A Influência da Variabilidade da Precipitação no Padrão de Distribuição dos Casos de Leptospirose em Minas Gerais no Período de 1998 a 2012
; Quadro, Mário Francisco Leal de Otros responsables
Fecha
06/2015
Editorial
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. Instituto de Geografia
Revista
Hygeia
Título del libro
Nombre del evento
Fecha del evento
Institución organizadora
ISSN
1980-1726
eISSN
ISBN
Idioma
Portugués
Tipo del evento
Clasificación temática
Palabras clave
Resumen
A leptospirose é endêmica e tem ampla distribuição no Brasil tornando-se epidêmica em períodos chuvosos, que ocasionam inundações em áreas de aglomeração populacional, sem infraestrutura de saneamento e com alta infestação de roedores, principalmente nas regiões metropolitanas. Considerando a crescente frequência dos episódios de inundações nos últimos anos no Brasil e em Minas Gerais, este estudo busca compreender as associações entre a variabilidade da precipitação e influência desta no padrão de distribuição espacial da leptospirose no Estado de Minas Gerais entre 1998 a 2012. A análise epidemiológica descritiva dos dados permitiu concluir que a doença nos municípios com grande população tem um caráter endêmico, embora sujeita a oscilações epidêmicas, enquanto que nos municípios com menor população a ocorrência predomina sob a forma de surtos epidêmicos, com grande concentração de casos em determinados anos com altas taxas de incidência. As sete maiores taxas de incidência anual da série ocorreram em municípios com menos de 85 mil habitantes. Inversamente, na Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte (RMBH), a mais populosa do Estado, os municípios de Belo Horizonte, Betim, Contagem e Ibirité, as taxas anuais de incidência não ultrapassam o valor de 3,2/100.000, com exceção do ano epidêmico de 2003, em Betim (8,6/100.000). A espacialização da doença no Estado mostrou uma distribuição sensível à variabilidade espaçotemporal. Além dos condicionantes sociais e ambientais, relacionados à doença, principalmente nas áreas urbanas, acredita-se que esse fenômeno possua um componente climático que explique os momentos de expansão e retração da leptospirose, bem como, influencia notadamente sua intensidade nos períodos chuvosos.
Leptospirosis which is endemic and has wide distribution in Brazil becomes epidemic during rainy periods, followed by cause flooding in areas without sanitation infrastructure with high infestation of rodents, primarily in metropolitan areas. Considering the increasing frequency of episodes of flooding in recent years in Brazil and in Minas Gerais, this study seeks to understand the associations between rainfall variability and its influence of the spatial distribution pattern of leptospirosis in the state of Minas Gerais from 1998 to 2012. Descriptive epidemiological analysis of the data showed that municipalities with larger populations the disease has an endemic character though subject to epidemic oscillations, whereas in municipalities with smaller populations the occurrence predominates in the form of epidemic outbreaks with high concentration of cases certain years with high incidence rates. The seven highest annual incidence rates of the series occurred in municipalities with fewer than 85,000 inhabitants. Conversely, in the most populous metropolitan area in the state (RMBH), the cities of Belo Horizonte, Betim, and Ibirité municipalities, the annual incidence rates do not exceed the value of 3,2/100.000, with the exception of the epidemic year 2003 in Betim (8,6/100,000). The distribution of the disease in the state was a pattern sensitive to the spatio-temporal variability. In addition to social and environmental factors related to the presence of the disease, especially in urban areas constraints, it is believed that this phenomenon has a climate component to explain the moments of expansion and contraction of leptospirosis, as well as influence notably its potential (intensity), during the rainy season.
Leptospirosis which is endemic and has wide distribution in Brazil becomes epidemic during rainy periods, followed by cause flooding in areas without sanitation infrastructure with high infestation of rodents, primarily in metropolitan areas. Considering the increasing frequency of episodes of flooding in recent years in Brazil and in Minas Gerais, this study seeks to understand the associations between rainfall variability and its influence of the spatial distribution pattern of leptospirosis in the state of Minas Gerais from 1998 to 2012. Descriptive epidemiological analysis of the data showed that municipalities with larger populations the disease has an endemic character though subject to epidemic oscillations, whereas in municipalities with smaller populations the occurrence predominates in the form of epidemic outbreaks with high concentration of cases certain years with high incidence rates. The seven highest annual incidence rates of the series occurred in municipalities with fewer than 85,000 inhabitants. Conversely, in the most populous metropolitan area in the state (RMBH), the cities of Belo Horizonte, Betim, and Ibirité municipalities, the annual incidence rates do not exceed the value of 3,2/100.000, with the exception of the epidemic year 2003 in Betim (8,6/100,000). The distribution of the disease in the state was a pattern sensitive to the spatio-temporal variability. In addition to social and environmental factors related to the presence of the disease, especially in urban areas constraints, it is believed that this phenomenon has a climate component to explain the moments of expansion and contraction of leptospirosis, as well as influence notably its potential (intensity), during the rainy season.
Colecciones
Aprobación
Revisión
Complementado por
Referenciado por
Licencia Creative Commons
Excepto donde se indique lo contrario, la licencia de este ítem se describe como by-nc-nd
