Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and its Environmental and Public Health Policies Risk Factors in Castanhal, Pará, Brazil

Simone Beverly Nascimento da Costa, Claudia do Socorro Carvalho Miranda, Bruna Costa de Souza, Bruno Yudi Shimomaebara Sousa, Carlos Felipe dos Santos de Campos Ribeiro, Thaisy Luane Gomes Pereira Braga, Matheus Pereira do Couto Rocha, Nelson Veiga Gonçalves

  • Simone Beverly Nascimento da Costa Universidade do Estado do Pará
  • Carlos Felipe dos Santos de Campos Ribeiro Universidade do Estado do Pará
  • Bruna Costa de Souza Universidade do Estado do Pará
  • Bruno Yudi Shimomaebara Sousa Universidade do Estado do Pará
  • Thaisy Luane Gomes Pereira Braga Universidade do Estado do Pará
  • Matheus Pereira do Couto Rocha Universidade do Estado do Pará
  • Claudia do Socorro Carvalho Miranda Universidade do Estado do Pará
  • Nelson Veiga Gonçalves Universidade do Estado do Pará

Abstract

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis is an endemic anthropozoonosis in the Amazon region and considered a major public health problem. This study analyzed the spatial distribution of this disease and its epidemiology in the municipality of Castanhal, state of Pará, from 2011 to 2020. The study was cross-sectional and ecological with secondary data obtained from the Ministry of Health, the National Institute for Space Research and at the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Statistical and spatial analyzes were performed using Bioestat 5.4 and Arcgis 10.5.1 software. One-hundred fourteen autochthonous cases in the municipality were evaluated, with the most affected individuals being men, adults, brown, with primary education, rural workers, residents of the urban area and with evolution to cure. The spatial distribution showed a high density of cases in the municipal seat. In the light of above, it was observed that the disease is related to anthropization and labour activities in the municipality. We emphasize the need to intensify the environmental and epidemiological surveillance of the disease in the study area.

Published
2023-12-09