Resources for “South-South” Cooperation Lymphatic Filariasis Laboratory Centro de Ciências...
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Resources for “South-South” Cooperation
Lymphatic Filariasis LaboratoryCentro de Ciências Biológicas
Universidade Federal de AlagoasMaceió, Alagoas State, Brazil
Prof. Gilberto Fontes Profa Eliana M. Mauricio da Rocha
Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination in the Americas5th Regional Program Review Group (RPRG) Meeting
(San José, Costa Rica, 27 October 2005)
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Lymphatic Filariasis
in Maceió
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Lymphatic Filariasis LaboratoryCentro de Ciências BiológicasUniversidade Federal de Alagoas
History
1990
Survey of Army SoldiersDra Gerusa Dreyer & Staff: 2 mf +
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Universidade Federal de Alagoas
Epidemiological Study of LF in Maceió
- Survey of microfilariae carriers (Maceió): 72 mf + (Students)
- Distribution of LF endemic in Maceió: 3 city sectors
- Distribution of LF in Alagoas State: Maceió - Epidemiological study of LF in Maceió:
Human infection, entomological studies.
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Maceió
• Endemic infectious diseases • Small number of researchers • Few Health PG programs• Laboratory: Undergraduate students
from Medicine, Pharmacy, Biology, Nursing, Nutrition
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Epidemiology
Entomology
Diagnostics
1990–2005: 525 undergraduate students, interns, fellows (CNPq / FAPEAL / UFAL / SMS)
Clinical Studies
Treatment
Health Education
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Part of the Trainees TeamPart of the Trainees Team LF - MaceióLF - Maceió
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Field Activities Survey of the general population Health information Nighttime blood collection
• Finger prick• Venous blood collection
Treatment and patient follow-up Child Survey - ICT Card Test
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Previous registryThick blood smear
Fieldwork
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Microscopy examination
Database EPI-info
Membrane filtration
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Endemic area
Canal (Reginaldo)
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Surveys: Maceió, Alagoas
1999 2,821 examined 21 microfilaremics (0.74%)
2000 12,669 examined 69 microfilaremics (0.54%)
2001 13,544 examined 66 microfilaremics (0.49%)
2002 24,159 examined 23 microfilaremics (0.10%)
2003 7,450 examined 6 microfilaremics (0.08%)
2004
2005
6,715 examined
7,553 examined -
4 microfilaremics
0 microfilaremic
(0.06%)
(0.00%)
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Collaborations
- Fundação Nacional de Saúde (FUNASA)
- Ministério da Saúde do Brasil / Secretaria da Vigilância em Saúde (MS/SVS)
- Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Maceió . LF Elimination Program
- Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, FioCruz . Standardization of Polymerase Chain Reaction
(PCR)
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Collaborations- Secretaria Estadual de Saúde de Belém . Thick Blood Smear Evaluation ( 2001–2003) . Children’s ICT card . Xenomonitoring for PCR
- Secretaria Estadual de Saúde da Bahia . Xenomonitoring for PCR (2005)
- Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, FioCruz
. Surveys and follow-up . Immunological studies for antigenemia
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Collaborations
- OPAS/OMS (PAHO/WHO-Brazil)
- ICT card surveys
- An integrated, community based approach in the control of soil transmitted worms
- COMBI Project (Communication of Behavioural Impact) in LF area
- IPK Cuba (Luis Fonte): PCR Entamoeba
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Collaborations
- PCR Leishmania and PCR Entamoeba- PhD thesis UFPE
- Experimental antimalarial chemotherapy- Natural products
Postgraduate Health Program at UFAL (September 2005)
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