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0222/2020 - Produção do Espaço Urbano e ocorrência da malária na Amazônia Brasileira: O caso Porto Velho
Production of Urban Space and the occurance of malaria in the Brazilian Amazon: The Porto Velho case

Author:

• Renata Duarte Marques - Marques, R.D - <duarterenatam@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6168-3827

Co-author(s):

• Jussara Rafael Angelo - Angelo, J.R - <jussara.angelo@ensp.fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2324-1053
• Alzemar Alves de Lima - Lima, A.A - <alzemarlima@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0496-4387
• Trevon Fuller - Fuller, T - <fullertl@g.ucla.edu>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9954-4267
• Christovam Barcellos - Barcellos, C. - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - <xris@fiocruz.br> +
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1161-2753


Abstract:

Due to intense ongoing urbanization in the Amazon, the urban pattern of malaria may be changing, both in its spatial distribution and epidemiological profile. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how the process of production of urban space in Porto Velho, the capital of the state of Rondonia, Brazil has contributed to the occurrence and maintenance of urban malaria. Using data collectedthe Malaria Epidemiological Surveillance System (SIVEP-Malaria), we calculated malaria indices for the districts of Porto Velho2005 to 2018. We also developed two typologies for classifying urban space based on functional characteristics and features of the landscape. While the former considers characteristics of urban space in Porto Velho, the latter is based on suitability for malaria vectors. We found that the annual parasite index declined in Porto Velho during the study period. However, changes in the index were not uniform across the districts of the city. Periurban areas showed no decline in the index, which we attribute to these areas’ high vegetation density and hydrological characteristics.

Keywords:

Urban malaria; urban space; health surveillance; spatial analysis; Porto Velho; Amazon.

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Marques, R.D, Angelo, J.R, Lima, A.A, Fuller, T, Barcellos, C.. Produção do Espaço Urbano e ocorrência da malária na Amazônia Brasileira: O caso Porto Velho. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2020/Jul). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/producao-do-espaco-urbano-e-ocorrencia-da-malaria-na-amazonia-brasileira-o-caso-porto-velho/17704?id=17704



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