Uso e ocupação do solo e a disseminação da hantavirose na região de São Sebastião, Distrito Federal: 2004 - 2008
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2011-02
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Introduction: Hantavirosis has worldwide distribution and is an important public
health problem. The epidemiology of hantavirosis in Brazil shows that the number of
cases notified and the number of variants discovered in several states and the Federal
District have been increasing year by year. Within this context, the main objective
of this study was to examine land use and occupation in relation to the spread of
hantavirosis in the Federal District, between 2004 and 2008. Methods: To carry out
this investigation, epidemiological and land use data were used to drafting tables and
cartograms in order to detail the special spread of hantavirosis in this area. Results:
Out of the 40 likely infection sites plotted on the coverage and land use map, 19 (47%)
were in pasture areas, 10 (25%) in urban areas (periurban), 6 (15%) in areas used
for agriculture and 5 (12%) in savanna areas. Conclusions: It can thus be seen that
agricultural activities and urban expansion towards the savanna areas have favored the
spread of hantavirosis in the Federal District and especially in São Sebastião.
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Geografia da saúde, Uso do solo, Hantavirose, Geography of health, Hantavirosis, Land use
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SANTOS, Janduhy Pereira dos; STEINKE, Ercília Torres; García-Zapata, Marco Túlio Antônio. Uso e ocupação do solo e a disseminação da hantavirose na região de São Sebastião, Distrito Federal 2004-2008. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Uberaba, v. 44, n. 1, p. 53-57, jan./fev. 2011.