CLIMATE, TROPICALITY OF THE BRAZILIAN CENTRAL PLATEAU, AND TUBERCULOSIS LOAD

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https://doi.org/10.4215/rm2023.e22026

Abstract

The current literature has pointed out an influence of climatic and environmental aspects on tuberculosis (TB) burden. Among the main influences, the effects of climate stand out. The present study aims to identify whether the tropicality of the Brazilian Central Plateau increases TB burden in the Federal District, Brazil. This is an ecological study carried out with 1,291 new TB cases notified to the Notifiable Diseases Information System of the State Health Department of the Federal District. We studied the participation of air masses and the cases of tuberculosis during the summers from 2006 to 2017. For the rhythmic analysis, we considered the summer of 2006, as it was the year with the highest frequency of TB cases. We used Pearson's correlation test. The most frequent types in the summers were the continental Equatorial mass, with a 77.5% frequency, and the Atlantic Tropical mass, 13.8%. We observed no correlation between the performance of atmospheric systems and TB cases; that is, meterological variables showed no contribution to the greater burden of TB in the Federal District.

Keywords: Tuberculosis. Climate. Air Masses. Climate Changes. Effects of Climate Change.

Author Biographies

  • Erlayne Brandao, University of Brasília, Brasília (DF), Brazil

    Master's degree from the Postgraduate Nursing Program at the University of Brasília- UnB. Nurse from the Federal University of Piauí-UFPI. Research areas: Ethics and Bioethics; Patient safety, Public health, Child and adolescent health, Health research.

  • Victor da Assunção Borsato, State University of Paraná, Mourão (PR), Brazil

    PhD in Environmental Sciences (Nupelia) Ecology of Continental Aquatic Environments from the State University of Maringá (2006). Adjunct Professor at the State University of Paraná - UNESPAR. Campo Mourão Campus. Develops research in the areas of Geosciences, especially Geographic climatology (Atmospheric dynamics). Partner at ABClima. Post-doctorate in Geography from the Federal University of Paraná.

  • Ercília Torres Steinke, University of Brasília, Brasília (DF), Brazil

    PhD in Ecology from the University of Brasília (2004). Full Professor and researcher at the Department of Geography at UnB. Founder of the Geographic Climatology Laboratory - LCGea at the University of Brasília. Coordinator of the Professional Master's Course in Teaching Geography on a National Network - PROFGEO since 2021. She has experience in the area of Geography knowledge, with an emphasis on Geographic Climatology, working mainly in teaching Climatology.

  • Maria do Socorro Nantua Evangelista, University of Brasília, Brasília (DF), Brazil

    Doctorate in Interunits from the Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing - SP (2000). He is currently a Prof. Retired Adjunct at the University of Brasília and linked to the Postgraduate Programs of the Nursing and Health Sciences Course at the University of Brasília. He has experience in the area of Nursing, with an emphasis on Tuberculosis, working on the topics of epidemiology, service evaluation, vulnerability and health education.

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2023-12-02

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Vol. 22 (2023)

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