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Using satellite data to study the relationship between rainfall and diarrheal diseases in a Southwestern Amazon basin

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Title
Using satellite data to study the relationship between rainfall and diarrheal diseases in a Southwestern Amazon basin
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Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, March 2016
DOI 10.1590/1413-81232015213.20162015
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Paula Andrea Morelli Fonseca, Sandra de Souza Hacon, Vera Lúcia Reis, Duarte Costa, Irving Foster Brown

Abstract

The North region is the second region in Brazil with the highest incidence rate of diarrheal diseases in children under 5 years old. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between rainfall and water level during the rainy season principally with the incidence rate of this disease in a southwestern Amazon basin. Rainfall estimates and the water level were correlated and both of them were correlated with the diarrheal incidence rate. For the Alto Acre region, 2 to 3 days' time-lag is the best interval to observe the impact of the rainfall in the water level (R = 0.35). In the Lower Acre region this time-lag increased (4 days) with a reduction in the correlation value was found. The correlation between rainfall and diarrheal disease was better in the Lower Acre region (Acrelândia, R = 0.7) and rainfall upstream of the city. Between water level and diarrheal disease, the best results were found for the Brasiléia gauging station (Brasiléia, R = 0.3; Epitaciolândia, R = 0.5). This study's results may support planning and financial resources allocation to prioritize actions for local Civil Defense and health care services before, during and after the rainy season.

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Unknown 19 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 2 11%
Researcher 2 11%
Student > Bachelor 1 5%
Student > Doctoral Student 1 5%
Student > Postgraduate 1 5%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 12 63%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 5%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 5%
Computer Science 1 5%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 5%
Other 2 11%
Unknown 12 63%
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#22,758,309
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#1,772
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