Trachoma among the Yanomami Indians

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dc.contributor.authorPaula, J. S.
dc.contributor.authorMedina, N. H.
dc.contributor.authorCruz, A. A. V.
dc.creator.affilliationUniversidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Departamento de Oftalmologia, Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço. Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.en_US
dc.creator.affilliationSecretaria da Saúde do Estado de São Paulo. Centro de Vigilância Epidemiológica. Serviço Sanitário de Oftalmologia. São Paulo, SP, Brasil.en_US
dc.creator.affilliationUniversidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Departamento de Oftalmologia, Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço. Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-26T15:34:57Z
dc.date.available2022-05-26T15:34:57Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractenThe Yanomami are one of the last primitive groups of Indians living in Brazil. They have almost no contact with other cultures. The epidemiology of eye disease among Yanomami is virtually unknown. For the first time, a trachoma survey was conducted among Yanomami Indians in the State of Amazonas near the Venezuelan border of the Brazilian rain forest. Ophthalmic examination was carried out on a total of 613 individuals (338 males and 275 females) from eight Yanomami villages along the Marauiá River located in the upper Rio Negro Basin. Age was classified into three categories (children, adults, and elderly) and trachoma was classified into five grades: follicular, inflammatory intense, cicatricial, trichiasis, and corneal opacity. Trachoma was endemic in all villages visited. Overall, 30.3% of the subjects had trachoma. Females were significantly more affected (37.4%) than males (23.9%). The inflammatory trachoma rate reached 24.9% in children and the cicatricial form increased with age, reaching 13.9% among adults and 35.21% among the elderly. Trichiasis or corneal opacities were not detected and treatment of the entire population was initiated with 1 g azithromycin. The detection of endemic trachoma among the Yanomami is relevant for the understanding of the epidemiology of this disease in the Brazilian rain forest and underscores the necessity for a program of trachoma control in this region.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPAULA, J. S.; MEDINA, N. H.; CRUZ, A. A. V. Trachoma among the Yanomami Indians. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, v. 35, n. 10, p. 1153-1157, Oct. 2002.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/S0100-879X2002001000007
dc.identifier.eissn1414-431X
dc.identifier.issn0100-879X
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.bvspovosindigenas.fiocruz.br/handle/bvs/6961
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherAssociação Brasileira de Divulgação Científicaen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subject.decsBrasilen_US
dc.subject.decsÍndios Sul-Americanosen_US
dc.subject.decsEcossistema Amazônicoen_US
dc.subject.decsSaúde de Populações Indígenasen_US
dc.subject.decsVenezuelaen_US
dc.subject.decsTracomaen_US
dc.subject.decsInfecções Bacterianasen_US
dc.subject.decsEpidemiologiaen_US
dc.subject.enTrachomaen_US
dc.subject.enYanomamien_US
dc.subject.enEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.otherAmazonasen_US
dc.subject.otherRegião Amazônicaen_US
dc.subject.otherRegião Noroesteen_US
dc.subject.otherRegião Norteen_US
dc.subject.otherYanomamien_US
dc.subject.otherDoenças Bacterianasen_US
dc.subject.otherRio Marauiáen_US
dc.titleTrachoma among the Yanomami Indiansen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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