Publications by authors named "Joyce Favacho Cardoso Nogueira"
worms cause a waterborne parasitic disease called schistosomiasis. It commonly affects individuals in lack of sanitation structure. In Brazil, Pará state has Belém as one of the worst sanitation-ranking places in 2023, where schistosomiasis transmission was already documented.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEpidemiological profile of human toxocariasis in patients examined at Evandro Chagas Institute (IEC/SVSA/MS) between 2014 and 2019.
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- Toxocariasis is caused by nematodes from the Toxocara genus, which primarily affect dogs and cats, with humans acting as incidental hosts.
- The study analyzed 734 patient samples for Toxocara canis antibodies from October 2014 to October 2019, revealing a 41.8% seroprevalence, particularly affecting children aged 11 and younger, and predominantly males.
- The findings highlight a high prevalence in Pará state and stress the importance of further research and health campaigns targeting both domestic and stray animals to improve control and surveillance of parasitic infections.
The use of the circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) urine cassette assay for the diagnosis and assessment of cure of Schistosoma mansoni infections in an endemic area of the Amazon region.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
October 2020
Introduction: Schistosomiasis is a poverty-related disease that affects people in 78 countries worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen (POC-CCA) test performance using sensitive parasitological methods as a reference standard (RS) in individuals before and after treatment.
Methods: The RS was established by combining the results of 16 Kato-Katz slides and the Helmintex® method.
Concordance of the point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen test for the diagnosis of intestinal schistosomiasis in a low endemicity area.
Infect Dis Poverty
May 2019
Background: The Kato-Katz technique is recommended worldwide for the diagnosis of intestinal schistosomiasis, detecting parasite eggs in feces of infected people. However, new tests have been developed in order to facilitate diagnosis, e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In recent years, a new pattern of schistosomiasis transmission has been described which is related to recreational activities associated with rural or ecological tourism and migratory flows and accompanying changes in social dynamics in Brazil. The objective of this report is to describe two schistosomiasis outbreaks that occurred during the practice of rural tourism in Minas Gerais, Brazil, and review this pattern of transmission within the wider context of schistosomiasis control.
Findings: The first outbreak was characterized by its high infection rate, showing that 59 % of the exposed eco-tourists became positive for infection with .