Title |
Wuchereria bancrofti infection in Haitian immigrants and the risk of re-emergence of lymphatic filariasis in the Brazilian Amazon
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Published in |
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, March 2017
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DOI | 10.1590/0037-8682-0407-2016 |
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Authors |
Edson Fidelis da Silva, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães de Lacerda, Gilberto Fontes, Maria Paula Gomes Mourão, Marilaine Martins |
Abstract |
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a public health problem in Haiti. Thus, the emigration of Haitians to Brazil is worrisome because of the risk for LF re-emergence. Blood samples of Haitian immigrants, aged ≥18 years, who emigrated to Manaus (Brazilian Amazon), were examined using thick blood smears, membrane blood filtration, and immunochromatography. Of the 244 immigrants evaluated, 1 (0.4%) tested positive for W. bancrofti; 11.5% reported as having received LF treatment in Haiti. The re-emergence of LF in Manaus is unlikely, due to its low prevalence and low density of microfilaremia among the assessed Haitian immigrants. |
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