Mortality from collision with vehicles is the most visible impact of road traffic on wildlife. Mortality due to roads (hereafter road-kill) can affect the dynamic of populations of many species and can, therefore, increase the risk of local decline or extinction. This is especially true in Brazil, where plans for road network upgrading and expansion overlaps biodiversity hotspot areas, which are of high importance for global conservation. Researchers, conservationists and road planners face the challenge to define a national strategy for road mitigation and wildlife conservation. The main goal of this dataset is a compilation of geo-referenced road-kill data from published and unpublished road surveys. This is the first Data Paper in the BRAZIL series (see ATLANTIC, NEOTROPICAL, and BRAZIL collections of Data Papers published in Ecology), which aims make public road-kill data for species in the Brazilian Regions. The dataset encompasses road-kill records from 45 personal communications and 26 studies published in peer-reviewed journals, theses and reports. The road-kill dataset comprises 21,512 records, 83% of which are identified to the species level (n = 450 species). The dataset includes records of 31 amphibian species, 90 reptile species, 229 bird species, and 99 mammal species. One species is classified as Endangered, eight as Vulnerable and twelve as Near Threatened. The species with the highest number of records are: Didelphis albiventris (n = 1,549), Volatinia jacarina (n = 1,238), Cerdocyon thous (n = 1,135), Helicops infrataeniatus (n = 802), and Rhinella icterica (n = 692). Most of the records came from southern Brazil. However, observations of the road-kill incidence for non-Least Concern species are more spread across the country. This dataset can be used to identify which taxa seems to be vulnerable to traffic, analyze temporal and spatial patterns of road-kill at local, regional and national scales and also used to understand the effects of road-kill on population persistence. It may also contribute to studies that aims to understand the influence of landscape and environmental influences on road-kills, improve our knowledge on road-related strategies on biodiversity conservation and be used as complementary information on large-scale and macroecological studies. No copyright or proprietary restrictions are associated with the use of this data set other than citation of this Data Paper.

ABSTRACT:Researches on roadkill aggregations are important tools for wildlife conservation. The objective of this study was to determine wild vertebrate roadkill aggregations on a stretch of 96 kilometers of the BR-050 highway, between the cities of Uberlândia and Uberaba, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The survey was conducted between April 2012 and March 2013. Roadkill monitoring was performed by car, at a speed of approximately 60 km/h, and forty two (42) weekly trips, totaling 8064 km, were performed. The 2D Ripley's K-Statistics test from the Siriema v1.1 program was used to detect the scales of roadkill aggregations and 2D HotSpot Identification test was used to identify the location of these hotspots. Aggregations extended from the following kms: 14 to 33, 38, 41 to 51, 66 to 70 and 78 to 94. We found roadkill aggregations for wild vertebrates and mammals. The roadkill aggregations were significant for Euphractus sexcinctus, Conepatus semistriatus, Procyon cancrivorus, Hydrochoerus hydrochoerus, Cariama cristata, Boa constrictor amarali and Crotalus durissus collilineatus according to the taxonomic specific level. Thus, it is suggested that mitigation measures for vertebrate conservation must be implemented in the indicated areas.

