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LEPTOSPIROSIS IN A SUBSISTENCE FARMING COMMUNITY IN BRAZIL.
Leptospirose/epidemiologia
Adolescente
Adulto
Doenças dos Trabalhadores Agrícolas/sangue
Anticorpos Antibacterianos/sangue
Marcadores Biológicos/sangue
Brasil/epidemiologia
Criança
Estudos Transversais
Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática
Feminino
Humanos
Imunoglobulina M/sangue
Leptospira/imunologia
Leptospirose/sangue
Masculino
Meia-Idade
Prevalência
Fatores de Risco
Saúde da População Rural
Adulto Jovem
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Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil
Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil
Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil
Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil
Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil
Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil
Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Weil Medical College of Cornell University. New York, USA
Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil
Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil
Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil
Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil
Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil
Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil
Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Weil Medical College of Cornell University. New York, USA
Gonçalo Moniz Research Center. Department of Biochemistry. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, Brasil
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.
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Doenças dos Trabalhadores Agrícolas/epidemiologiaLeptospirose/epidemiologia
Adolescente
Adulto
Doenças dos Trabalhadores Agrícolas/sangue
Anticorpos Antibacterianos/sangue
Marcadores Biológicos/sangue
Brasil/epidemiologia
Criança
Estudos Transversais
Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática
Feminino
Humanos
Imunoglobulina M/sangue
Leptospira/imunologia
Leptospirose/sangue
Masculino
Meia-Idade
Prevalência
Fatores de Risco
Saúde da População Rural
Adulto Jovem
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