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0019/2014 - Temporal analysis of the relationship between leptospirosis and occurrence of flooding rains in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2007-2012
Análise temporal da relação entre leptospirose e ocorrência de inundações por chuvas no município do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 2007-2012.

Author:

• Raphael Mendonça Guimarães - Guimarães, Raphael Mendonça - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva - <raphael@iesc.ufrj.br>

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Abstract:

The objective of this study is to examine the effect of seasonal factors such as climate and "precipitation" variable were related to the risk of leptospirosis in the city of Rio de Janeiro between 2007 and 2012. This is an analytical ecological study conducted in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in the period 2007-2012. The outcome variable was the number of leptospirosis cases per month, and the independent variable was the average monthly rainfall for the 32 monitoring stations per year. We chose to model the relationship between leptospirosis cases and the effect of rain by building a generalized linear model using a negative binomial distribution. The precipitation - month lag proved to be a strong explanatory factor for the number of leptospirosis cases. Therefore, it is the interaction between the work of surveillance, especially one made by situation rooms in periods of crisis, and instances of risk management of environmental monitoring, to increase capacity to respond to natural disasters in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro

Keywords:

Leptospirosis; Climate; Floods ; Temporal Distribution

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Guimarães, Raphael Mendonça . Temporal analysis of the relationship between leptospirosis and occurrence of flooding rains in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2007-2012. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2014/Jun). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/temporal-analysis-of-the-relationship-between-leptospirosis-and-occurrence-of-flooding-rains-in-the-city-of-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-20072012/15002?id=15002&id=15002



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