[Occurrence of accidents caused by Lonomia obliqua Walker, in the State of Paraná between 1989 and 2001].

The present article aimed to show the distribution of accidents involving the caterpillar Lonomia obliqua, Walker, 1855, in the State of Paraná between 1989 and 2001. The data were obtained from the Environmental Health Department of Paraná. The information collected was mapped using the Arcview program, and maps of the seasonal occurrence of accidents were generated.

[Air pollution and respiratory diseases among children in the city of Curitiba, Brazil].

Objective: To assess the effects of air pollution levels on respiratory morbidity among children from 1999 to 2000.

Methods: Daily records of health center attendance due to respiratory diseases among children were obtained from the public health system in Curitiba, State of Paraná, Brazil. Daily levels of particulate matter (PM10), smoke, NO2 and O3 were obtained from both Paraná State Environmental Institute and the Development Technology Institute, a non-governmental agency.