Epidemiological and environmental aspects of visceral leishmaniasis in children under 15 years of age between 2007 and 2012 in the City of Araguaína, State of Tocantins, Brazil

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) stands out as a zoonosis observed on four continents and also in urban expansion zones in several regions of Brazil. A cross-sectional epidemiological study of VL cases in children under 15 years of age in the period from 2007 to 2012. Clinical data were gathered from med...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2014-07, Vol.47 (4), p.476-482
Main Authors: Oliveira, Iara Brito Bucar, Batista, Hebert Lima, Peluzio, Joênes Mucci, Pfrimer, Irmtraut Araci Hoffmann, Rodrigues, Flávia Melo, Carmo Filho, José Rodrigues do
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Brazil - epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Endemic Diseases
Environmental factors
Epidemiologic Methods
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Infant
Leishmaniasis, Visceral - epidemiology
Male
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Visceral leishmaniasis
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Summary:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) stands out as a zoonosis observed on four continents and also in urban expansion zones in several regions of Brazil. A cross-sectional epidemiological study of VL cases in children under 15 years of age in the period from 2007 to 2012. Clinical data were gathered from medical reports; meteorological data were obtained at the Meteorological Measurement Department of UFT. Environmental variables were divided into two periods, rainy and dry. The study revealed no difference by gender (p=0.67) among the 821 patients. However, the most affected age group was between one and five years of age (58.6%; p
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
1678-9849
0037-8682
DOI:10.1590/0037-8682-0099-2014