Epidemiology of envenomation by Africanized honeybees in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil

ABSTRACT: Introduction: In the American continent, accidents caused by honeybees are a public health problem due to the high incidence and severity of the cases. Despite its medical importance, there are few epidemiological studies on this topic in Brazil, especially referring to the Northeastern states. The present study aims to describe the epidemiological features of honeybee envenomation cases in the state of the Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil, from 2007 to 2014. Methods: Data were collected from the Notifiable Diseases Information System database of the Health Department of Rio Grande do Norte. Results: We analyzed a total of 2,168 cases. Cases occurred in all months of the years studied, reaching higher frequencies from June to October. Most incidents happened in urban areas and involved men, with victims aged between 20 and 39 years. Victims were mainly stung on the head and hand, and they received medical care predominantly within 3 hours after the injury. Local manifestations were more frequent than systemic ones. Clinically, most cases were mild and progressed to cure. Conclusion: The high number of honeybee sting cases shows that Rio Grande do Norte may be an important risk area for such injury.

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Epidemiology of the injury with venomous animals in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeast of Brazil

Ciência & Saúde Coletiva ◽

10.1590/1413-81232020255.16572018 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (5) ◽

pp. 1967-1978

Author(s):

Aluska Vieira Tavares ◽

Kalianny Adja Medeiros de Araújo ◽

Michael Radan de Vasconcelos Marques ◽

Renner Leite

Keyword(s):

Urban Areas ◽

Rio Grande ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Risk Area ◽

Systemic Complications ◽

Venomous Animals ◽

Control And Prevention ◽

Systemic Symptoms ◽

Scorpion Stings ◽

Local And Systemic Complications

Abstract This report is an investigation of the epidemiological features of injuries with venomous animals in the Rio Grande do Norte state, Northeastern Brazil, from 2007 to 2014. A total of 30,429 cases were analyzed. Cases were distributed over all months of the period studied and occurred mainly in urban areas. Scorpion stings showed the highest percentage of cases, but the chance of death among snakebites was higher. Envenomation predominated in females with age between 20 and 49 years old. Children and elderly showed a higher chance of death. Most victims were bitten on the extremities of the limbs and received medical care within 0-1 hour after being bitten. The main local and systemic symptoms reported were pain and headache, respectively. Cases were mostly classified as mild and progressed to cure. Few victims show local and systemic complications. The high number of accidents with venomous animals shows that Rio Grande do Norte may be an important risk area for such injuries. Furthermore, this study provides data for the development of health actions to promote control and prevention of these injuries in this region.

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Spatiotemporal clustering, social inequities and the risk of leptospirosis in an endemic area of Brazil: a retrospective spatial modelling

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ◽

10.1093/trstmh/traa128 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Katyucia O C de Souza ◽

José Augusto P Góes ◽

Matheus S Melo ◽

Paula M G Leite ◽

Lucas A Andrade ◽

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Keyword(s):

Urban Areas ◽

Spatial Regression ◽

Temporal Trends ◽

Spatial Dynamics ◽

Secondary Data ◽

The State ◽

Scan Statistics ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Metropolitan Region ◽

Social Inequities

Abstract Background Leptospirosis is an endemic disease in Brazil of social and economic relevance related to behavioural and socioenvironmental factors. This study aimed to analyse the spatiotemporal distribution of the incidence of leptospirosis and its association with social determinants in health in a state of northeastern Brazil. Methods An ecological study of temporal series with techniques of spatial analysis using secondary data of the cases of leptospirosis notified in the Information System of Notifiable Diseases of the state of Sergipe (2008–2017) was conducted. The analysis of temporal trends was performed using Poisson regression. Spatial analyses were performed using the Moran index, the local empirical Bayesian model, scan statistics and spatial regression. Results The incidence rate decreased from 3.66 to 1.44 cases per 100 000 inhabitants in 2008 and 2017, respectively. Leptospirosis was associated with social inequities, mostly affecting males aged 20–49 y living in urban areas. The space-time scan indicated the formation of a risk cluster in municipalities in the metropolitan region of the state. Conclusions The data indicated the persistence of leptospirosis transmission, maintaining a pattern of high endemicity in some municipalities associated with social inequities. The study showed the temporal and spatial dynamics of the disease to better target specific actions for prevention and control.

