Spatial distribution of suicide incidence rates in municipalities in the state of Espírito Santo (Brazil), 2003-2007: spatial analysis to identify risk areas

INTRODUCTION: Leprosy in Brazil is a public health issue, and there are many regions in the State of Espírito Santo with high endemic incidence levels of leprosy, characterizing this state as a priority for leprosy programs. The aim of this study was to determine the spatial distribution of coefficients of new cases of leprosy in the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil. METHODS: We conducted a descriptive and ecologic study based on the spatial distribution of leprosy in the State of Espírito Santo between 2004 and 2009. Data were gathered from the available records of the Espírito Santo State Health Secretary. The global and local Bayesian empirical methods were used to produce an estimate of leprosy risk, smoothing the fluctuation effects of the detection coefficients. RESULTS: The study resulted in a coefficient adjustment of new cases in 10 towns that changed their classification, among which, 2 went from low to medium, 4 from medium to high, 3 from high to very high, and 1 from very high to hyper-endemic. An average variation of 1.02, fluctuating between 0 and 12.39 cases/100,000 inhabitants, was found in a comparative calculation between the Local Ebest value and the average coefficient of new leprosy cases in the State of Espírito Santo. CONCLUSIONS: The spatial analysis of leprosy favors the establishment of control strategies with a better cost-benefit relationship since it reveals specific and priority regions, thereby enabling the development of actions that can interfere in the transmission chain.

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Spatial analysis on the risk of bovine cysticercosis occurrence in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil

Parasite Epidemiology and Control ◽

10.1016/j.parepi.2016.04.003 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 116-123 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Barbara Rauta de Avelar ◽

Lazaro Corrêa Marcelino ◽

Rafael Ferraço de Campos ◽

Alexandre Rosa dos Santos ◽

Isabella Vilhena Freire Martins

Keyword(s):

Spatial Analysis ◽

The State ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Bovine Cysticercosis ◽

Espirito Santo

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Epidemiological profile of covid-19 in the state of espírito santo, brazil, from march 2020 to june 2021

Journal of Human Growth and Development ◽

10.36311/jhgd.v31.12770 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 507-520

Author(s):

Claudia Dobes Kawatake de Sousa ◽

Tassiane Cristina Morais ◽

Blanca Elena Guerrero Daboin ◽

Isabella Portugal ◽

Matheus Paiva Emidio Cavalcanti ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Time Series ◽

Age Groups ◽

Case Fatality ◽

Health Department ◽

Incidence Rates ◽

The State ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Epidemiological Profile ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

Second Wave

Introduction: coronavirus 2019 Disease (COVID-19) was quickly declared a pandemic, and Brazil is facing the most significant health and hospital crisis in its history. From March to June 2021 represented 50.8% of all deaths in the State of Espirito Santo. Objective: to analyze the lethality and mortality by COVID-19 in the State of Espirito Santo from March 2020 to June 2021. Methods: an ecological study was carried out, using a time series of public and official data available on the Health Department of the State of Espirito Santo, Brazil. Were considered information about cases and deaths (from March 2020 to June 2021) of COVID-19. Percentage case-fatality and mortality and incidence rates per 100,000 population were calculated. Time-series analyses were performed using the Prais-Winsten regression model, estimating the Daily Percent Change (DPC), and the trends were classified as flat, increasing, or decreasing. Significant differences were considered when p<0.05. Results: 524,496 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of June 30, 2021, and 11,516 progressed to death. The presence of cardiovascular diseases represents more than half of confirmed comorbidities (54.37%) in patients with COVID-19, followed by diabetes (19.95%) and obesity (9.34%). Men had higher mortality and lethality, especially in older age groups, but the incidence was higher among women. A characteristic profile of two waves was observed; the first wave was extended from March to October 2020 and the second complete wave from November 2020 to June 2021. During the second wave, high peaks of incidence, lethality, and mortality were recorded. At the end of the second wave, the incidence rate remained with increasing trends (p < 0.05), with a DPC of 2.06%. Conclusion: the peak concentration of cases, deaths, and indicators of lethality, mortality evidenced even after one year of pandemic, characterizes the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, still in entire evolution in the State Espirito Santo and Brazil.

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10.11606/t.10.2020.tde-09012020-120114 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jason Onell Ardila Galvis

Keyword(s):

Spatial Analysis ◽

Bovine Tuberculosis ◽

Animal Movement ◽

The State ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Espirito Santo

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Flora of Espírito Santo: Psidium (Myrtaceae)

Rodriguésia ◽

10.1590/2175-7860201768515 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 68 (5) ◽

pp. 1791-1805 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Amélia C. Tuler ◽

Tatiana T. Carrijo ◽

Márcia F.S. Ferreria ◽

Ariane L. Peixoto

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

Protected Areas ◽

Sea Level ◽

The State ◽

Agricultural Expansion ◽

Herbarium Specimens ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Lowland Forests ◽

Atlantic Rainforest Biome ◽

Espirito Santo

Abstract This study presents a floristic-taxonomic treatment of Psidium in the state of Espírito Santo, and is a result of fieldwork combined with analyses of herbarium specimens. Fourteen species of the genus were recognized in Espírito Santo state (P. brownianum, P. cattleianum, P. cauliflorum, P. guajava, P. guineense, P. longipetiolatum, P. myrtoides, P. oblongatum, P. oligospermum, P. ovale, P. rhombeum, P. rufum P. sartorianum, and Psidium sp.), accounting for about 34% of the species richness estimated for the genus in the Atlantic Rainforest biome. The species occur predominantly in lowland forests up to 700 meters above sea level. These areas are highly threatened due to urbanization of coastal areas and agricultural expansion in the state Espírito Santo. Therefore, the conservation of Psidium species in this state requires the creation of more lowland protected areas.

