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MANSONELLA OZZARDI (NEMATODA: ONCHOCERCIDAE) IN THE RIVERINE POPULATION OF THE TEFÉ RIVER, STATE OF AMAZONIA, BRAZIL
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Fiocruz Rondônia. Laboratório de Entomologia Médica. Porto Velho, RO, Brasil.
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia. Coordenação de Sociedade, Ambiente e Saúde. Manaus, AM, Brasil.
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia. Coordenação de Sociedade, Ambiente e Saúde. Manaus, AM, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Leônidas e Maria Deane. Manaus, AM, Brasil.
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia. Coordenação de Sociedade, Ambiente e Saúde. Manaus, AM, Brasil.
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia. Coordenação de Sociedade, Ambiente e Saúde. Manaus, AM, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Leônidas e Maria Deane. Manaus, AM, Brasil.
Abstract
Introduction: This study assessed the prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi in riverine communities of the Tefé River, Amazonas, Brazil. Methods: The prevalence of M. ozzardi was estimated by microscopic examination of thick blood smears. Results: The M. ozzardi prevalence rate was 6.3% (19/300). Filarial infection was found in 8 of the 11 communities surveyed, with prevalence rates varying from 2.5% to 22.2%. Conclusions: Tefé is a region of oil and natural gas exploration, in which there is a high turnover of workers. Migration patterns may facilitate the dissemination of mansonelliasis to other regions.
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