INFLUENCE OF THE WEATHER ON THE OCCURRENCE OF DENGUE IN A TRIPLE-BORDER BRAZILIAN MUNICIPALITY

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v26i0.76974

Keywords:

Dengue, Aedes, Weather, Epidemics, Border Areas

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the temporal evolution of the incidence of dengue and its correlation with climatic variables in Foz do Iguaçu, a triple-border Brazilian municipality, in the period from August 2006 to July 2016. Method: a descriptive and analytical study conducted in 2018. Secondary data obtained from the health information systems were used. Time analysis was employed and a simple linear regression test was applied to assess the correlation between the dengue incidence rates and the climatic variables. Results: the epidemic years represented 60% of the period studied. There was a positive correlation between incidence of dengue and mean relative humidity in the air (r=0.276; p=0.025), mean temperature (up to two months before r=0.288; p=0.014) and pluviosity (up to three months before r=0.308; p=0.008). Conclusions: the climatic variables identified as with a positive relationship can support prediction and control of the dengue epidemic.

Author Biographies

Mara Cristina Ripoli Meira, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Drª em Enfermagem em Saúde Pública. Docente do Curso de Enfermagem, área saúde pública.

Oscar Kenji Nihei, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública em Região de Fronteira e Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociedade, Cultura e Fronteiras

Luiz Eduardo Moschini, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Departamento de Ciências Ambientais.

Marcos Augusto Moraes Arcoverde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Campus de Foz do Iguaçu

Curso de Enfermagem. Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde Pública em Região de Frontiera

Reinaldo Antônio da Silva Sobrinho, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Campus de Foz do Iguaçu

Programas de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública em Região de Fronteira. Laboratório de Epidemiologia e Pesquisas Operacionais em Saúde

Susana Segura Muñoz, Universidade de São Paulo

Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto-EERP-USP, Laboratório de Ecotoxicologia e Parasitologia Ambiental

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Published

2021-11-04

How to Cite

Meira, M. C. R., Nihei, O. K., Moschini, L. E., Arcoverde, M. A. M., Britto, A. da S., Sobrinho, R. A. da S., & Muñoz, S. S. (2021). INFLUENCE OF THE WEATHER ON THE OCCURRENCE OF DENGUE IN A TRIPLE-BORDER BRAZILIAN MUNICIPALITY. Cogitare Enfermagem, 26. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v26i0.76974

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Vol. 26 (2021)

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Research

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