Sessa Paulo Augusto, Pimentel Ricardo Ramos, Ferreira Adelson Luiz, Falqueto Aloísio
Unidade de Medicina Tropical, Departamento de Patologia, Centro Biomédico, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES 29040-090, Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2002 Nov-Dec;18(6):1765-9. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2002000600031.
Although the Brazilian State of Espírito Santo is not considered endemic for Chagas' disease, the sylvatic triatomines occurring there frequently invade houses, increasing the chances of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission to man. The epidemiological pattern of the disease in Espírito Santo was evaluated by a serological survey of 5,243 schoolchildren ages 7 to 14 years, residents of 17 municipalities. Indirect immunofluorescence, indirect hemagglutination, and immunoenzymatic (ELISA) tests were positive in only one person, representing only 0.019% of the total. This result was similar to those found by other authors in previous studies. Based on the results of serological tests it is concluded that the epidemiological pattern of Chagas' disease in Espírito Santo remains stable, despite the intensive destruction of the Atlantic Forest that has occurred in recent decades.
尽管巴西圣埃斯皮里图州不被视为恰加斯病的地方性流行区，但当地出现的野生锥蝽经常侵入房屋，增加了克氏锥虫传播给人类的几率。通过对17个市的5243名7至14岁学童进行血清学调查，评估了圣埃斯皮里图州该疾病的流行病学模式。间接免疫荧光、间接血凝和免疫酶（ELISA）检测仅在一人中呈阳性，占总数的0.019%。这一结果与其他作者在先前研究中的发现相似。根据血清学检测结果得出结论，尽管近几十年来大西洋森林遭到了大规模破坏，但圣埃斯皮里图州恰加斯病的流行病学模式保持稳定。
