Seroepidemiology of Chagas disease in at-risk individuals in Caraíbas, a city with high endemicity in Bahia State, Brazil.
Caraíbas
active case finding
chronic Chagas disease
epidemiological surveillance
prevalence
screening
seroepidemiology
serologic diagnosis
Journal
Frontiers in public health
ISSN: 2296-2565
Titre abrégé: Front Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101616579
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
29
03
2023
accepted:
06
09
2023
medline:
1
11
2023
pubmed:
9
10
2023
entrez:
9
10
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
In Brazil, an estimated 1.1 million people are infected with A total of 572 individuals living in rural or urban areas of Caraíbas were eligible for the study. A serum sample was collected from 226 individuals, and the diagnosis performed according to international guidelines. The overall prevalence of anti- Compared with national estimates, we concluded that Caraíbas had a high prevalence for chronic CD and a high risk for persistent transmission. Through our study, it was possible to monitor individuals who were unaware of their clinical condition, thus improving their quality of life.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37808995
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1196403
pmc: PMC10556690
doi:
Substances chimiques
Immunoglobulin G
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1196403Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 Pavan, Dias, Cangussú, Dutra, Sampaio and Santos.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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