title: Current profile of Mansonella ozzardi (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) in communities along the Ituxi river, Lábrea municipality, Amazonas, Brazil.
abstract: The objective of this paper was to describe the current status of Mansonella ozzardi prevalence among the inhabitants of 12 communities along the Ituxi river, in Lábrea municipality, state of Amazonas. The prevalence of M. ozzardi was determined using thick blood smears obtained by digital punctures. M. ozzardi was found in 30.23% of the samples collected (39/129), with similar prevalence between genders (males: 30.30%; females: 30.16%); the highest prevalence was found in homemakers (45.45%) followed by farmers (38.77%). Among age groups, males and females older than 48 exhibited the highest rates. These results show a significative increase in the prevalence when compared to a epidemiological study made 26 years ago in the same area as well as a different epidemiological profile (gender and occupation) in relation to other areas in Amazonas.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Etnoepidemiologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, AM, Brasil. jmedeiro@inpa.gov.br
authors.forename: Jansen Fernandes
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Medeiros
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Py-Daniel
authors.forename: Ulysses Carvalho
authors.initials: UC
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Guilherme Maerschner
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008366:Mansonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008368:Mansonelliasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D045483:Rivers
chemical_list: D000977:Antiparasitic Agents; D007559:Ivermectin