Introduction: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonosis of great importance to public health and is considered a neglected disease by the World Health Organization. The disease has expanded and become more prevalent in urban areas in Brazil. Methods: Geospatial analyses were performed and thematic maps of the triad of the disease were produced for the study period (2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012) in the urban area of the municipality of Rondonópolis in the midwestern State of Mato Grosso (MT), Brazil, TerraView 4.2.2 software was used for the analyses. Results: A total of 87.9% of the 186 confi rmed human cases of VL were cured. Children between the ages of 1 and 4 were the most affected. Registered deaths were predominant among adults aged 60 years or older. The urban area of the municipality consists of eight strata and 12 census districts include 237 neighborhoods. All sectors had confi rmed cases of VL. During the study period, human cases of the disease were recorded in 90 neighborhoods. The 23 deaths from the disease were distributed in 21 neighborhoods. Sandfl ies carrying the parasite were captured in 192 out of 200 neighborhoods evaluated for the presence of the VL vector. The presence of dogs carrying the parasite was confi rmed in, 140 out of 154 surveyed neighborhoods. Conclusions: The data demonstrated the endemic nature of VL, with a high percentage of infected children, a high distribution of canine infection, and a wide adaptation and dispersal of the vectors in the urban environment. These results, illustrate the process of urbanization of VL in the municipality of Rondonópolis, MT, Brazil.

Introduction: Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus are vector species responsible for the transmission of important arboviruses. Methods: Adult mosquitoes were collected in the urban areas of four municipalities in Mato Grosso within 1 year. Results: A total of 19,110 mosquitoes were collected. Among them, 16,578 (86,8%) were C. quinquefasciatus (44% female and 56% male); 2,483 (13%), A. (Stegomyia) aegypti (54% female and 46% male); and 49 (0,30%), from the genus Psorophora, Anopheles, Coquilettidia, and Sabethes. A significant correlation was observed between the number of mosquitoes from all species and dew point (female mosquitoes, p = 0.001; male mosquitoes, p = 0.001). Conclusions: The results of this study may be used as environmental indicators of mosquito populations.

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Breast cancer is a multifactorial disease that have been increasing in an alarm rate worldwide, and has overweight and obesity as important risk factors, being considered a significant public health problem. The present study aimed to demonstrate the clinical and epidemiological profile of breast cancer patients diagnosed in Sinop-MT (Brazil) and analyze the prevalence of overweight and obesity in these patients. This is a descriptive study, with data collected by analysis of patient’s medical records who were diagnosed with breast carcinoma in the Department of Oncology of Santo Antônio’s Hospital. Data were tabulated and analyzed in an Excel® spreadsheet software (Office 365), with a descriptive analysis in percentage. Results demonstrated that 100% of patients were women; 85.7% were affected by ductal and/or lobular breast carcinomas; all deaths occurred in patients over 40 years and 75% of deaths occurred in advanced stages; being 68.75% of the most severe cases’ stages present in the oldest patients. Furthermore, it was observed that 37.12% of the patients were classified as overweight or obese, 88.57% were treated with chemotherapy and 91.44% treated with combined therapies. In conclusion, it was observed that a great number of breast cancer patients were overweight/obese, presented ductal and lobular carcinoma, the deaths occurred predominantly in the over forty years and were related with the presence of metastasis and advanced stage.

In fact, it appears that dengue is characterized as a disease that has relevance to public health in the country. For the year 2019, 1,544,987 cases of dengue could be reported, with the presence of 782 confirmed deaths. Regarding the interruption of dengue epidemic cycles, it was noted that measures associated with vector control have not been successful. This study aims to analyze the spatial distribution associated with dengue cases present in the municipalities of the state of Mato Grosso, from 2015 to 2018, in order to identify the municipalities that have the highest risk rates related to the presence of arbovirus. Gross and Smoothed Rates were used through the Local Empirical Bayesian method. In order to calculate these Bayesian rates, a neighborhood matrix was developed with the presence of the continuity criterion that removed the zero risk of dengue from this calculation, thus minimizing the effects associated with the random fluctuations present in the areas that were monitored. Of course, the SaTScan software was used to calculate the Relative Risk (RR), and it was found that in this spatial scan clusters of low, medium and high risks were identified, demonstrating statistically significant data. The use of statistical techniques and spatial analysis employed in the study expanded the more detailed examination of the risk of transmission in the monitored areas, contributing significantly to the formulation and planning of integrated prevention and control strategies aimed at monitoring the arbovirus present in the state of Mato Grosso.