Nunes C S, Bevilacqua P D, Jardim C C
Distrito Sanitário Noroeste, Secretaria Municipal da Saúde, Avenida Dom Pedro II 307, Bairro Carlos Prates, Belo Horizonte, MG 30710-010, Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2000 Jan-Mar;16(1):213-23. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2000000100022.
This paper analyzes a total of 352 scorpion sting reports in the Northwest quarter of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Traditionally, this area has shown one of the highest case incidence rates, and the present study pointed to 10.37 stings per 10,000 inhabitants. No gender preference was observed, but most victims were 50 years of age or older. Likewise, no relationship was observed between seasonality and sting rates. According to geographic distribution analyses, the highest incidence rates were in areas with the largest scorpion populations. This preliminary descriptive evaluation is important for guidelines to prevent scorpion stings, which should obviously consider local epidemiological features.
本文分析了米纳斯吉拉斯州贝洛奥里藏特市西北部地区总共352例蝎子蜇伤报告。传统上，该地区一直是发病率最高的地区之一，本研究指出每10000名居民中有10.37例蜇伤。未观察到性别偏好，但大多数受害者年龄在50岁及以上。同样，未观察到季节性与蜇伤率之间的关系。根据地理分布分析，发病率最高的地区是蝎子数量最多的地区。这种初步的描述性评估对于预防蝎子蜇伤的指南很重要，这些指南显然应考虑当地的流行病学特征。
