Spatial distribution of human visceral leishmaniasis cases in Cametá, Pará, Eastern Amazon, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Human visceral leishmaniasis is considered a major public health problem in the municipality of Cametá, Pará, Brazil. METHODS: This ecological study was conducted using data obtained from official Brazilian agencies. Spatial analysis of the variables was performed using the ke...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Claudia do Socorro Carvalho Miranda, Jorge Bonito, Rafael Aleixo Coelho de Oliveira, Juan Andrade Guedes, Conceição Santos, João Sérgio de Sousa Oliveira, Tainara Garcia Filgueiras, Francisco de Assis Oliveira, Tainã Garcia Filgueiras, Nelson Veiga Gonçalves
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2021
Subjects:
Environmental health
Epidemiology
Leishmaniasis
Spatial analysis
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0220-2021
https://doaj.org/article/302248e0ec0d4ceb8ba4f43bd5464df0
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Summary:Abstract INTRODUCTION: Human visceral leishmaniasis is considered a major public health problem in the municipality of Cametá, Pará, Brazil. METHODS: This ecological study was conducted using data obtained from official Brazilian agencies. Spatial analysis of the variables was performed using the kernel interpolation technique and the bivariate Global Moran’s Index. RESULTS: The spatial distribution of the disease was not homogeneous, and it was associated with socio-environmental risk factors and public policies. CONCLUSIONS: Different relationships were observed between the variables studied and disease occurrence.

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