterns of operational indicators for leprosy control in the state of Bahia from 2001 to 2014. Methods: This is a population-based ecological study, with spatial distribution and autocorrelation of operational indicators for leprosy control. Results: From 2001 to 2007, 42.7% (n=178) of the municipalities presented a cure rate lower than 75%, increasing to 61.4% (n =291...
Desempenho da vigilância de contatos de casos de hanseníase: uma análise espaço...
Souza, Eliana Amorim de; Ferreira, Anderson Fuentes; Pinto, Maria Solange Araújo Paiva; Heukelbach, Jorg; Oliveira, Héllen XavierThe aim was to analyze the space-time trend in the proportion of contacts examined among those recorded, according to demographic profile of new leprosy cases in the State of Bahia, Brazil, in the 2003-2014 cohort. This was a state population-based ecological study with temporal and spatial analyses of the proportion of contacts examined among those recorded, according to characteristics of the reference lepros...
Scabies in resource-poor communities in Nasarawa state, Nigeria: epidemiology, ...
Ugbomoiko, Uade Samuel; Oyedeji, Samuel Adeola; Babamale, Olarewaju Abdulkareem; Heukelbach, JorgEpidemiology and clinical features of scabies remain largely unknown in Nigeria’s rural communities. To fill this gap, we performed a cross-sectional study in three rural communities in north central Nigeria. A total of 500 individuals were included and examined for scabies infestation; a questionnaire was applied to collect socio-demographic and behavioral data. Scabies was diagnosed in 325 (65.0%) participant...
Hospitalizations and deaths associated with diarrhea and respiratory diseases a...
Ahmed, Mohamed Lemine Cheikh Brahim; Weddih, Abdellahi; Benhafid, Mohammed; Bollahi, Mohamed Abdellahi; Sidatt, Mariem; Makhalla, KhattryDiarrhea and respiratory diseases are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among <5-year-olds worldwide, but systematic data are not available from Mauritania. We conducted a hospital-based retrospective study. Data on admissions to Mauritania’s National Referral Hospital (the main pediatric referral center in the country), due to diarrhea and respiratory diseases, during 2011–2014, were analyzed. A to...
Diagnostic performance of Kato Katz technique and point-of-care circulating cat...
Mazigo, Humphrey D.; Heukelbach, JorgBackground: The diagnostic performance of the Kato Katz (KK) technique and the point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen (POC-CCA) test in detecting S. mansoni infection in the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection has remained inconclusive. The present cross-sectional survey compared the diagnostic performance of the KK technique and the POC-CCA test in diagnosing S. mansoni infecti...
Grade 2 disabilities in leprosy patients from Brazil: Need for follow-up after ...
Raposo, Marcos Túlio; Reis, Martha Cerqueira; Caminha, Ana Virgínia de Queiroz; Heukelbach, Jorg; Parker, Lucy Anne; Pastor-Valero, MariaBackground Leprosy continues to be a public health problem in many countries. Difficulties faced by health services include late diagnosis, under-reporting of new cases, adequate monitoring of disabilities and treatment. Furthermore, systematic follow-up after completion of treatment is important, when new disabilities may occur, or existing disabilities may get worse. The objective of the present study was to ...
The burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Brazil, 1990-2016: a subnational a...
Martins-Melo, Francisco Rogerlândio; Carneiro, Mariângela Carneiro; Ramos Júnior, Alberto Novaes; Heukelbach, Jorg; Ribeiro, Antonio Luiz PinhoBackground Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are important causes of morbidity, disability, and mortality among poor and vulnerable populations in several countries worldwide, including Brazil. We present the burden of NTDs in Brazil from 1990 to 2016 based on findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2016 (GBD 2016). Methodology We extracted data from GBD 2016 to assess yea...