Author | Lacerda, Hênio G. | |
Author | Monteiro, Glória Regina | |
Author | Oliveira, Carlos C. G. | |
Author | Suassuna, Fernando B. | |
Author | Queiroz, José W. | |
Author | Barbosa, James D. A. | |
Author | Martins, Daniella R. | |
Author | Reis, Mitermayer Galvão dos | |
Author | Ko, Albert Icksang | |
Author | Jerônimo, Selma Maria Bezerra | |
Access date | 2014-04-24T12:11:29Z | |
Available date | 2014-04-24T12:11:29Z | |
Document date | 2008 | |
Citation | LACERDA, H. et al. Leptospirosis in a subsistence farming community in Brazil. Transactions Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 102, n. 12, p. 1233-1238, 2008. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 1878-3503 | |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/7531 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | Elsevier Ltd | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Title | Leptospirosis in a subsistence farming community in Brazil. | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.05.010 | |
Abstract | Leptospirosis has been reported in rural areas of Brazil. However, there is limited information about the exposure risk or the risk of Leptospira infection for rural-based populations. A cross-sectional study was carried out in order to determine the prevalence and risk factors for prior Leptospira infection in a rural subsistence farming region of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, an area in which outbreaks of leptospirosis have occurred. Among 290 individuals enrolled, 44 (15.2%) had anti-Leptospira IgM antibodies as determined by IgM ELISA. Infection tended to occur with activities related to the rice fields (P=0.08). Our findings indicate that Leptospira infection occurs even in years of low rainfall, and may have an important impact among poor rural-based subsistence farmers in Brazil. Additional studies are needed to characterize the mode of transmission in this region. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Weil Medical College of Cornell University. New York, USA | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil | pt_BR |
Subject | Leptospirosis | pt_BR |
Subject | Disease outbreaks | pt_BR |
Subject | Surveillance | pt_BR |
Subject | Prevalence | pt_BR |
Subject | Rural population | pt_BR |
Subject | Brazil | pt_BR |
DeCS | Doenças dos Trabalhadores Agrícolas/epidemiologia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Leptospirose/epidemiologia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Adolescente | pt_BR |
DeCS | Adulto | pt_BR |
DeCS | Doenças dos Trabalhadores Agrícolas/sangue | pt_BR |
DeCS | Anticorpos Antibacterianos/sangue | pt_BR |
DeCS | Marcadores Biológicos/sangue | pt_BR |
DeCS | Brasil/epidemiologia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Criança | pt_BR |
DeCS | Estudos Transversais | pt_BR |
DeCS | Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática | pt_BR |
DeCS | Feminino | pt_BR |
DeCS | Humanos | pt_BR |
DeCS | Imunoglobulina M/sangue | pt_BR |
DeCS | Leptospira/imunologia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Leptospirose/sangue | pt_BR |
DeCS | Masculino | pt_BR |
DeCS | Meia-Idade | pt_BR |
DeCS | Prevalência | pt_BR |
DeCS | Fatores de Risco | pt_BR |
DeCS | Saúde da População Rural | pt_BR |
DeCS | Adulto Jovem | pt_BR |