Epidemiological aspects of scorpionic accidents in a municipality in Brazil's northeastern.

A M L Santos,M A Souza,J G Costa,M S Correia,D M Araújo,L C C Jesus,T J Matos-Rocha,E N Araújo,J M S J Pavão,A F Dos Santos,J R S Ferreira,G C Ferreira-Júnior,P K A Magalhães,S A Fonseca,L M Araújo

doi:10.1590/1519-6984.238110

Abstract

Scorpionic accidents are a major public health problem due to the high occurrence with potential seriousness. In this manner, the research aimed to analyze the occurrence of scorpionic accidents in a municipality in the northeastern of Brazil. An exploratory, descriptive study was made, with a quantitative approach, using secondary data which was gotten from the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN), from 2008 to 2018. Data such as neighborhood, presence of street markets were also used, and the existence of sanitation and climatic data such as temperature and season. Geoprocessing was used to identify possible changes in the environment. In the analyzed period, 9,330 cases of scorpion accidents were recorded, with an average of 848 annual notifications. Scorpionic accidents occurred more frequently in women (5,686; 60.94%). Individuals aged 20 to 29 years (1.727; 18.51%) were more frequent to scorpion stings. Regarding the body parts where the stings were made, the highlights were on the foot (3.515; 37.67%) followed by the hand (2.818; 30.20%). No statistically significant relation was observed between climatic factors and scorpionic accidents. However, the high number of cases of scorpionic accidents was observed in the last 11 years studied. It was evident that during the study period there was no statistical relationship when climatic factors were correlated to scorpionic accidents. On its turn, when it was verified the results of the geoprocessing analysis, it was seen that anthropic factors have been motivating the potentiation of the occurrence of these accidents.

Highlights

Scorpionic accidents caused by the inoculation of the toxin through the telson located at the tail of the arthropod, is a neglected condition associated with the conditions of poverty, environmental imbalance and disinformation
The raise can be explained by several reasons such as, for example, the disordered growth of cities, the good adaptability of scorpions in urban areas, the improvement of the notification system, and the greater environmental degradation close to cities
The highest percentages in the occurrence of scorpion accidents occurred in woman

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Introduction

Scorpionic accidents caused by the inoculation of the toxin through the telson located at the tail of the arthropod, is a neglected condition associated with the conditions of poverty, environmental imbalance and disinformation. The degradation of the environment and disorderly growth in large urban centers, has favored the incidence of scorpionic accidents. The modifications promoted in ecosystems by man is one of the reasons for the invasion of these animals in the urban environment. These changes change the environmental conditions favoring the presence of some groups of these animals while another has its possibility of success is almost completely suppressed (Carvalho et al, 2011)

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