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Socio-Epidemiological Features and Spatial Distribution of Malaria in an Area under Mining Activity in the Brazilian Amazon Region
Malaria is an acute febrile infectious disease that represents an important public health problem in the Brazilian amazon region. The present study described the socio-epidemiological and spatial characteristics of malaria in a population from the Tapajós mining areas, Pará, Brazilian Amazon. A cros...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8507758/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34639684 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910384 |
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author | Ueno, Thalyta Mariany Rêgo Lopes Lima, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Sardinha, Daniele Melo Rodrigues, Yan Corrêa de Souza, Herberto Ueno Seelig Teixeira, Paula Ribeiro Guimarães, Ricardo José de Paula Souza e Lima, Karla Valéria Batista Ventura, Ana Maria Revorêdo da Silva |
author_facet | Ueno, Thalyta Mariany Rêgo Lopes Lima, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Sardinha, Daniele Melo Rodrigues, Yan Corrêa de Souza, Herberto Ueno Seelig Teixeira, Paula Ribeiro Guimarães, Ricardo José de Paula Souza e Lima, Karla Valéria Batista Ventura, Ana Maria Revorêdo da Silva |
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description | Malaria is an acute febrile infectious disease that represents an important public health problem in the Brazilian amazon region. The present study described the socio-epidemiological and spatial characteristics of malaria in a population from the Tapajós mining areas, Pará, Brazilian Amazon. A cross-sectional study, including individuals from Itaituba city, an area under mining activity influence, was conducted. The geographic coordinates were obtained in the field using the Global Positioning System (GPS) Garmin 78csx; for spatial analysis, we used the Kernel Density Estimator with the application of scanning statistics with the SaTScan software. Of the 908 individuals, 311 were positive for malaria. Most of the malaria cases were associated with male individuals, gold miners and with a monthly income of 4-6 salaries. Binary logistic regression analysis demonstrated that gold miners were nearly five times more likely to acquire malaria. In addition, a context of risk for sexually transmitted infections, substance abuse and poor support conditions was observed, worsening the healthcare scenario in this endemic area for malaria. The spatial distribution of malaria cases is irregular in the municipality with hotspot areas located in the Amana Flona that coincide with areas of illegal mining and high human mobility. Finally, the presented socio-epidemiological and spatial distribution data may aid in the development of more effective control measures for malaria in the area. |
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spelling | pubmed-85077582021-10-13 Socio-Epidemiological Features and Spatial Distribution of Malaria in an Area under Mining Activity in the Brazilian Amazon Region Ueno, Thalyta Mariany Rêgo Lopes Lima, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Sardinha, Daniele Melo Rodrigues, Yan Corrêa de Souza, Herberto Ueno Seelig Teixeira, Paula Ribeiro Guimarães, Ricardo José de Paula Souza e Lima, Karla Valéria Batista Ventura, Ana Maria Revorêdo da Silva Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Malaria is an acute febrile infectious disease that represents an important public health problem in the Brazilian amazon region. The present study described the socio-epidemiological and spatial characteristics of malaria in a population from the Tapajós mining areas, Pará, Brazilian Amazon. A cross-sectional study, including individuals from Itaituba city, an area under mining activity influence, was conducted. The geographic coordinates were obtained in the field using the Global Positioning System (GPS) Garmin 78csx; for spatial analysis, we used the Kernel Density Estimator with the application of scanning statistics with the SaTScan software. Of the 908 individuals, 311 were positive for malaria. Most of the malaria cases were associated with male individuals, gold miners and with a monthly income of 4-6 salaries. Binary logistic regression analysis demonstrated that gold miners were nearly five times more likely to acquire malaria. In addition, a context of risk for sexually transmitted infections, substance abuse and poor support conditions was observed, worsening the healthcare scenario in this endemic area for malaria. The spatial distribution of malaria cases is irregular in the municipality with hotspot areas located in the Amana Flona that coincide with areas of illegal mining and high human mobility. Finally, the presented socio-epidemiological and spatial distribution data may aid in the development of more effective control measures for malaria in the area. MDPI 2021-10-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8507758/ /pubmed/34639684 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910384 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ueno, Thalyta Mariany Rêgo Lopes Lima, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Sardinha, Daniele Melo Rodrigues, Yan Corrêa de Souza, Herberto Ueno Seelig Teixeira, Paula Ribeiro Guimarães, Ricardo José de Paula Souza e Lima, Karla Valéria Batista Ventura, Ana Maria Revorêdo da Silva Socio-Epidemiological Features and Spatial Distribution of Malaria in an Area under Mining Activity in the Brazilian Amazon Region |
title | Socio-Epidemiological Features and Spatial Distribution of Malaria in an Area under Mining Activity in the Brazilian Amazon Region |
title_full | Socio-Epidemiological Features and Spatial Distribution of Malaria in an Area under Mining Activity in the Brazilian Amazon Region |
title_fullStr | Socio-Epidemiological Features and Spatial Distribution of Malaria in an Area under Mining Activity in the Brazilian Amazon Region |
title_full_unstemmed | Socio-Epidemiological Features and Spatial Distribution of Malaria in an Area under Mining Activity in the Brazilian Amazon Region |
title_short | Socio-Epidemiological Features and Spatial Distribution of Malaria in an Area under Mining Activity in the Brazilian Amazon Region |
title_sort | socio-epidemiological features and spatial distribution of malaria in an area under mining activity in the brazilian amazon region |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8507758/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34639684 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910384 |
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