Incidência de escorpionismo no município de Ilha Solteira/SP no período de 2013 a 2019
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2020
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Universidade Brasil
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Introduction: Scorpions are arthropods that have lived on the planet for thousands of
years, and have become a serious public health problem due to the large number of
accidents. In Brazil, there are several species of the genus Tityus, and the one that
causes more serious accidents in the State of São Paulo is the species Tityus
serrulatus, also popularly known as yellow scorpion. These arthropods appear more in
the hot and rainy periods of the year. Objective: To describe the epidemiology of
accidents with scorpions in the municipality of Ilha Solteira (SP) in the period from 2013
to 2019. Method: The research used secondary and individualized data, collected in
the official database of the Information System of Diseases of Notification (SINAN) for
scorpion poisonings in the municipality of Ilha Solteira, State of São Paulo between the
years 2013 to 2019. The variables analyzed were: year and month of notification, sex
and age group of the injured, and the qualification of the notified cases. They gave
statistical treatment to the data obtained and graphical representation of the results.
Results: With 283 reported cases, the incidence rate of scorpionism increased over
the years surveyed, affecting more males. From the registered cases, 95.05% were
classified as mild and there were no deaths in the period. Conclusion: The study of
the incidence of accidents with scorpions in the municipality of Ilha Solteira (SP)
revealed, in the analyzed period (2013-2019), an average incidence rate in the period
of 1.27%, and these accidents increased over the period analyzed.
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Tityus serrulatus, Escorpião amarelo, Escorpionismo, Área com surto