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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
ISSN: 1678-8060 EISSN: 1678-8060
Vol. 111, No. 8, 2016, pp. 505-511
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Bioline Code: oc16075
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 111, No. 8, 2016, pp. 505-511
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Human and canine visceral leishmaniasis in an emerging focus in Araçuaí, Minas Gerais: spatial distribution and socio-environmental factors
Ursine, Renata Luiz; Dias, João Victor Leite; Morais, Harriman Aley & Pires, Herton Helder Rocha
Abstract
This study aimed to analyse the spatial distribution of human (2007-2013) and canine (2013) visceral leishmaniasis
(VL) in the city of Araçuaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and identify the socio-environmental factors related to their
occurrence. The spatial distribution of human and canine cases was analysed by kernel density estimation (KDE)
and the K function. The KDE values were analysed for correlation between human and canine LV and for normalised
difference vegetation index (NDVI). Socio-environmental aspects of household structures and surroundings
were evaluated. The spatial distribution of human and canine VL cases exhibited a significant aggregated pattern in
distances greater than 350 and 75 m, respectively. The higher occurrence of human and canine infection occurred in
the central area of the city. A positive correlation between the densities of human and canine cases was observed, as
well as a negative correlation between NDVI and densities of human and canine cases. Socio-environmental analysis
revealed that the large amount of animals, organic material from trees and deficiencies in environmental sanitation
are possibly contributing to the continuation of the transmission cycle of Leishmania infantum in Araçuaí.
These results can contribute to the planning by competent agencies to reduce the incidence of infection in the city.
Keywords
kala-azar; environmental health; urbanisation; spatial analysis
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