Acute Diarrheal Disease (ADD) is a global public health problem, with 1.7 billion childhood cases per year. Its occurrence may be related to social, cultural, nutritional and environmental factors, such as low coverage of basic sanitation and the dynamics of waters in a region. In situations of intense rain and flooding, cases of diarrhea tend to increase. Considering the above, the present study aims to compar...
Objective: To describe the epidemiological characteristics of dengue in the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil, from 2001 to 2018.Methods: Data were obtained from the Informatics Department of the Unified Health System (DATASUS) for analyzes of lethality, incidence and hospitalization. Results: In the state of Mato Grosso there were 292,756 notifications and 256 deaths in the period studied. The peak of incidence an...
The urban streams are an important source of natural resources for human populations, but despite of it, suffer from degradation and the indifference of the public and society in general. This study aimed to analyze the physical aspects of the main urban streams in Caceres-MT, municipality considered the gateway to the Pantanal. To this end, streams, previously selected, were observed regarding physical (ripari...