Barbosa Amanda Duarte, Magalhães Danielle Ferreira de, Silva José Ailton da, Silva Marcos Xavier, Cardoso Maria de Fátima Eyer Cabral, Meneses José Newton Coelho, Cunha Maria da Consolação Magalhães
Escola de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2012 Sep;28(9):1785-9. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2012000900016.
This retrospective epidemiological study focused on scorpion stings in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, from 2005 to 2009. Data on reported scorpion stings were taken from the National System for Notifiable Diseases (SINAN) and the Epidemiological Surveillance System (SISVE) and patient records from the João XXIII Hospital. There were 2,769 cases of scorpion stings in Belo Horizonte (114.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants), with a downward trend over time and the highest incidence from August to January. Tityus serrulatus was the species involved in most of the stings. There was no statistical difference in the incidence between male and female victims, and the most frequently affected age bracket was 55 to 64 years. Ninety-six percent of cases evolved to cure, and there were two deaths. It is necessary to improve the reporting process for scorpion stings and to consider the determinants of scorpion stings in order to plan and implement effective public health interventions.
这项回顾性流行病学研究聚焦于2005年至2009年巴西米纳斯吉拉斯州贝洛奥里藏特市的蝎子蜇伤情况。报告的蝎子蜇伤数据取自国家法定传染病监测系统（SINAN）和流行病学监测系统（SISVE）以及若昂二十三世医院的患者记录。贝洛奥里藏特市有2769例蝎子蜇伤病例（每10万居民中有114.7例），随着时间推移呈下降趋势，8月至1月发病率最高。锯齿脂鲤蝎是造成大多数蜇伤的物种。男性和女性受害者的发病率没有统计学差异，最常受影响的年龄组是55至64岁。96%的病例康复，有两例死亡。有必要改进蝎子蜇伤的报告流程，并考虑蝎子蜇伤的决定因素，以便规划和实施有效的公共卫生干预措施。