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Larval ontogeny and morphological variations of Psaroniocompsa incrustata (Lutz) (Diptera: Simuliidae) in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil

Neotropical Entomology ◽

10.1590/s1519-566x2009000300010 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 38 (3) ◽

pp. 360-365 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Adriele N B Silva ◽

Herbet T A Andrade ◽

Claudia M Ríos-Velásquez ◽

Felipe A C Pessoa ◽

Jansen F Medeiros

Keyword(s):

Rio Grande ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Morphological Variations

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Reptilia, Squamata, Polychrotidae, Anolis fuscoauratus D'Orbigny, 1837: distribution extension for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

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10.15560/6.4.681 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 681

Author(s):

Pablo Augusto Gurgel de Sousa ◽

Eliza Maria Xavier Freire

Keyword(s):

Rio Grande ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Atlantic Rainforest ◽

Distribution Map

We provide the first record of Anolis fuscoauratus D’Orbigny, 1837 for the state of Rio Grande do Norte and a distribution map for the species in the Atlantic Rainforest of northeastern Brazil. The record of A. fuscoauratus in the municipality of Tibau do Sul, state of Rio Grande do Norte, represents a distribution extension of 170 km northwestern from the municipality of Cabedelo, state of Paraíba. This is the northernmost record of this species in the Atlantic Rainforest.

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Isognomon bicolor (C. B. Adams, 1845) (Mollusca: Bivalvia): first record of this invasive species for the States of Paraíba and Alagoas and new records for other localities of Northeastern Brazil

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10.15560/9.1.157 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 157 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Thelma Lúcia Pereira Dias ◽

Ellori Laíse Silva Mota ◽

Anne Isabelley Gondim ◽

Jacicleide Macedo Oliveira ◽

Emanuelle Fontenele Rabelo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Invasive Species ◽

New Record ◽

New Records ◽

Rio Grande ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Northeast Brazil ◽

Littoral Region ◽

Exotic Invasive

This study provides the first record of the exotic invasive bivalve Isognomon bicolor for the State of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil. It has been found to occur in at least twelve coastal reefs along the coast. We also present its first record for the State of Alagoas and new record localities for the States of Rio Grande do Norte and Pernambuco, including its occurrence in hypersaline estuaries. From these records the distribution range of I. bicolor has been expanded to the littoral region of Northeast Brazil, where this invasive species seems well established.

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Spatial analysis of congenital syphilis in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, between 2008 and 2018

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP ◽

10.1590/1980-220x-reeusp-2020-0578 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 55 ◽

Author(s):

Dhyanine Morais de Lima Raimundo ◽

George Jó Bezerra Sousa ◽

Ana Beatriz Pereira da Silva ◽

Romanniny Hévillyn Silva Costa Almino ◽

Nanete Carolina da Costa Prado ◽

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Keyword(s):

Spatial Analysis ◽

Congenital Syphilis ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Rio Grande ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Effective Strategies ◽

Units Of Analysis ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Empirical Bayesian Method

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the spatial distribution of congenital syphilis cases in a state in northeastern Brazil. Method: This is an ecological study, with secondary data for the period from 2008 to 2018, taking as a sample the notified cases of congenital syphilis in Rio Grande do Norte. In the data analysis, the eight health regions of the state were used as units of analysis, and the local and global Moran’s I was performed, with subsequent smoothing through the local empirical Bayesian method, which resulted in thematic maps. Results: The results showed an increase in cases of congenital syphilis in the 3rd and 7thhealth regions. In terms of spatial analysis, this investigation showed clusters in the 3rd, 5th, and 7thhealth regions, with an increased risk for congenital syphilis of up to 2.65 times and with an incidence rate of 7.91 cases per 1,000 live births. Conclusion: The spatial analysis of congenital syphilis cases allowed observing a high incidence in some health regions, with averages above those calculated for the entire state, indicating the need to implement effective strategies to achieve its control.

