The patterns of tungiasis in Araruama township, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Resumo: | This paper describes patterns of infestation with Tunga penetrans (L., 1758) within the poor community of Araruama municipality, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, assessed by the number of persons and domestic animals parasitized. The overall prevalence of infestation was 49.2% (211 parasitized hosts) of the 429 examined. Humans (p < 0.01) and dogs (p < 0.01) were the most important hosts with 62.6% and 35.6% respectively. Dogs were considered as the potential infestation source to humans. Considering sex and age groups, both measures showed a significant difference (p < 0.01): female (62.2% infested of 143 examined) and male (43.9% infested of 98 examined). All age classes were found infested with significant difference (G = 42.5; p < 0.01) and most of the infestation occurred in children in the 0-9-year old category (27.3%). In contrast and based on mean of chigoe burden per person, the parasitic intensity was significantly higher on male than on female in all age categories, except for the 50+ (H = 27.1; p < 0.01) and decreasing with the increase of age (chi2 = 69.7, A = -124.6, p < 0.01). Growing urbanization, improved housing and sewage systems, use of appropriate footwear, examination of the feet principally in young children, antitetanus prophylaxis and reduction of stray dogs population are the major prophylactic methods recommended. |
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The patterns of tungiasis in Araruama township, state of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilSiphonapteratungiasisTunga penetransprevalencehost preferencesepidemiologyRio de JaneiroBrazilThis paper describes patterns of infestation with Tunga penetrans (L., 1758) within the poor community of Araruama municipality, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, assessed by the number of persons and domestic animals parasitized. The overall prevalence of infestation was 49.2% (211 parasitized hosts) of the 429 examined. Humans (p < 0.01) and dogs (p < 0.01) were the most important hosts with 62.6% and 35.6% respectively. Dogs were considered as the potential infestation source to humans. Considering sex and age groups, both measures showed a significant difference (p < 0.01): female (62.2% infested of 143 examined) and male (43.9% infested of 98 examined). All age classes were found infested with significant difference (G = 42.5; p < 0.01) and most of the infestation occurred in children in the 0-9-year old category (27.3%). In contrast and based on mean of chigoe burden per person, the parasitic intensity was significantly higher on male than on female in all age categories, except for the 50+ (H = 27.1; p < 0.01) and decreasing with the increase of age (chi2 = 69.7, A = -124.6, p < 0.01). Growing urbanization, improved housing and sewage systems, use of appropriate footwear, examination of the feet principally in young children, antitetanus prophylaxis and reduction of stray dogs population are the major prophylactic methods recommended.Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde2003-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000100005Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.98 n.1 2003reponame:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruzinstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruzinstacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/S0074-02762003000100005info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCarvalho,Raimundo Wilson deAlmeida,Adilson Benedito deBarbosa-Silva,Silvia CristinaAmorim,MarineteRibeiro,Paulo CésarSerra-Freire,Nicolau Mauéseng2020-04-25T17:48:59Zhttp://www.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php0074-02761678-8060opendoar:null2020-04-26 02:11:40.479Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Fundação Oswaldo Cruztrue |
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The patterns of tungiasis in Araruama township, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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The patterns of tungiasis in Araruama township, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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The patterns of tungiasis in Araruama township, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Carvalho,Raimundo Wilson de Siphonaptera tungiasis Tunga penetrans prevalence host preferences epidemiology Rio de Janeiro Brazil |
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The patterns of tungiasis in Araruama township, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
title_full |
The patterns of tungiasis in Araruama township, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
title_fullStr |
The patterns of tungiasis in Araruama township, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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The patterns of tungiasis in Araruama township, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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The patterns of tungiasis in Araruama township, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Carvalho,Raimundo Wilson de |
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Carvalho,Raimundo Wilson de Almeida,Adilson Benedito de Barbosa-Silva,Silvia Cristina Amorim,Marinete Ribeiro,Paulo César Serra-Freire,Nicolau Maués |
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Almeida,Adilson Benedito de Barbosa-Silva,Silvia Cristina Amorim,Marinete Ribeiro,Paulo César Serra-Freire,Nicolau Maués |
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Carvalho,Raimundo Wilson de Almeida,Adilson Benedito de Barbosa-Silva,Silvia Cristina Amorim,Marinete Ribeiro,Paulo César Serra-Freire,Nicolau Maués |
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Siphonaptera tungiasis Tunga penetrans prevalence host preferences epidemiology Rio de Janeiro Brazil |
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Siphonaptera tungiasis Tunga penetrans prevalence host preferences epidemiology Rio de Janeiro Brazil |
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This paper describes patterns of infestation with Tunga penetrans (L., 1758) within the poor community of Araruama municipality, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, assessed by the number of persons and domestic animals parasitized. The overall prevalence of infestation was 49.2% (211 parasitized hosts) of the 429 examined. Humans (p < 0.01) and dogs (p < 0.01) were the most important hosts with 62.6% and 35.6% respectively. Dogs were considered as the potential infestation source to humans. Considering sex and age groups, both measures showed a significant difference (p < 0.01): female (62.2% infested of 143 examined) and male (43.9% infested of 98 examined). All age classes were found infested with significant difference (G = 42.5; p < 0.01) and most of the infestation occurred in children in the 0-9-year old category (27.3%). In contrast and based on mean of chigoe burden per person, the parasitic intensity was significantly higher on male than on female in all age categories, except for the 50+ (H = 27.1; p < 0.01) and decreasing with the increase of age (chi2 = 69.7, A = -124.6, p < 0.01). Growing urbanization, improved housing and sewage systems, use of appropriate footwear, examination of the feet principally in young children, antitetanus prophylaxis and reduction of stray dogs population are the major prophylactic methods recommended. |
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This paper describes patterns of infestation with Tunga penetrans (L., 1758) within the poor community of Araruama municipality, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, assessed by the number of persons and domestic animals parasitized. The overall prevalence of infestation was 49.2% (211 parasitized hosts) of the 429 examined. Humans (p < 0.01) and dogs (p < 0.01) were the most important hosts with 62.6% and 35.6% respectively. Dogs were considered as the potential infestation source to humans. Considering sex and age groups, both measures showed a significant difference (p < 0.01): female (62.2% infested of 143 examined) and male (43.9% infested of 98 examined). All age classes were found infested with significant difference (G = 42.5; p < 0.01) and most of the infestation occurred in children in the 0-9-year old category (27.3%). In contrast and based on mean of chigoe burden per person, the parasitic intensity was significantly higher on male than on female in all age categories, except for the 50+ (H = 27.1; p < 0.01) and decreasing with the increase of age (chi2 = 69.7, A = -124.6, p < 0.01). Growing urbanization, improved housing and sewage systems, use of appropriate footwear, examination of the feet principally in young children, antitetanus prophylaxis and reduction of stray dogs population are the major prophylactic methods recommended. |
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