Epidemiological study of scorpion stings in the Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeastern Brazil

Araújo, Kaliany Adja Medeiros de; Tavares, Aluska Vieira; Marques, Michael Radan de Vasconcelos; Vieira, Alecxandro Alves; Leite, Renner de Souza

doi:10.1590/s1678-9946201759058

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“…These data are in agreement with those provided by the Brazilian Ministry of Health (n = 2,191). This small difference in the number of cases has been reported in epidemiological studies with venomous animals 7,8,12 . This finding may be due to possible failures in filling the record forms and data processing between the health departments of the cities, the state, and, finally, the Ministry of Health.…”

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“…Natal is the capital of the state and has the highest number of inhabitants of the state. The cities were grouped into four regions: Oeste Potiguar, Central Potiguar, Agreste Potiguar, and Leste Potiguar 7,8 . Estimates indicate that Rio Grande do Norte has 3,168,027 inhabitants, with about 77.8% of the population living in urban areas and 22.2% in rural areas.…”

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“…We calculated the incidence based on the number of bee accidents by the population of each city, with an estimated population of 100,000. The spatial interpolation of the incidence of cases was mapped using data from the 167 cities, using the inverse distance weighting method 7 .…”

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Epidemiology of envenomation by Africanized honeybees in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil

Marques

Araújo

Tavares

et al. 2020

Rev. bras. epidemiol.

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Introduction: In the American continent, accidents caused by honeybees are a public health problem due to the high incidence and severity of the cases. Despite its medical importance, there are few epidemiological studies on this topic in Brazil, especially referring to the Northeastern states. The present study aims to describe the epidemiological features of honeybee envenomation cases in the state of the Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil, from 2007 to 2014. Methods: Data were collected from the Notifiable Diseases Information System database of the Health Department of Rio Grande do Norte. Results: We analyzed a total of 2,168 cases. Cases occurred in all months of the years studied, reaching higher frequencies from June to October. Most incidents happened in urban areas and involved men, with victims aged between 20 and 39 years. Victims were mainly stung on the head and hand, and they received medical care predominantly within 3 hours after the injury. Local manifestations were more frequent than systemic ones. Clinically, most cases were mild and progressed to cure. Conclusion: The high number of honeybee sting cases shows that Rio Grande do Norte may be an important risk area for such injury.

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Epidemiology of envenomation by Africanized honeybees in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil

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Araújo

Tavares

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Rev. bras. epidemiol.

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“…The number of papers regarding envenomation cases (arachnids and snakes) has increased in Northeastern of Brazil (e.g., Lira-Da-Silva et al, 2000;Mise et al, 2007;Albuquerque et al, 2009;Albuquerque et al, 2013;Araújo et al, 2017). However, this number of papers is still low compared to other regions of the country, especially when related to studies of snakebites (Bochner & Struchiner, 2003).…”

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“…Between 2003, there were recorded 1.235.569 accidents by venomous animals in the country (Ministério da Saúde, 2014d). In the Northeastern region, studies on envenomations have also increased considerably (e.g., Mise et al, 2007;Albuquerque et al, 2009;Albuquerque et al, 2013;Araújo et al, 2017).…”

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Animais peçonhentos do estado do Piauí: epidemiologia dos acidentes e lista de espécies de importância médica

Benício¹,

Carvalho²,

Fonseca³

2019

Rev. Bras. Zoociências

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Cases of poisoning have increased considerably in Brazil, however for state of Piauí only two studies were carried out so far. Here, we investigated, through the notification forms, the epidemiological characteristics of cases of poisoning that occurred during 11 years in a macro-region of Picos, state of Piauí, Northeastern Brazil. Furthermore, we also check whether the species recorded in the notification forms correspond to the species that occur in the region. We recorded 1.249 cases of envenomations, being 41% caused by scorpions, 35% caused by snakes and 24% caused by spiders. Most cases (arachnids = 99%, scorpions = 93%, snakes = 52%) there was no identification of species causing the accident. Most of the victims of the accidents (66%) were male individuals between 18 and 24 years from rural areas, stung during field activities in the rainy season (January-March). The most common injury sites were the lower limbs (37%) and the majority (53%) of the accidents was the mild type. This is the first study that reports the epidemiological profile of a series of envenomations (including arachnids and snakes) during 11 years of records in the state of Piauí. Furthermore, we also present the first list of species of arachnids and snakes of medical importance to the state. Our results demonstrate that there was a high incidence of accidents by venomous animals in the Center-South region of the state, most of the records was not notified in SINAN, most records does not present the identification of the species responsible for the accident, and there are records whose species was incorrectly identified.

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The dark side of nature experience: Typology, dynamics and implications of negative sensory interactions with nature

Soga

Gaston

2022

People and Nature

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Epidemiological study of scorpion stings in the Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeastern Brazil

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Epidemiology of envenomation by Africanized honeybees in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil

Epidemiology of envenomation by Africanized honeybees in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil

Animais peçonhentos do estado do Piauí: epidemiologia dos acidentes e lista de espécies de importância médica

The dark side of nature experience: Typology, dynamics and implications of negative sensory interactions with nature

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