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      Clinical-epidemiologic study of schistosomiasis mansoni in Ponte do Pasmado, a village in the municipality of Itinga, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1992 Translated title: Estudo clínico epidemiológico da esquistossomose mansoni no povoado de Ponte do Pasmado, município de Itinga, Minas Gerais (Brasil), 1992

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          A clinical-epidemiologic study of schistosomiasis mansoni was conducted in the population of Ponte do Pasmado, a village in the municipality of Itinga, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Faecal Parasitology by the Kato-Katz method and clinical examination were performed in 93.8% and 82.8% of the local population, respectively. A socioeconomic survey was also made and the signs and symptoms presented by the patients were recorded, as well as their contacts with natural waters. The rate of Schistosoma mansoni infection was 50.3%; the peak of infection occurred during the second decade of life; there was a predominance of low egg counts in faeces (85.89% of positive patients eliminated less than 500 eggs per gram of faeces); the splenomegaly rate was 1.23%. When the risk factors for S. mansoni infection were studied, significant risks were detected in activities such as fetching water, washing dishes, bathing, and crossing streams.

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          Foi realizado estudo clínico-epidemiológico da esquistossomose mansoni na população do povoado da Ponte do Pasmado, município de Itinga, Minas Gerais (Brasil). Foram feitos exame parasitológico de fezes pelo método de Kato-Katz e exame clínico em, respectivamente, 93,8% e 82,8% da população local. Foi realizado levantamento sócio-econômico e pesquisados os sinais e sintomas apresentados pelos pacientes, assim como seus contatos com águas naturais. O índice de infecção pelo Schistosoma mansoni foi de 50,3%; o pico da infecção ocorreu na segunda década de vida; predominaram as baixas contagens de ovos nas fezes (85,89% dos pacientes positivos eliminaram menos de 500 ovos por grama de fezes); o índice de esplenomegalia foi de 1,23%. Foram estudados os fatores de risco para a infecção por S. mansoni; riscos significativos foram encontrados para buscar água e lavar vasilhas, tomar banho e atravessar córregos.

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              A esquistossomose mansoni em Minas Gerais

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                Journal
                rimtsp
                Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
                Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo
                Instituto de Medicina Tropical (São Paulo, SP, Brazil )
                1678-9946
                February 1995
                : 37
                : 1
                : 81-85
                Affiliations
                [02] Belo Horizonte orgnameUFMG orgdiv1Faculty of Medicine orgdiv2Department of Preventive and Social Medicine Brazil
                [01] Belo Horizonte orgnameUFMG orgdiv1Students of the Medical Course Brazil
                [03] Belo Horizonte orgnameUFMG orgdiv1Faculty of Medicine orgdiv2Department of Internal Medicine Brazil
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                S0036-46651995000100013 S0036-4665(95)03700113
                10.1590/S0036-46651995000100013
                1c6e2bc7-4f57-46ee-bd27-fe6b67036124

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 25 August 1994
                : 24 May 1994
                Page count
                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 17, Pages: 5
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                SciELO Brazil

                Categories
                Epidemiology

                Schistosomiasis mansoni,Epidemiology
                Schistosomiasis mansoni, Epidemiology

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