Perfil epidemiológico dos casos de acidentes com animais peçonhentos no Rio Grande do Sul no período de 2007 à 2017

Abstract

poisoning by venomous animals are considered a public health problem in tropical countries and, according to the Ministry of Health, are increasing in brazil in the last year. This research seeks to identify the epidemiological profile of these accidents between the years of 2007 and 2017 in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. This study is ecological, quantitative, retrospective and descriptive. The sample was composed by all the cases of poisoning by venomous animals that were notified in SINAN in the period, totalizing 52.697 cases. The variables local of occurrence, gender, race, type of accident and evolution were used. It was identified an increase in the incidence coefficient from 33,45 cases each 100 thousands habitants in the year of 2007 to 61,62 cases each 100 thousands habitants in the year of 2017, representing an increase of 84,21% accidents. Also, it was observed that the three regions with the highest number of cases are North, Serra and Vales, being the North the one with the higher percentual (22,17%). Furthermore, it was identified that the white population were more affected by the accidents (87,54%), as well as the male gender (57,05%). In general, the spider is the biggest cause of these accidents, representing 51,01% of the poisonous animals, and the evolution of the cases ends in death only in 0,09% of the times. Based on the results, it was able to know better the epidemiological profile of the poisoning by venomous animals accidents in Rio Grande do Sul, what enable us to conclued that the state is, in general, in agreement with the epidemiological profile of other locations, requiring more knowledge about the importance of using protective equipment and strategies of intervention in the most affected areas.