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- Title
ANIMAIS PEÇONHENTOS DE IMPORTÂNCIA MÉDICA NO MUNICÍPIO DO RIO DE JANEIRO.
- Authors
de Souza, Claudio Mauricio Vieira; Machado, Claudio
- Abstract
Objective: to present the biology and distribution of the fauna of venomous animals of medical interest existing in the city of Rio de Janeiro, as well as ways of prevention and treatment of possible accidents. Method: an exploratory and quantitative study, in data of the Information System of Notifiable Diseases, analyzing the accidents between the years of 2007 to 2015 comprised in this municipality. Results: in Rio de Janeiro, snake accidents are the ones with the highest number of notifications, mainly with the snakes of the genus Bothrops, followed by accidents by spiders. Most reports of spider accidents do not identify the gender of the accident due to the difficult identification of the health teams. Conclusion: due to the great biodiversity of venomous animal fauna and the distribution frequently altered by the action of man in the environment, the accident profiles vary regionally in the country. In this way, regional epidemiological studies are extremely important in the development of public health policies.
- Publication
Journal Health NPEPS, 2017, Vol 2, Issue 2, p16
- ISSN
2526-1010
- Publication type
Article