Influence of climatic variables on the epidemiological situation of dengue in the Ceará- Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i12.20313

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Dengue; Temperature; Precipitation; Relative humidity; Correlation.

Abstract

Dengue is a worldwide public health problem; studies show a correlation between dengue and climatic variables. Thus, this research aimed to investigate the correlation of the number of cases of patients with primary dengue symptoms (NCPPDS) with the compensated average temperature (TCA), average precipitation (PA) and compensated average relative humidity (RHCA) for the state of Ceará (2013-2018), in addition to identifying the municipalities most affected by the disease. For this analysis, institutional databases were collected and the data were compiled and processed through Statistical Package for the Social Science software. The association between climatic variables and NCPPDS was made using Pearson's correlation. It was noted that the city of Fortaleza was the municipality most affected by the disease, followed by its metropolitan region. Pearson's correlation was significant and inversely proportional between the NCPPDS and TCA in the years studied. In the NCPPDS analysis and PA, a directly proportional significant correlation was observed in the years 2013, 2017 and 2018. Regarding RHCA during the years 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2018, a directly proportional significant correlation to dengue cases was also observed. These results showed that precipitation and humidity directly influenced the number of dengue cases in the state of Ceará, and in accordance with studies in other Brazilian regions, these findings represent a general picture for dengue spreading.

Author Biography

Selene Maia de Morais, State University of Ceará

Graduated in Industrial Chemistry Master in Organic Chemistry from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). PhD in Chemistry - University of London. Postdoctoral internship at the University of Aveiro in Portugal. As a professor at the Federal University of Ceará, he served at undergraduate and graduate level, in the positions of Coordinator of the Chemistry Course and Director of the Natural Products Laboratory. Currently, a Full Professor at the State University of Ceará (UECE) and a CNPq productivity scholarship, she served as coordinator of the Chemistry Course at UECE and the Postgraduate Program in Physiological Sciences. He currently advises students of the Doctoral Courses in Biotechnology at RENORBIO, the Graduate Program in Veterinary Sciences (PPGCV) and in Natural Sciences (PPGCN). Coordinator of the PPGCN and the PhD in Biotechnology at UECE. Participation in the FUNCAP Research Chamber, being an Ad-hoc consultant for FAPEMA, FAPEPI and CEUB. Coordinator of the Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Analysis Laboratory (LACES) at UECE. It carries out research activity in the area of ​​Natural Products Chemistry, acting mainly in the obtaining and structural characterization of fixed and volatile organic products, synthesis of derivatives and evaluation of various biological properties such as antioxidant, anticholinesterase, larvicide against Aedes spp, as well as leishmanicide, antiviral against Dengue and Zica viruses, antimicrobial, among others in collaborative studies. Reviewer of several national and international magazines.

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MORAIS, S. M. de; FARIAS, S. S. de. Influence of climatic variables on the epidemiological situation of dengue in the Ceará- Brazil . Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 12, p. e181101220313, 2021. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v10i12.20313. Disponível em: https://www.rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/20313. Acesso em: 26 apr. 2024.

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