[Epidemiology of tegumentary American leishmaniasis and its relations with agriculture and prospecting, in a locality of the State of Bahia, Brazil].
This study was carried out in the city of Lençóis, State of Bahia, with the objective of verifying the association between leishmaniasis infection and occupation. A Montenegro test and a questionnaire including biological and socio-economic variables were applied to the study group. Sandflies were captured in and around dwellings. The higher-than-average prevalence of leishmaniasis observed among agricultural workers and prospectors is explained by the double exposure to the infection-both at home and at work.
Dourado
M I
MI
Noronha
C V
CV
Alcantara
N
N
Ichihara
M Y
MY
Loureiro
S
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007428:Intradermal Tests / Q000379:methods; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008906:Mining; D009790:Occupations; D010691:Phlebotomus / Q000502:physiology
Epidemiologia da leishmaniose tegumentar americana e suas relações com a lavoura e o garimpo, em localidade do Estado da Bahia (Brasil).