Land use and occupation and hantavirosis dissemination in the São Sebastião region, Federal District: 2004 - 2008

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Steinke, Ercília Torres¹  Universidade de Brasília, Brasília¹  Santos, Janduhy Pereira dos¹  Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia¹  García-Zapata, Marco Túlio Antônio¹ 

关键词: Geography of health;    Hantavirosis;    Land use;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822011000100013

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: Hantavirosis has worldwide distribution and is an important public health problem. The epidemiology of hantavirosis in Brazil shows that the number of cases notified and the number of variants discovered in several states and the Federal District have been increasing year by year. Within this context, the main objective of this study was to examine land use and occupation in relation to the spread of hantavirosis in the Federal District, between 2004 and 2008.METHODS: To carry out this investigation, epidemiological and land use data were used to drafting tables and cartograms in order to detail the special spread of hantavirosis in this area.RESULTS: Out of the 40 likely infection sites plotted on the coverage and land use map, 19 (47%) were in pasture areas, 10 (25%) in urban areas (periurban), 6 (15%) in areas used for agriculture and 5 (12%) in savanna areas.CONCLUSIONS: It can thus be seen that agricultural activities and urban expansion towards the savanna areas have favored the spread of hantavirosis in the Federal District and especially in São Sebastião.

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