American cutaneous leishmaniasis in municipalities in the northwestern region of Paraná State: use of remote sensing for analysis of vegetation types and places with disease occurrence

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Becker, Tânia Cristina Alexandrino¹  Bernal, Marcos Vinícius Zandonadi¹  Arraes, Sandra Mara Alessi Aristides¹  Nanni, Marcos Rafael¹  Veit, Renata Tonon¹  Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá¹  Faculdade Integrado de Campo Mourão, Campo Mourão¹ 

关键词: American cutaneous leishmaniasis;    Epidemiology;    Satellite remote sensing;    Vegetation type;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822008000600016

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

American cutaneous leishmaniasis, an endemic disease in the northwestern region of Paraná, Brazil, is transmitted by phlebotomines to man and animals like dogs, armadillos, opossums and wild rodents. This disease has been occurring in places where forests have been felled and on the banks of rivers and lakes with arboreal vegetation, where man comes into contact with infected insects. This disease is a public health problem because of the occurrence of epidemic outbreaks throughout Paraná. Because of the importance of finding out about endemic areas, this study used epidemiological file data on patients attended between 1999 and 2004. These data were correlated with areas of forest felling that were identified by means of satellite remote sensing techniques and products. The results showed that the occurrences of cases in the municipalities of this region coincided with the presumed likely areas for patient infection.

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