Márcio Bezerra Santos1,2, Allan Dantas Dos Santos2,3, Patrícia Pereira da Silva4, Aline Silva Barreto2, Erlon Oliveira Dos Santos5, Alex Vianey Callado França6, Constança Simões Barbosa7, Karina Conceição Gomes Machado de Araújo2,8. 1. Departamento de Educação em Saúde, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Campus Prof. Antônio Garcia Filho, Lagarto, SE, Brasil. 2. Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Campus Prof. João Cardoso Nascimento, Aracaju, SE, Brasil. 3. Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Campus Prof. Antônio Garcia Filho, Lagarto, SE, Brasil. 4. Programa de Pós-graduação Stricto Sensu em Biologia Parasitária, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Cidade Universitária Prof. José Aloísio de Campos, São Cristóvão, SE, Brasil. 5. Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Alagoas, Arapiraca, AL, Brasil. 6. Departamento de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Campus Prof. João Cardoso Nascimento, Aracaju, SE, Brasil. 7. Laboratório de Referência em Esquistossomose, Centro de Pesquisa Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, PE, Brasil. 8. Departamento de Morfologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Cidade Universitária Prof. José Aloísio de Campos, São Cristóvão, SE, Brasil.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: : This cross-sectional study analyzed the spatial distribution of hepatitis B or C virus (HBV/HBC) and schistosomiasis coinfection. METHODS: : Serum samples were collected from patients with Schistosoma mansoni infection. These were tested for serological markers of HBV/HCV infection. The spatial distribution of coinfection was analyzed using intensity kernel estimation. RESULTS: : Overall, 9.4% of individuals had contact with HBV and 1.7% of samples tested positive for anti-HCV antibodies. We identified clusters of risk located in the central region. CONCLUSIONS: : Spatial analysis allowed visualization of high-risk areas, leading to a definition of priority areas to be targeted for intensification of control interventions.
INTRODUCTION: : This cross-sectional study analyzed the spatial distribution of hepatitis B or C virus (HBV/HBC) and schistosomiasis coinfection. METHODS: : Serum samples were collected from patients with Schistosoma mansoni infection. These were tested for serological markers of HBV/HCV infection. The spatial distribution of coinfection was analyzed using intensity kernel estimation. RESULTS: : Overall, 9.4% of individuals had contact with HBV and 1.7% of samples tested positive for anti-HCV antibodies. We identified clusters of risk located in the central region. CONCLUSIONS: : Spatial analysis allowed visualization of high-risk areas, leading to a definition of priority areas to be targeted for intensification of control interventions.
Authors: Márcio Bezerra Santos; Allan Dantas Dos Santos; Aline Silva Barreto; Mariana do Rosário Souza; Marco Aurélio de Oliveira Goes; José Antônio Barreto Alves; Ikaro Daniel Carvalho Barreto; José-Rodrigo S Silva; Daniela Teles de Oliveira; Karina C G Machado de Araújo; Malcolm S Duthie; Amélia Ribeiro de Jesus Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2019-07-27 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: Wandklebson Silva da Paz; Erica Dos Santos Reis; Iane Brito Leal; Yanna Menezes Barbosa; Karina Conceição Gm de Araújo; Amélia Ribeiro de Jesus; Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza; Allan Dantas Dos Santos; Márcio Bezerra-Santos Journal: J Glob Health Date: 2021-10-09 Impact factor: 4.413