Flood-related leptospirosis outbreaks in Brazil: perspectives for a joint monitoring by health services and disaster monitoring centers

Londe, Luciana de Resende; Conceição, Rodrigo Silva da; Bernardes, Tiago; Dias, Mariane Carvalho de Assis

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“…The findings show that the number of HE is associated with the rates and hospitalization in both regions; however, we observed that in the periods where more than 15 HE occurred in a single month, a significant increase was observed with greater repercussions in macro health regions with greater proximity to the coast ( Figure 5). This is in accordance with other studies for Brazil, South America and other countries [12,22,23].…”

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“…It is also known that coastal regions, such as the State of SC, are more likely to have a greater number of HE, which influences the total number of events for their large macro-regions [27,36], since these regions are more prone to the occurrence of sudden storms, and with high volumes of precipitation in a short time. The high number of flash floods may be a factor responsible for the increase in cases of Leptospirosis [23], when associated with factors such as low sanitation coverage.…”

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“…Although Leptospirosis was previously regarded as an occupational illness, its epidemiological pattern is changing and now there are increasing reports of Leptospirosis contracted during accidental events in waters polluted with Leptospirosis and during recreational activities [17,18]. In terms of flood-associated outbreaks of Leptospirosis, several papers have been published focusing on a wide range of countries throughout the world, ranging from countries of temperate zones to tropical areas [10,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. Leptospirosis affects indiscriminately different world countries; nevertheless, some areas have higher transmission risk, being confirmed as a steadily increasing public health problem in some of them [25].…”

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“…Leptospirosis affects indiscriminately different world countries; nevertheless, some areas have higher transmission risk, being confirmed as a steadily increasing public health problem in some of them [25]. Several studies focusing on Brazil reinforce the association between high precipitation and flood events to the increasing occurrence of urban cases of Leptospirosis [19][20][21]23,24,26]. Most authors highlight several factors which may trigger Leptospirosis cases: poor sanitation and housing characteristics, mud and garbage accumulation, large populations of rodents, low socioeconomic levels and work activities [10,19,24,27].…”

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The Association between Hydro-Meteorological Events and Leptospirosis Hospitalizations in Santa Catarina, Brazil

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Extreme climatic events (ECE) are beginning to be perceived as potential causes of health disturbances. The assessment of the impacts of certain ECE to human health has become essential to health managers and caregivers. The objective of this study was to identify the association between rates of hospitalization for Leptospirosis and the occurrence of extreme hydrological events in the state Santa Catarina (Brazil) between the years 2005 and 2014. The association between Leptospirosis hospitalizations and the occurrence of floods, flash floods, and flooding events was measured through Spearman’s bivariate correlation coefficient. Flash floods corresponded to 92.6% of the total hydrological events. Coastal regions presented higher admission rates than inland. The Leptospirosis presented a seasonal pattern, with a peak in the summer months. Positive and significant correlations for monthly and annual analyzes were identified for some of the analyzed macro-regions, with higher values of correlation in the coastal region. The current results suggest the influence of the occurrence of extreme hydro-meteorological events on the variability of the hospitalization rate by Leptospirosis in the state of Santa Catarina, with significant differences found for the coastal and inland regions.

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“…Já Tapsell et al (2002) No que se refere ao Brasil, uma série de trabalhos averiguam a relação das inundações com a leptospirose (GUIMARÃES et al, 2014;KO et al, 1999;LONDE et al, 2016;MIYAZATO et al, 2013;REIS et al, 2008). Londe et al (2016) MUKHOPADHYAY, 1999;HU et al, 2018;KONDO et al, 2002;SCHWARTZ et al, 2006;SHIMI et al, 2010). Os resultados mais fortes para a região Nordeste, vão ao encontro dos trabalhos de Ligon (2006) Cedeño (1986), Russac (1986), Abaya et al (2009 e Kondo et al (2002).…”

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Prediction of leptospirosis outbreaks by hydroclimatic covariates: a comparative study of statistical models

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Flood-related leptospirosis outbreaks in Brazil: perspectives for a joint monitoring by health services and disaster monitoring centers

Cited by 27 publications

References 18 publications

The Association between Hydro-Meteorological Events and Leptospirosis Hospitalizations in Santa Catarina, Brazil

The Association between Hydro-Meteorological Events and Leptospirosis Hospitalizations in Santa Catarina, Brazil

Ensaios sobre os impactos socioeconômicos dos desastres naturais no Brasil

Prediction of leptospirosis outbreaks by hydroclimatic covariates: a comparative study of statistical models

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