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Title: | The burden of tuberculosis in indigenous peoples in Amazonia, Brazil |
Authors: | Coimbra Junior, Carlos Everaldo Alvares Basta, Paulo Cesar |
Affilliation: | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. Sem Afiliação |
Abstract: | Tuberculosis (TB) stands out as one of the principal infectious diseases affecting Amazonian Indians. Recent research indicates that incidence rates among indigenous peoples may be as much as ten times higher than those of the general Brazilian population. Purified protein derivative reactivity in Amazonia is low compared with populations of European descent; anergy rates usually surpass 50%, even under high BCG coverage. An annual risk of infection of 1.2-2.2% points to high rates of transmission. Whether or not particular susceptibility to TB is linked to genetics, Amazonian Indians face a disproportionately high risk of contracting and dying from TB. |
Keywords: | Amazonas Brasil Índios Sul-Americanos Região Norte Região Amazônica Epidemiologia Suruí Rondônia Tuberculose Fatores de Risco Estudos Epidemiológicos Mycobacterium tuberculosis Saúde das Populações Indígenas Resistência a Medicamentos Teste Tuberculínico |
DeCS: | Brasil Saúde de Populações Indígenas Índios Sul-Americanos Epidemiologia Ecossistema Amazônico Fatores de Risco Tuberculose Estudos Epidemiológicos Mycobacterium tuberculosis Resistência a Medicamentos Teste Tuberculínico |
Issue Date: | 2007 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Citation: | COIMBRA JUNIOR, Carlos Everaldo Alvares; BASTA, Paulo Cesar. The burden of tuberculosis in indigenous peoples in Amazonia, Brazil. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 101, n. 7, p. 635-636, 2007. |
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | 10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.03.013 |
ISSN: | 0035-9203 |
Copyright: | open access |
Appears in Collections: | EPI - Artigos de Periódicos |
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