Schistosomiasis mansoni as an occupational disease: the importance of establishing the link

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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-12902022200987en

Keywords:

Schistosomiasis, Occupational disease, Social security legislation, Causal link

Abstract

This study highlights the profile of rural workers with schistosomiasis mansoni, an endemic disease acquired during their work activities in flooded areas in the Baixada Maranhense. In order to analyze the social security and labor legislation used to grant benefits and the causal link that establishes the relationship between the work situation and the onset of the disease, we performed a bibliographical research on the topic and a documentary research on the formal legal plan of social security. This study addresses the need to recognize this relationship in endemic regions in order to improve what is proposed by the List of Work-Related Diseases.

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Author Biographies

  • Klitia de Jesus Saraiva Garrido Carneiro, Universidade Federal do Maranhão

    Universidade Federal do Maranhão. Faculdade de Medicina. São Luís, MA, Brasil.

  • Klissia Saraiva Garrido Carneiro, Centro Universitário do Maranhão

    Centro Universitário do Maranhão. Curso de Medicina. São Luís, MA, Brasil.

  • Cloves Silva Carneiro, Universidade Federal do Maranhão

    Universidade Federal do Maranhão. Faculdade de Medicina. São Luís, MA, Brasil.

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Published

2023-01-16

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 4 (2022)

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Original research articles

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Carneiro, K. de J. S. G., Carneiro, K. S. G., & Carneiro, C. S. (2023). Schistosomiasis mansoni as an occupational disease: the importance of establishing the link. Saúde E Sociedade, 31(4), e200987en. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-12902022200987en