Distribuição da leishmaniose tegumentar por imagens de sensoreamento remoto orbital, no Estado do Paraná, Brasil

Abstract

Resumo: FUNDAMENTOS -A leishmaniose tegumentar (LT) tem sua epidemiologia pouco conhecida no Estado do Paraná. OBJETIVOS -Verificar a distribuição geográfica dos casos de LT em quatro municípios do Paraná, usando imagens por sensoriamento remoto orbital (ISRO), correlacionando-a com a presença de vegetação remanescente e cursos d'água. MÉTODOS -A distribuição de 4.416 casos no Paraná, de 1993 a 1998, foi feita com informações da ficha de notificação da Secretaria de Saúde do Estado do Paraná. Por ISRO verificou-se a distribuição de 231 casos de LT e a correlação destes com as matas residuais e o grau de antropia nos municípios de Cianorte, Japurá, Jussara e São Tomé. RESULTADOS -Houve concentração de casos no Norte e Oeste do Paraná. As ISRO mostram que há relação muito íntima da LT com as áreas de mata nativa modificada, pequenas matas ciliares ou resquícios destas, nos municípios de Cianorte, Japurá, Jussara e São Tomé. CONCLUSÃO -Em Cianorte, Japurá, Jussara e São Tomé a LT tem íntima relação com áreas de mata nativa modificada, pequenas matas ciliares ou resquícios de ambas. Possivelmente, as áreas onde há mais casos de LT no Paraná guardam semelhanças com as desses municípios. Palavras-chave -ecologia; epidemiologia; leishmaniose mucocutânea. Summary: Background -The epidemiology of tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) is poorly known in the State of Paraná. OBJECTIVES -To verify the geographical distribution of TL cases in four municipalities in the

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“…5 Subsequently, there was a brief period of respite, but over the last two decades the number of cases has noticeably increased and cases are being notified from all Brazilian states. 5,7 In the State of Paraná, American tegumentary leishmaniasis had also been recorded since the beginning of the 20 th century, with reports of cases up to 1958.…”

“…5 Subsequently, there was a brief period of respite, but over the last two decades the number of cases has noticeably increased and cases are being notified from all Brazilian states. 5,7 In the State of Paraná, American tegumentary leishmaniasis had also been recorded since the beginning of the 20 th century, with reports of cases up to 1958. 5 It started to be officially notified again from 1980, with the occurrence of cases in 276 of the state's 399 municipalities and concentration in its northern and western regions, despite the deforestation of more than 90% of the state's territory.…”

“…5,7 In the State of Paraná, American tegumentary leishmaniasis had also been recorded since the beginning of the 20 th century, with reports of cases up to 1958. 5 It started to be officially notified again from 1980, with the occurrence of cases in 276 of the state's 399 municipalities and concentration in its northern and western regions, despite the deforestation of more than 90% of the state's territory. 5 The occurrence of tegumentary leishmaniasis in the urban zones of large and medium-sized cities has been noted in Brazil since the beginning of the 20 th century.…”

“…5 It started to be officially notified again from 1980, with the occurrence of cases in 276 of the state's 399 municipalities and concentration in its northern and western regions, despite the deforestation of more than 90% of the state's territory. 5 The occurrence of tegumentary leishmaniasis in the urban zones of large and medium-sized cities has been noted in Brazil since the beginning of the 20 th century. In the St ate of Paraná, there has been notification of cases of this disease in the urban areas of small cities (Cianorte) and medium-sized cities (Maringá).…”

“…In the St ate of Paraná, there has been notification of cases of this disease in the urban areas of small cities (Cianorte) and medium-sized cities (Maringá). 5 Thus, there is an interest in studying the ecology of phlebotomines in the urban area of the municipality of Maringá, since these insects transmit the protozoa of the Leishmania genus that act as etiological agents for tegumentary leishmaniasis. 1,2,6,8,10 In the Ingá Park, the remaining native forest provides shelter for a variety of forest mammal species, which form a potential reservoir for In an earlier study in the Ingá Park and another two preserved areas within the urban perimeter of Maringá that are covered with native forest, phlebotomines were found to be present within the forest, especially within habitats for wild animals.…”