Detection of Wuchereria bancrofti in the city of Sao Luis, state of Maranhao, Brazil: New incursion or persisting problem?

ABSTRACT:

Background

The elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) from Brazil by 2020 was not accomplished; however, this goal can be achieved in the upcoming years with the assistance of specific strategies. The surveillance of LF can be performed using molecular xenomonitoring (MX), a noninvasive method used to infer the presence of the parasite in the human population. Herein, São Luís (state of Maranhão) was the first city to be investigated to identify whether LF transmission in Brazil has been interrupted and if there were any new incursions.

Methodology/principal findings

Mosquitoes were collected by aspiration at 901 points distributed among 11 neighborhoods in São Luís with records of patients with microfilaremia. Pools of engorged or gravid Culex quinquefasciatus females wer

SUBMITTER: Araujo TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9910792 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature