Aspectos ecológicos y operacionales de la vigilancia de leptospirosis em Argentina
Year: 2015
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Leptospirosis is the most widespread zoonotic disease in the world, and it remains
being a public health problem, especially in countries with heavy rains occurrence. In
Argentina, while the rural labor is an important risk factor, contact with flooding rains
has emerged as a major risk factor, especially in large urban centers. The main objective
was to identify spatiotemporal transmission patterns of leptospirosis in Argentina, based
on data of probable and confirmed leptospirosis cases since 2009 to the present, and its
relation to geographical, environmental and operational conditions of laboratories
system and epidemiological surveillance. To do this, new study regions were created
using a GIS software and were constructed the time series of cases for each. The series
were analyzed according to their components and the estimated factor model was
performed, resulting in one explanatory factor. Three different transmission standards of
leptospirosis were detected in Argentina, showing that they are possibly defined by the
different climates. Furthermore, analysis of surveillance data showed that there is large
percentage of unsolved cases and silent zones that should report cases.
Source: Americanae (AECID Library)
Author: Paulina Jacob
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Parasitology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2513740968