Epidemiological analysis of new leprosy cases in an old colony in the State of Minas Gerais (2000-2016)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17765/2176-9206.2020v13n4p871-877
Keywords: BCG, Leprosy, Mycobacterium leprae

Abstract

The objective of this study was to describe and relate operational classification, BCG vaccination, and gender between new cases of leprosy in the Padre Damião Colony, municipality of Ubá, State of Minas Gerais, from 2000 to 2016. Data were collected from report forms and interviews, totalizing 43 new studied cases. The descriptive analysis indicated the predominance of the female gender, multibacillary form, and vaccinated individuals. Moreover, there was a decrease in the percentage of multibacillary cases in individuals with one or two BCG scars compared to those without scarring. In women with a scar, compared to those without a scar, there was a lower percentage of multibacillary cases. In men, paucibacillary cases were found only in individuals with two scars. Therefore, the BCG vaccine given in 1 dose is related to protection against the multibacillary form in women. In men, the second dose is required for protection against this clinical form.

Author Biographies

Ingrid Rabite Garcia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa - UFV
Master in Cellular and Structural Biology in the area of concentration Immunoparasitology. PhD student in the Postgraduate Program in Cellular and Structural Biology at the Federal University of Viçosa – UFV, Viçosa (MG), Brazil.
Adriana Maria Rocha Trancoso Santos, Universidade Federal de Viçosa - UFV
PhD in Civil Engineering in the area of concentration Spatial Information (Geoprocessing). Administration Assistant at the Federal University of Viçosa – UFV, Viçosa (MG), Brazil.
Patrícia Feliciano Pereira, Universidade Federal de Viçosa - UFV
PhD in Nutrition Science. Permanent professor of the Graduate Program in Nutrition Science at the Federal University of Viçosa – UFV, Viçosa (MG), Brazil
Eduardo de Almeida Marques da Silva, Universidade Federal de Viçosa - UFV
PhD in Biological Sciences in the area of concentration Protozoan Immunobiology. Permanent professor of the Graduate Program in Cellular and Structural Biology, Department of General Biology, Federal University of Viçosa – UFV, Viçosa (MG), Brazil.

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2020-11-24
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