Publications by authors named "Selma Kazumi da Trindade Noguchi"
Cutaneous leishmaniasis in protected environmental areas in the Eastern Amazon: the case of São Félix do Xingu, Pará, Brazil.
Rafael Aleixo Coelho De Oliveira Claudia do Socorro Carvalho Miranda Juan Andrade Guedes TainaraCarvalho Garcia Miranda Filgueiras Cléa Nazaré Carneiro Bichara Selma Kazumi da Trindade Noguchi
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.
Introduction: COVID-19 is a severe respiratory syndrome caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In Brazil the highest infection rates are associated with socially vulnerable populations. This study therefore sought to analyze the spatial distribution of the disease and its relation with geographic, socioeconomic and public health policy characteristics associated with quilombola communities in Salvaterra municipality, state of Pará, for the period of March to September, 2020.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCutaneous leishmaniasis spatial distribution and epidemiological and environmental risk factors in Cametá, state of Pará, Brazil.
Alcinês da Silva Sousa Júnior Nelson Veiga Gonçalves Cláudia do Socorro Carvalho Miranda Bruno de Oliveira Santos Rafael Aleixo Coelho de Oliveira Selma Kazumi da Trindade Noguchi
Braz J Infect Dis
November 2020
Cutaneous leishmaniasis: Spatial distribution and environmental risk factors in the state of Pará, Brazilian Eastern Amazon.
Nelson Veiga Gonçalves Claudia do Socorro Carvalho Miranda Rodrigo Junior Farias da Costa Juan Andrade Guedes Erica Silva de Souza Matsumura Selma Kazumi da Trindade Noguchi
J Infect Dev Ctries
October 2019
Article Synopsis
- Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a significant public health issue in Pará, Brazil, with a focus on its relationship with environmental risk factors from 2012 to 2016.
- Analysis used data from various Brazilian institutions, employing statistical techniques to assess spatial distribution and environmental correlations.
- Findings indicated that the disease predominantly affected males, adults with low education, and rural small farmers, with deforestation identified as the key risk factor necessitating enhanced surveillance efforts.