Maria do Socorro da Silva1, Maria Dos Remédios Freitas Carvalho Branco2,3,4, José Aquino3,5, Rejane Christine de Sousa Queiroz5,6, Emanuele Bani3, Emnielle Pinto Borges Moreira3, Maria Nilza Lima Medeiros7, Zulimar Márita Ribeiro Rodrigues3,5. 1. Programa Municipal de Controle da Dengue, São Luis, Maranhão, Brasil. 2. Departamento de Patologia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luis, Maranhão, Brasil. 3. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Ambiente, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luis, Maranhão, Brasil. 4. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luis, Maranhão, Brasil. 5. Departamento de Geociências, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luis, Maranhão, Brasil. 6. Departamento de Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luis, Maranhão, Brasil. 7. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gestão de Programas e Serviços de Saúde, Universidade Ceuma, São Luis, Maranhão, Brasil.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Currently, dengue fever, chikungunya fever, and zika virus represent serious public health issues in Brazil, despite efforts to control the vector, the Aedes aegypti mosquito. METHODS: : This was a descriptive and ecological study of dengue deaths occurring from 2002 to 2013 in São Luis, Maranhão, Brazil. Geoprocessing software was used to draw maps, linking the geo-referenced deaths with urban/social data at census tract level. RESULTS: : There were 74 deaths, concentrated in areas of social vulnerability. CONCLUSIONS: : The use of geo-technology tools pointed to a concentration of dengue deaths in specific intra-urban areas.
INTRODUCTION: Currently, dengue fever, chikungunya fever, and zika virus represent serious public health issues in Brazil, despite efforts to control the vector, the Aedes aegypti mosquito. METHODS: : This was a descriptive and ecological study of dengue deaths occurring from 2002 to 2013 in São Luis, Maranhão, Brazil. Geoprocessing software was used to draw maps, linking the geo-referenced deaths with urban/social data at census tract level. RESULTS: : There were 74 deaths, concentrated in areas of social vulnerability. CONCLUSIONS: : The use of geo-technology tools pointed to a concentration of dengue deaths in specific intra-urban areas.
Authors: Caique J N Ribeiro; Allan D Dos Santos; Shirley V M A Lima; Eliete R da Silva; Bianca V S Ribeiro; Andrezza M Duque; Marcus V S Peixoto; Priscila L Dos Santos; Iris M de Oliveira; Michael W Lipscomb; Karina C G M de Araújo; Tatiana R de Moura Journal: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Date: 2021-01-19