Publications by authors named "Juan Andrade Guedes"
Cutaneous leishmaniasis in protected environmental areas in the Eastern Amazon: the case of São Félix do Xingu, Pará, Brazil.
J Infect Dev Ctries
November 2021
Article Synopsis
- Cutaneous Leishmaniasis is a significant public health issue in São Félix do Xingu, Brazil, particularly affecting adult males with lower education levels and living in rural areas.
- The study analyzed data from various health and environmental sources between 2012 and 2016, revealing 183 confirmed cases with a strong correlation between increased cases and deforestation.
- Spatial analysis indicated that land use types impacted disease clusters, with notably fewer cases reported in indigenous territories.
Article Synopsis
- Human visceral leishmaniasis is a significant public health issue in Cametá, Pará, Brazil.
- An ecological study utilized data from government sources and applied spatial analysis techniques to examine the disease's distribution.
- Results indicated that the disease's spread is uneven and is linked to socio-environmental factors and the effectiveness of public policies.
Objective: To analyze the environmental production of malaria in the municipalities of Marabá, Parauapebas, and Canaã dos Carajás, in Pará, from 2014 to 2018.
Methods: This ecological, cross-sectional study used epidemiological data in the Sistema de Informações de Vigilância Epidemiológica da Malária (Malaria Epidemiological Surveillance Information System) from the Secretaria de Saúde do Estado do Pará (State of Pará Health Department), cartographic data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), and environmental data in the Projeto TerraClass (TerraClass Project) from the National Institute of Space Research (INPE). Statistical analyses used the chi-square test, while the spatial ones, the kernel and Moran's (I) global bivariate techniques.
Introduction: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is an infectious disease transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies and is considered a great environmental and public health problem. Thus, this work presents initial results of the analyses about the relationship between the spatial distribution of this disease and its environmental risk factors in three municipalities, in the state of Pará, Brazil, from 2012 to 2016.
Methodology: It was used data from the Ministry of Health, the National Institute for Space Research and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.