The present situation regarding lymphatic filariasis in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil

A cross-sectional population-based survey on the occurrence of lymphatic filariasis was carried out in the municipality of Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil. 7,650 individuals of both sexes were examined (from 1,416 households) of whom six tested positive for microfilaria accordi...

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Published inRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo Vol. 48; no. 5; pp. 263 - 267
Main Authors Medeiros, Zulma, Alves, Ayla, Brito, José Anchieta, Borba, Ladjane, Santos, Zailde, Costa, José Pereira, do Espírito Santo, Marlene Eunice, Netto, Maria José Evangelista
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brazil Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo 01.09.2006
Instituto de Medicina Tropical
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Animals
Brazil - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Elephantiasis, Filarial - diagnosis
Elephantiasis, Filarial - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Seroepidemiologic Studies
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Urban Population
Brazil
Lymphatic filariasis
Epidemiology
Wuchereria bancrofti
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Summary:A cross-sectional population-based survey on the occurrence of lymphatic filariasis was carried out in the municipality of Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil. 7,650 individuals of both sexes were examined (from 1,416 households) of whom six tested positive for microfilaria according to the thick blood diagnostic test. The age of the individuals examined varied from 0 to 98 (averaging 26.6 years), whilst the age of the microfilaria-positive individuals varied from 11 to 29, averaging 22.5 years. Five of the six positive cases were male. These cases were residents of the following areas: Pista Preta (one case); Ponte dos Carvalhos (four cases); and Pontezinha (one case). This last case from Pontezinha was autochthonous. Of the individuals examined, 109 (1.4%) cited complaints relating to filariasis. These results suggest that filariasis is being transmitted in the municipality of Cabo de Santo Agostinho, a finding that establishes the need to carry out disease control activities, and to collaborate with the planning of the national programme for the elimination of filariasis.
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ISSN:0036-4665
1678-9946
0036-4665
1678-9946
DOI:10.1590/S0036-46652006000500005