scholarly journals Levantamento de dados sobre a epidemia de dengue na cidade de Alto Paraíso, Paraná, Brasil: Uma questão de saúde pública / Data survey of dengue epidemic in the city of Alto Paraíso, Paraná, Brazil: A public health issue

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 4052-4069
Author(s):  
Amanda Beatriz Loureiro ◽  
José Adolfo Mota De Almeida ◽  
Alex Sandro Barros De Souza
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Aedes Albopictus ◽  
Health Issue ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Data Survey ◽  
The City ◽  
Dengue Epidemic

O presente estudo tem como objetivo levantar e analisar dados da dengue, doença transmitida pelo Aedes aegypti e Aedes albopictus, na última década epidemiológica (2011/2020), mediante dados oficiais registrados. Como metodologia, foram utilizados boletins epidemiológicos disponibilizados online, informações advindas da Secretaria de Saúde de Alto Paraíso – PR, com base no SINAN. Os dados revelam que houve uma estabilidade no número de casos de 2011 até 2014, sendo que em 2015 tivemos um leve aumento, de 2016 a 2018 os números permaneceram estáveis, aumentando em 2019 e alcançando níveis epidêmicos em 2020. Os dados levantados refletem concordância com o Estado do Paraná e outras cidades comparadas da macrorregião noroeste e localidades próximas. Não foram registrados óbitos no município em decorrência da doença e a faixa etária mais acometida compreende de 20 a 39 anos. Mesmo com investimentos públicos, espera-se a retomada da atenção à doença, assim como a sensibilização da comunidade, além do combate às fake news sobre o tema.

Identifying changes in trends in the age standardized incidence of melanoma in Australia

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 250-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M Hille
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Iterative Process ◽  
Linear Trend ◽  
Piecewise Linear ◽  
Health Issue ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Piecewise Linear Regression ◽  
Significant Public Health ◽  
Males And Females

ObjectiveTo identify changes in the linear trend of the age-standardized incidence of melanoma in Australia for all persons, males, and females. MethodsA two-piece piecewise linear regression was fitted to the data. The piecewise breakpoint varied through an iterative process to determine the model that best fits the data.ResultsStatistically significant changes in the trendof the age-standardized incidence of melanoma in Australia were found for all persons, males, and females. The optimal breakpoint for all persons and males was at 1998. For females, the optimal breakpoint was at 2005. The trend after these breakpoints was flatter than prior to the breakpoints, but still positive.ConclusionMelanoma is a significant public health issue in Australia. Overall incidence continues to increase. However, the rate at which the incidence is increasing appears to be decreasing.

scholarly journals Chikungunya: epidemiology

F1000Research ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyle R. Petersen ◽  
Ann M. Powers
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Aedes Albopictus ◽  
Chikungunya Virus ◽  
Mosquito Species ◽  
Febrile Illness ◽  
Current Understanding ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Temperate Climates

Chikungunya virus is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that causes fever and debilitating joint pains in humans. Joint pains may last months or years. It is vectored primarily by the tropical and sub-tropical mosquito, Aedes aegypti, but is also found to be transmitted by Aedes albopictus, a mosquito species that can also be found in more temperate climates. In recent years, the virus has risen from relative obscurity to become a global public health menace affecting millions of persons throughout the tropical and sub-tropical world and, as such, has also become a frequent cause of travel-associated febrile illness. In this review, we discuss our current understanding of the biological and sociological underpinnings of its emergence and its future global outlook.

The Other View of Disposable Diapers

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 350-351
Author(s):  
ROBERT L. CAMPBELL
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Solid Wastes ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
The Other ◽  
Health Issue ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Public Health Hazards ◽  
Disposable Diapers

To The Editor.— I'm writing to you to express my extreme disappointment at the publication of the commentary titled "Baby Bottoms and Environmental Conundrums: Disposable Diapers and the Pediatrician" that appeared in the August 1991 issue of Pediatrics.1 Public Health Issue About Diaper Disposal. The authors have treated briefly the issue of public health and diaper disposal.1,p387 The reader is left with a perception that discarded diapers pose public health hazards. While the issue of public health and the disposal of diapers and other solid wastes is important, it is treated neither adequately nor fairly in this commentary.

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