Table 5 Intervention and surveillance activities carried out in lymphatic filariasis endemic areas in Brazil
From: Lymphatic filariasis in Brazil: epidemiological situation and outlook for elimination
City/State | Intervention activities |
|---|---|
Maceió/Alagoas | - Training of field and health personnel |
| Â | - Case-finding (active and passive by microscopic blood examination) |
| Â | - Determination of microfilaria carriers prevalence (baseline) |
| Â | - Mapping of endemic foci |
| Â | - Identification of the population at risk of infection |
| Â | - Entomological survey |
| Â | - Selective treatment of microfilaria carriers |
| Â | - Patients follow up (at least 2 years) |
| Â | - Medical care to control morbidity |
| Â | - Antigen test for diagnosis of Bancroftian filariasis in children by ICT |
| Â | - Xenomonitoring (detection of filarial DNA in mosquitoes by PCR) |
| Â | - Surveillance (haematological/serological and entomological) |
Belém/Pará | - Training of field and health personnel |
| Â | - Case-finding (active and passive by microscopic blood examination) |
| Â | - Determination of microfilaria carriers prevalence (baseline) |
| Â | - Mapping of endemic foci |
| Â | - Identification of the population at risk of infection |
| Â | - Entomological survey |
| Â | - Selective treatment of microfilaria carriers |
| Â | - Medical care to control morbidity |
| Â | - Improvement of environmental sanitation |
| Â | - Antigen test for diagnosis of Bancroftian filariasis in children by ICT |
| Â | - Xenomonitoring (detection of filarial DNA in mosquitoes by PCR) |
| Â | - Surveillance (haematological/serological and entomological) |
Salvador/Bahia | - Training of field and health personnel |
| Â | - Determination of microfilaria carriers prevalence (baseline) |
| Â | - Mapping of endemic foci |
| Â | - Identification of the population at risk of infection |
| Â | - Selective treatment of microfilaria carriers |
| Â | - Antigen test for diagnosis of Bancroftian filariasis in children by ICT |
| Â | - Xenomonitoring (detection of filarial DNA in mosquitoes by PCR) |
| Â | - Surveillance (haematological/serological and entomological) |
São José Ponta Grossa/ Santa Catarina | - Case-finding (active and passive by microscopic blood examination) |
| Â | - Determination of microfilaria carriers prevalence (baseline) |
| Â | - Mapping of endemic foci |
| Â | - Identification of the population at risk of infection |
| Â | - Entomological survey |
| Â | - Selective treatment of microfilaria carriers |
| Â | - Antigen test for diagnosis of Bancroftian filariasis in children by ICT |
| Â | - Surveillance (haematological/serological and entomological) |
Recife and its metropolitan region | - Training of field and health personnel |
| Â | - Case-finding (active and passive by microscopic blood examination) |
| Â | - Determination of microfilaria carriers prevalence (baseline) |
| Â | - Mapping of endemic foci |
| Â | - Identification of the population at risk of infection |
| Â | - Entomological survey |
| Â | - Selective treatment of microfilaria carriers |
| Â | - Mass drug administration (MDA) since 2003 |
| Â | - Medical care to control morbidity |
| Â | - Management of morbidity (lymphedema treatment) |
| Â | - Social support (Hope clubs) |
| Â | - Information to generate community awareness and social mobilization |
| Â | - Integrated mosquito control measures |
| Â | - Antigen test for diagnosis of Bancroftian filariasis in children by ICT |
| Â | - Xenomonitoring (detection of filarial DNA in mosquitoes by PCR) |
| Â | - Surveillance (haematological/serological and entomological) |