DIAS, L. C. S.; GLASSER, C. M.; MARÇAL Jr., O. & BONESSO, P. I. P. Epidemiology of Schistosomiasis Mansoni in a Low Endemic Area. Cad. Saúde Públ., Rio de Janeiro, 10 (supplement 2): [254][255][256][257][258][259][260] 1994. We discuss the epidemiological patterns of schistosomiasis mansoni in areas with low transmission in Brazil. We define as areas of low endemicity those where the prevalence is less than 10%, the number Schistosoma mansoni eggs per gram of feces (epg) is less than 96, and carriers are asymptomatic. Data are from the county of Pedro de Toledo in the Ribeira Valley (São Paulo State) and were collected randomly according to the aggregate pattern of S. mansoni within the hosts. We suggest the replacement of parasitological methods by more sensitive and specific serological techniques. The main risk factor for infection is type of leisure activity. Infection is more frequent in the 10-14, 15-19, and 20-24-year age brackets. Geometric mean epg is 58.5. Intensity of infections correlates well (rs = 0.745) with prevalence. The highest index of potential contamination is in the 5-20-year age bracket (57.6%). Autochthonous cases show close association with Biomphalaria tenagophila, which has a low infection rate (2%). Prevalence, incidence, and intensity of infection patterns are similar to those of moderate and high endemic areas. Social and cultural aspects must be studied in order to obtain a global epidemiological view of schistosomiasis. Key words: Schistosomiasis; Schistosoma mansoni; Low Endemicity; Epidemiology INTRODUÇÃOA epidemiologia da esquistossomose em suas linhas gerais é bem conhecida. Ela não é, necessariamente, uniforme dentro de um país endêmico e é quaseimpossível de ser comparada entre países. Sua epidemiologia é tão variada quanto a ecologia humana e o ambiente no qual a esquistossomose ocorre. Os parâmetros epidemiológicos, como prevalência, incidência, intensidade de infecção e morbidade, variam, amplamente, mesmo dentro de uma região. Essa diversidade pode ser explicada, principalmente, pela ecologia humana e o ambiente (Doumenge et al., 1987) É tarefa difícil propor parâmetros para avaliar o grau de endemicidade da esquistossomose mansônica devido a seu caráter focal e sua ampla diversidade. Todavia, pode tentar uma classificação. Uma área seria considerada de alta endemicidade quando houvesse altas prevalência e intensidade de infecção, geralmente, em crianças entre 5 e 15 anos de idade e formas crônicas em adultos. Nas áreas de moderada ou baixa endemicidade, a distribuição geográfica dos portadores e da morbidade severa estaria bem localizada, em focos nitida-

Despite the success of control programmes, schistosomiasis is still a serious public health problem in the world. More than 70 countries where 200 million individuals are evaluated to be infected of a total 600 million at risk. Though there have been important local success in the control of transmission, globally the infection has increased. Economic constrains in developing countries, environmental changes associated with migration and water resources development have been blocking the progress. The main objective of schistosomiasis control is to achieve reduction of disease due to schistosomiasis. We discussed the control measures like: health education, diagnosis and chemotherapy, safe water supplies, sanitation and snail control. We emphasized the need to give priority to school-age children and the importance of integrating the measures of control into locally available systems of health care. The control of schistosomiasis is directly related to the capacity of the preventive health services of an endemic country. The strategy of control requires long-term commitment from the international to the local level.

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 30(5): 401-403, set-out, 1997. COMUNICAÇÃOComunicação. Silveira EP, Marçal Jr O, Machado MI. Ocorrência de Biomphalaria straminea (Pulmonata: Planorbidae) na Estação de Aqüicultura do IBAMA em Uberlândia, MG. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 30:401-403, set-out, 1997.

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A forma como homem se organiza no espaço pode produzir efeitos negativos para sua saúde. Este trabalho foi empreendido para avaliar a distribuição geográfica de febre de dengue na municipalidade de Uberlândia, Estado de Minas Gerais, tendo como referência a incidência do ano de 1999. O zoneamento da área de estudo foi realizado por meio de uma análise gráfica da área urbana (mapemaneto). A divisão da cidade correspondeu à nova distribuição de bairros integrados. Cada setor incluiu dez unidades de bairros. Foram calculadas as taxas de incidência para cada setor, por sexos e grupos de idade. Foram aplicados métodos estatísticos não-paramétricos aos dados (p < 0.05). A transmissão foi significativamente diferente no espaço (χ2=9.98; p=0.0408). A incidência não diferiu de acordo com sexo nos setores, mas variou para o sexo feminino (X² = 9.57; p = 0.0483). Houve diferença significante no grupo de 0 para 9 anos de idade (grupo menos infetado) entre os setores (X² = 11,84: p = 0,00186) e os índices mais altos ocorreram nos setores Norte e Oeste e para o grupo de 20 a 29 anos de idade. Concluímos que a incidência do Dengue não é homogênea na área estudada.