Spatial pattern, water use and risk levels associated with the transmission of schistosomiasis on the north coast of Pernambuco, Brazil

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ID5271900
AutoresHelen Paredes (0000-0002-4274-4783, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Reinaldo Souza-Santos (0000-0003-2387-6999, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Ana Paula Da Costa Resendes (0000-0002-2321-2386, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Marco Antônio Andrade De Souza (0000-0003-1190-8834, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Brasil; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brasil), Jones Albuquerque (0000-0001-8313-1687, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco), Silvana Bocanegra (Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco), Elainne Christine De Souza Gomes (0000-0001-7836-6457, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco), Constança Simões Barbosa (0000-0003-0549-8293, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz)
Año2010
Volumen26
Número5
Páginas1013-1023
Fecha de publicación2010-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
EditorialFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0102-311x2010000500023
PMID20563401
OpenAlexW2157390009
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2010000500023
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas14

This study aimed to describe epidemiological aspects of schistosomiasis in Carne de Vaca, Goiana, on the coast of Pernambuco State, Brazil and analyze the spatial distribution of households' sanitary conditions and patterns of water contact. A parasitological survey was conducted between 2006 and 2007. An indicator was set to establish risk levels for schistosomiasis based on variables of water contact pattern, household characteristics and proximity to the foci of vector snails. The prevalence was 18.71 in men and 15.96 in women. The age groups most affected were 20-29 years among men and 10-19 among women. The most common parasite load was 1-99 eggs per gram of feces. The prevalence was 17.3 cases per 100 inhabitants and its spatial distribution was not homogeneous. The Bayesian analysis proved unsatisfactory. It is concluded that schistosomiasis is endemic in Carne de Vaca and the risk indicator, based on geoprocessing, proved to be satisfactory, highlighting areas where the problem is more acute

Biology · Cartography · Environmental health · Feces · Geography · Geoprocessing · Helminthiasis · Helminths · Schistosomiasis · Socioeconomics · Spatial distribution · Transmission (telecommunications) · Vector (molecular biology) · Veterinary medicine · Zoology · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Demography · Ecology · Epidemiology · Medicine · Parasites and Host Interactions · Zoonotic diseases and public health