AVALIAÇÃO DA REDE LABORATORIAL NO CONTEXTO DA VIGILÂNCIA DA RAIVA NO ESTADO DO PIAUÍ
AVALIAÇÃO DA REDE LABORATORIAL NO CONTEXTO DA VIGILÂNCIA DA RAIVA NO ESTADO DO PIAUÍ
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.593112526028
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Palavras-chave: Raiva; Diagnóstico; Biologia molecular.
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Keywords: Rabies; Diagnosis; Molecular Biology.
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Abstract: Laboratory diagnosis of rabies is essential to trigger actions to control, prevent and monitor the disease, as it is a zoonosis with a major impact on public health due to its high lethality. Within this context, in Piauí, of the 224 municipalities, Teresina is the only city that diagnoses rabies using Direct Immunofluorescence and Biological Testing techniques. However, new guidelines from the World Health Organization recommend and consider the molecular biology technique, RT-PCR, to be valid. The study aimed to evaluate the structure and equipment existing at LACEN-PI, relate the costs necessary for maintaining PB, which is the confirmatory technique still used, as well as some legal aspects involving the bioethical issue. It was possible to verify that PB can be viably replaced by the RT-PCR molecular biology test, which will represent the adaptation of the Teresina Laboratory Network to aspects related to bioethics in addition to efficiency and precision in the speed of response to suspected cases of rabie
- Luana Oliveira de Lima
- Oriana Bezerra Lima
- Bruno Leandro Maranhão Diniz
- Vivian Gabrielle Costa e Silva