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Bromeliaceae from Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeastern Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.422.2.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 422 (2) ◽

pp. 113-143

Author(s):

EDUARDO CALISTO TOMAZ ◽

LEONARDO M. VERSIEUX

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Morphological Variation ◽

New Records ◽

Rio Grande ◽

The State ◽

Additional Research ◽

Identification Key ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Genus One

The Bromeliaceae Flora for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil, is presented, based on extensive fieldwork, morphological analyses using herbarium and freshly collected material, and specialized literature. Twenty-six species of bromeliads were recorded in Rio Grande do Norte, distributed in ten genera and in three subfamilies. Bromelioideae was the richest subfamily (eight genera/14 species), followed by Tillandsioideae (one genus/12 species), and Pitcairnioideae (one genus/one species). Aechmea mertensii, Hohenbergia horrida and Tillandsia tenuifolia are new records for Rio Grande do Norte. Eight species (31%) are restricted to the Eastern portion of the state, in the Atlantic Forest. Caatinga dry woodlands harbor 18 species, with remarkable presence of Bromelia laciniosa, Encholirium spectabile, Tillandsia recurvata and T. streptocarpa, the four most widely distributed taxa. We discuss problems related to unclear taxonomic circumscriptions of species or diverging information between authors, more expressively in Hohenbergia, but also in Aechmea, Cryptanthus and Tillandsia. The data presented here might contribute to better understand the morphological variation of these taxa and suggest additional research on their taxonomy. Morphological descriptions, general comments, a map, photo plates and an identification key for all taxa are provided.

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First record of Lopescladius Oliveira, 1967 (Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae) in the Piranhas-Açu River basin, Brazil, with ecological notes on its habitat use

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10.15560/11.1.1554 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 1554

Author(s):

Rafaela Lima de Farias ◽

Thuanny Fernanda Braga Alencar ◽

Elvio S.F. Medeiros

Keyword(s):

Habitat Use ◽

River Basin ◽

Rio Grande ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Future Research ◽

Intermittent Stream ◽

Ecological Aspects ◽

Chironomid Fauna

The present study describes a new site of occurrence for the genus Lopescladius in Brazil and reports the first record for the Piranhas-Açu River basin, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil. This new occurrence expands the distribution of the genus and adds to the knowledge of the chironomid fauna. The presence of this genus in an intermittent stream highlights the importance of future research on this type of aquatic system as well as ecological aspects related to Lopescladius.

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New genus and species records of Bromeliaceae in the Caatinga of Rio Grande do Norte state, northeastern Brazil: Orthophytum disjunctum L.B. Sm. (Bromelioideae) and Tillandsia paraibensis R.A. Pontes (Tillandsioideae)

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10.15560/9.3.663 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 663 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Leonardo M. Versieux ◽

Eduardo Calisto Tomaz ◽

Jomar G. Jardim

Keyword(s):

New Genus ◽

Rio Grande ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

New Genus And Species ◽

First Occurrence

In the present work we describe the first occurrence of the genus Orthophytum (Bromeliaceae, Bromelioideae) and of the species Tillandsia paraibensis within the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil. Both taxa were recorded on inselbergs in areas of caatinga. These findings are important, improving the knowledge of the Flora of Rio Grande do Norte and giving a better understand of the biogeography of Brazilian bromeliads.

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First record of Dilaridae (Neuroptera) in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil

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10.15560/12.3.1889 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 1889

Author(s):

Caleb Califre Martins ◽

Alan Pedro De Araújo

Keyword(s):

Rio Grande ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Small Family ◽

The Family ◽

The City ◽

Mato Grosso Do Sul

Dilaridae is a small family of Neuroptera that includes fewer than 80 described species of which 10 are known from Brazil in the states of Amazonas, Rondônia, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Minas Gerais, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina. This note includes the first record of the family for the state of Pernambuco, with the report of Nallachius dicolor Adams, 1970 in the city of Jatobá (northeastern Brazil).

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