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Title: Visceral Leishmaniasis in Araatuba


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Visceral Leishmaniasis in Araçatuba
  • Evaluation and Epidemiology of Visceral
    Leishmaniasis
  • Ana Luiza, Daniel, Simone, Tatiana Wildo
  • Examining Socioeconomic Conditions
  • Amelia, Otibho Renata
  • Methods of Canine Control
  • Danielle, Joanna, Rei Tracy
  • Methods of Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Felipe, Josy, Leo, Michelle Ricky

2
Introduction Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL)
  • VL in the world
  • 500,000 cases/yr
  • 59,000 deaths/yr
  • Brazil reports most cases in Latin America
  • 3,500/yr
  • Socio-economic trends
  • 80 of victims live on lt 2/day
  • Drastic increase in cases 1980-2003
  • 51,222 cases reported, 10 fatality
  • Brazilian Leishmaniasis Control Program (BLCP)
    est. 1950
  • However, increase in VL cases continues

3
Key Biological Components of Disease
Host Human
Vector L. longipalpis
Parasite L. (infantum) chagasi
Reservior dog (foxes, oppossums, etc.)
4
The City of Araçatuba
5
Araçatuba Demographics
  • Area 1,167 km2, 530 km from Sao Paulo
  • Human Pop. 179,000
  • Canine Pop. 32,000 (14 dog-to-human ratio)
  • 100 access to running water, sewage and waste
    disposal services (Datasus report, 2000)
  • Median income R 902.68 per month
  • MF median income ratio 21
  • 34.6 report no income
  • Education
  • 85 literacy
  • 6.4 lt 1 year of schooling 50.9 lt 8 years of
    schooling 30.5 11 years of schooling.

(Datasus, 2007) (Barão, 2007)
6
Spread of VL in Araçatuba
Araçatuba
1997 L. Longipalpis 1998 1st dog case 1999 1st
human case
São Paulo
7
VL in Araçatuba cont.
  • VL incidence 11.2 cases per 100,000 persons
    (2007)
  • Vector-borne Disease Control
  • SUCEN divides city into 8 areas for control (5
    urban and 3 rural or semi-rural regions)
  • VL initially distributed evenly (lat e 1990s)
  • After establishment of the disease control
    program
  • Currently, VL concentrated in peripheral regions
  • Disproportionate levels of lower socio-economic
    status

(Datasus, 2007) (Barão, 2007)
8
Demographics of VL cases, GVE-Araçatuba
(1999-2007)
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