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Mortalidade por doença de chagas em Sergipe: análise espacial, tendência tempor...
Góes, José Augusto PassosIntroduction: Chagas' disease (CD) is still considered a public health problem with socioeconomic repercussions. The main form of disease transmission is vector, through triatomine insects, known as barbers, infected by the protozoan Trypanosoma Cruzi. About 6 to 7 million people worldwide are infected with T. cruzi, the majority of which are in endemic countries in Latin America, and more than 25 million peopl...
Características epidemiológicas e análise espacial dos casos de hanseníase em u...
Jesus, Mateus Santos de; Sandes, Teovan Andrade; Souza, Katyucia Oliveira Crispim de; Lima, Ana Caroline Rodrigues; Souza, Katyucia Oliveira Crispim deObjective: to analyze the epidemiological characteristics and spatial distribution of leprosy cases in an endemic municipality. Methods: epidemiological, retrospective study with spatial analysis techniques developed with data from the National System of Compulsory Notification. Leprosy cases were georeferenced using a Geographic Positioning System receiver for the spatial location of the households. Spatial an...