Doença de Chagas no Brasil

Cadernos de Saúde Pública

Márcio C. Vinhaes²  João Carlos Pinto Dias¹ 

[1] ,Ministério da Saúde Fundação Nacional de Saúde Centro Nacional de EpidemiologiaBrasília DF ,Brasil

关键词: Chagas Disease;    Triatominae;    Insect Vectors;    Vector Control;    Prevention and Control;    Doença de Chagas;    Triatominae;    Insetos Vetores;    Controle de Vetores;    Prevenção e Controle;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2000000800002

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This article presents the current situation for Chagas disease vectors in Brazil, based on data from the Brazilian National Health Foundation (FNS). Over the course of the last 20 years, continuous chemical control has resulted in a clear reduction of triatomine densities and Trypanosoma cruzi in Brazilian dwellings. Results have been particularly promising in relation to Triatoma infestans and Panstrongylus megistus, considered the most important species in the past. In parallel, data from school serological surveys, hospitalized patients, and mortality records show an important decrease in the disease. Nevertheless, some areas of the Brazilian Northeast and some residual foci of Triatoma infestans and Panstrongylus megistus remain as major challenges for public health authorities, requiring effective epidemiological surveillance. States and municipalities are required to assume this task at present, as the traditional Brazilian National Health Foundation is undergoing decentralization.

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