Impact of floods on the casuistry of zoonotic diseases and accidents caused by animal bites recorded in a General Hospital in the city of Iquitos, Loreto, Peru
Keywords:
Floodings, Loreto, ZoonosesAbstract
Floods generate favorable conditions for the reproduction of arthropod vectors of dengue and yellow fever, as well as rodent mammals leptospira reservoirs. In addition, the habitat of animals is altered for wild animals (ophidians), causing a greater contact with the people. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the association of cases of zoonotic diseases and accidents produced by animals, registered in the Regional Hospital of LoretoIquitos “Felipe Santiago Arriola Iglesias”, between January - June 2011 and 2012, dates that reported regular rainfall and floods, respectively. After reviewing the records of the Bureau of Epidemiology of the Hospital, they were transferred to a database. The frequency of submission of zoonotic diseases and accidents by bite of ophidians was contrasted through the calculation of the Odds Ratio. There were a total 7595 and 6917 in the period January-July of the years 2011 and 2012 respectively. We found a risk of 2.08 (1.19-3.62 ) for the records of the disease of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria and 0,096 (0,079-0,116 ) for the Classic Dengue disease, when it comes to 2012 (year of floods) as a risk factor. Other diseases such as leptospirosis and accidents by ophidia were found not to be associated with the extreme rainy season. The results indicate that malaria is a disease that must be taken into account in case of natural disasters such as flooding in this region.
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