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; Marília de Souza Araújo; Claudia Nazaré de Souza Almeida Titan Martins; Erica Feio Carneiro Nunes; Ana Lydia Lédo de Castro Ribeiro Cabeça; Manoel Antonio Costa de Rezende; Selma Kazumi da Trindade Noguchi; Nelson Veiga Gonçalves

doi:10.3855/jidc.13936

Cutaneous leishmaniasis in protected environmental areas in the Eastern Amazon: the case of São Félix do Xingu, Pará, Brazil

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Rafael Aleixo Coelho de Oliveira Epidemiology and Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Amazon (EPIGEO), Pará State University (UEPA), Belém, Brazil
Claudia do Socorro Carvalho Miranda Epidemiology and Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Amazon (EPIGEO), Pará State University (UEPA), Belém, Brazil
Juan Andrade Guedes Epidemiology and Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Amazon (EPIGEO), Pará State University (UEPA), Belém, Brazil
TainaraCarvalho Garcia Miranda Filgueiras Epidemiology and Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Amazon (EPIGEO), Pará State University (UEPA), Belém, Brazil
Cléa Nazaré Carneiro Bichara Epidemiology and Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Amazon (EPIGEO), Pará State University (UEPA), Belém, Brazil
Marília de Souza Araújo Epidemiology and Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Amazon (EPIGEO), Pará State University (UEPA), Belém, Brazil
Claudia Nazaré de Souza Almeida Titan Martins Epidemiology and Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Amazon (EPIGEO), Pará State University (UEPA), Belém, Brazil
Erica Feio Carneiro Nunes Epidemiology and Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Amazon (EPIGEO), Pará State University (UEPA), Belém, Brazil
Ana Lydia Lédo de Castro Ribeiro Cabeça Epidemiology and Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Amazon (EPIGEO), Pará State University (UEPA), Belém, Brazil
Manoel Antonio Costa de Rezende Epidemiology and Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Amazon (EPIGEO), Pará State University (UEPA), Belém, Brazil
Selma Kazumi da Trindade Noguchi Epidemiology and Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Amazon (EPIGEO), Pará State University (UEPA), Belém, Brazil
Nelson Veiga Gonçalves Epidemiology and Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Amazon (EPIGEO), Pará State University (UEPA), Belém, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.13936

Keywords:

Epidemiology, Spatial Analysis, Protected areas

Abstract

Introduction: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis is a disease transmitted to men and animals by infected female phlebotomine sandflies and is considered a great environmental and public health problem in the Amazon region. Thus, the study aimed to analyze the spatial distribution of this disease in São Félix do Xingu, in the state of Pará, Brazil, and its relationship with epidemiological and environmental variables, in the period from 2012 to 2016.

Methodology: The data used were from the Information System of the Pará State Secretariat of Health, the National Institute for Space Research and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The statistical and spatial analysis of the variables were done using non-parametric chi-square statistical test, kernel interpolation technique and the Bivariate Global Moran Index.

Results: The municipality had 183 confirmed cases, non-homogeneously distributed in 5 administrative districts. The individuals most affected were adult males with brown skin, an elementary level of education and rural area residents. In the case series, a direct relationship was observed between the increase of the number of cases and deforestation in the study area. The spatial analysis showed different types of land use and cover related to case clusters in the municipality. Additionally, there was a presence of cases in protected areas and a great epidemiological silence in indigenous lands.

Conclusions: Thus, this disease is a large and complex public health problem in the municipality, related to social and environmental risk factors.

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2021-11-30

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de Oliveira RAC, Miranda C do SC, Guedes JA, Filgueiras TGM, Bichara CNC, Araújo M de S, Martins CN de SAT, Nunes EFC, Cabeça ALL de CR, de Rezende MAC, Noguchi SK da T, Gonçalves NV (2021) Cutaneous leishmaniasis in protected environmental areas in the Eastern Amazon: the case of São Félix do Xingu, Pará, Brazil. J Infect Dev Ctries 15:1724–1730. doi: 10.3855/jidc.13936

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Vol. 15 No. 11: November 2021

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