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Tick-borne infections in dogs and horses in the state of Espírito Santo, Southeast Brazil

Veterinary Parasitology ◽

10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.11.005 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 249 ◽

pp. 43-48 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Fernanda de Toledo Vieira ◽

Igor Cunha Lima Acosta ◽

Thiago Fernandes Martins ◽

Jonas Moraes Filho ◽

Felipe da Silva Krawczak ◽

...

Keyword(s):

The State ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Southeast Brazil ◽

Espirito Santo

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New species of flea-toad, genus Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the Atlantic Forest of Espírito Santo, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5068.4.3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5068 (4) ◽

pp. 517-532

Author(s):

DIEGO ALMEIDA-SILVA ◽

THIAGO SILVA-SOARES ◽

MIGUEL TREFAUT RODRIGUES ◽

VANESSA KRUTH VERDADE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Protected Area ◽

The State ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

The Third ◽

Skin Smooth ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

A New Species

We describe a new species of dull-colored flea-toad, genus Brachycephalus, from the Atlantic Forest of Caparaó mountains in southeastern Brazil. The new species is characterized by its diminutive size, “leptodactyliform” body, brownish color with an inverted V-shaped dark mark on dorsum, skin smooth, hyperossification and dorsal shield absent, linea masculinea absent, Fingers I and IV vestigial, Toe I externally absent, Toe II reduced but functional, Toes III and IV with pointed tips, Toe V vestigial, and ventral color uniformly brown. It is a leaf litter dweller, known only from type locality in the humid forests on the eastern slopes of Parque Nacional do Caparaó mountains, a protected area in the states of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It is the third flea-toad occurring in the state of Espírito Santo recovered as sister to all other Brachycephalus distributed from the state of São Paulo northward in the Atlantic Forest.

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Antibodies against Bovine herpesvirus 1 in dairy herds in the state of Espirito Santo, Brasil

Revista CERES ◽

10.1590/s0034-737x2014000200017 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 61 (2) ◽

pp. 280-283 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Marcus Rebouças Santos ◽

Hanna Carolina Campos Ferreira ◽

Marcos Antônio dos Santos ◽

Giuliana Loreto Saraiva ◽

Natália Filardi Tafuri ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Dairy Cattle ◽

Neutralizing Antibodies ◽

Bovine Herpesvirus ◽

The State ◽

Serum Samples ◽

Bovine Herpesvirus 1 ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Herpesvirus 1 ◽

Cattle Herds ◽

Espirito Santo

Bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1) causes major losses in worldwide livestock, affecting the respiratory and reproductive tracts of bovine. In the past decades, the number of cases in Brazil has been gradually increasing. Therefore, it is important to assess the distribution of infection in different regions of the country. In the state of Espírito Santo (ES) the BoHV 1 infection rate in dairy cattle herds is unknown. Thus, the aim of this study was to detect neutralizing antibodies against BoHV-1 in serum samples from 1,161 non-vaccinated cows from 59 dairy cattle herds in 23 municipalities of the Metropolitan, North, Northwest and South macro-regions. The identification of seropositive cows was evaluated by the virus neutralization test. The results showed that of all serum samples evaluated 775 (66.75%) had neutralizing antibodies against BoHV-1. Moreover, all herds were found positive; however, the percentage of positive cows varied among regions; 49.06%, 62.15%, 67.21% and 80.04% for the Metropolitan, South, North and Northwest macro-regions, respectively. In this study, the results clearly indicate the dissemination of the viral agent in dairy cattle in the ES state, requiring the monitoring and control of diseases related to BoHV-1 infection.

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Croton sapiifolius Müll.Arg. In: a new occurrence for the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil

Hoehnea ◽

10.1590/2236-8906-47/2016 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 43 (4) ◽

pp. 529-531 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rafaela Freitas dos Santos ◽

Ricarda Riina ◽

Maria Beatriz Rossi Caruzo

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Geographic Distribution ◽

The State ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Espirito Santo

ABSTRACT While studying Croton material collected in Espírito Santo, we found several specimens of Croton sapiifolius, a species previously restricted to the State of Bahia. The present paper updates our knowledge about the taxonomy, habitat and geographic distribution of C. sapiifolius. This finding increases the number of known Croton species occurring in Espírito Santo State to 20 and contributes to the knowledge of Croton of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.

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A new species of Trigynaea (Annonaceae) endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.309.2.13 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 309 (2) ◽

pp. 193 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ADRIANA QUINTELLA LOBÃO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

The State ◽

Biodiversity Hotspots ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

A New Species

The Atlantic Forest is one of two biodiversity hotspots in Brazil (Mittermeier et al. 1997, Myers et al. 2000). It is the second most diverse (Forzza et al. 2010) and threatened biome because only ca. 11.7% of the Atlantic Forest remains (Ribeiro et al. 2009). Annonaceae are well represented in the Atlantic forest with 92 species, of which 71 are endemic (Maas et al. 2015). In the State of Espírito Santo, there are 12 genera and 44 species (Maas et al. 2015). The majority of genera in Annonaceae that occur in Brazil are represented in Espírito Santo, but previously there were no records of Trigynaea Schlechtendal (1834: 328) for the State.

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