A Organização Mundial de Saúde e o Ministério da Saúde do Brasil preconizam a importância de avaliar a ocorrência de doenças negligenciadas, entre elas as Leishmanioses, em regiões consideradas indenes, pois a identificação precoce de áreas de ocorrência dessas enfermidades favorece a implementação de medidas preventivas de forma mais eficaz. Objetivo: Determinar a prevalência de leishmaniose visceral (LV) cani...
Mansonella ozzardi, a human filarial nematode transmitted by Diptera Simuliidae flies (black flies), is widely spread in the Amazon, while the occurrence of mansonelliasis in the State of Rondônia (Western Amazonia) has not been reported thus far. The existence of this parasitic disease in this state is investigated in this study. Methods: A total of 4,452 people who lived alongside the Madeira, Mamore, Guapore...
Introduction: Mansonelliasis is caused by Mansonella ozzardi. It is widespread in the Amazon region, with a high prevalence. Te common exam of thick blood smears stained with Giemsa shows low efficacy levels and has been an obstacle to diagnosing individuals with low blood parasitemia. Methods: In order to increase diagnosis efcacy, the PCR technique was improved. Results and Conclusions: PCR demonstrated the b...
Made available in DSpace on 2019-10-06T07:12:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2019-07-29; Triatominae are insects notorious as vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, which is the etiologic agent of Chagas disease, and other trypanosomatids. Triatomines of the genus Rhodnius are primarily sylvatic, nevertheless the occurrence of native species that invade households suggests their possible role in the...
Made available in DSpace on 2019-10-06T15:23:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2018-11-01; Rhodnius montenegrensis was described in 2012. Since then, reports of the occurrence of this species associated with palm trees near households in Rondônia have been published. This study aimed to analyze the natural infection of R. montenegrensis with trypanosomatids in the municipality of Monte Negro,...
Introdução: Infecções por Entamoeba histolytica foram investigadas em moradores dos municípios de Ariquemes e Monte Negro, Rondônia, Brasil. Métodos: Amostras de fezes de 216 indivíduos foram processadas por microscopia óptica para detecção de cistos do complexo E. histolytica/E. dispar, seguido pelo método de imunoensaio utilizando kit de ensaio imunoenzimático para detecção específica de antígeno de E. histol...