Rodent-borne viruses survey in rural settlers from Central Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 114: e180448, 2019. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
Anthropogenic environmental changes arising from settlement and agriculture include deforestation and replacement of natural vegetation by crops providing opportunities for pathogen spillover from animals to humans. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of rodent-borne virus infections in seven rural settlements from Midwestern Brazil. Of the 466 individuals tested 12 (2.57%) were reactive for orthohantavirus and 3 (0.64%) for mammarenavirus. These rural settlers lived under unfavorable infrastructure, socioeconomic disadvantages, and unsanitary conditions, representing a risk for rodent-borne infections. Development of public policies towards the improvement of health, sanitation and awareness of rodent-borne diseases in improvised camps and settlements is imperative, in order to reduce morbidity and mortality caused by these diseases.
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LILACS
主要主题:
Rodentia
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Arenaviridae Infections
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Hantavirus Infections
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Disease Vectors
研究类型:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
限制:
Aged80
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
国家/地区名称主题:
America do sul
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Brasil
语言:
En
期刊:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
期刊主题:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
年:
2019
类型:
Article