@Article{SilvaFreiDutrMole:2020:CoClDa,
               author = "Silva, Ana Elisa Pereira and Freitas, Corina da Costa and Dutra, 
                         Luciano Vieira and Molento, Marcelo Beltr{\~a}o",
          affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto 
                         Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de 
                         Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Universidade Federal do 
                         Paran{\'a} (UFPR)}",
                title = "Correlation between climate data and land altitude for Fasciola 
                         hepatica infection in cattle in Santa Catarina, Brazil",
              journal = "Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology",
                 year = "2020",
               volume = "29",
               number = "3",
                pages = "e008520",
             keywords = "Fascioliasis, ruminants, epidemiology, land altitude, 
                         precipitation, Fasciolose, ruminantes, epidemiologia, altitude, 
                         precipita{\c{c}}{\~a}o.",
             abstract = "Fascioliasis is a food-borne parasitic disease that affects a 
                         range of animals, including humans caused by Fasciola hepatica. 
                         The present study aimed to determine the spatial distribution of 
                         bovine fasciolosis and to assess the correlation between the high 
                         Positivity Index (PI) and climate data and land altitude, from 
                         2004 to 2008 and 2010 in Santa Catarina (SC), Brazil. Condemned 
                         livers of slaughtered animals were obtained from 198 out of 293 
                         municipalities and from 518.635 animals, exclusively from SC. 
                         There was a statistically significant difference (P < 0.001) 
                         between the prevalence of F. hepatica and land altitude ( \ρ 
                         ^ s = -0.43). The highest PI (above 10.1%) was observed in cities 
                         at 500 to 600 m (P < 0.01; \ρ ^ s = -0.47) of altitude. 
                         There was no correlation between fascioliasis and rainfall in SC. 
                         It was determined that weather conditions in the past decade did 
                         not impose any limitation to the occurrence of the parasite, 
                         making it a disease of permanent clinical importance. These 
                         findings are essential to regions with similar geographical and 
                         climate conditions (i.e. altitude), when considering long-term 
                         control measurements, where animals and humans can be infected. 
                         RESUMO: A fasciolose {\'e} uma doen{\c{c}}a parasit{\'a}ria que 
                         afeta uma gama de animais, incluindo humanos, causada por Fasciola 
                         hepatica no Brasil. Este estudo teve o objetivo de determinar a 
                         distribui{\c{c}}{\~a}o espacial da fasciolose e conferir a 
                         correla{\c{c}}{\~a}o do alto {\'{\i}}ndice de positividade 
                         (PI), com os dados de clima e altitude, entre 2004 a 2008 e 2010 
                         em Santa Catarina (SC), Brasil. Foram obtidos f{\'{\i}}gados em 
                         frigor{\'{\i}}ficos de SC, de 518.635 animais de 198 
                         munic{\'{\i}}pios, de um total de 293. Houve diferen{\c{c}}a 
                         estat{\'{\i}}stica significativa (P < 0,001) entre a 
                         preval{\^e}ncia de F. hepatica e a altitude ( \ρs = -0,43). 
                         O maior PI (acima de 10,1%) foi observado em munic{\'{\i}}pios 
                         de 500 a 600 m (P < 0,01; \ρs = -0,47) de altitude. N{\~a}o 
                         foi observada correla{\c{c}}{\~a}o entre f{\'{\i}}gados 
                         parasitados e pluviosidade em SC. Foi observado que os dados 
                         clim{\'a}ticos na ultima d{\'e}cada n{\~a}o apresentaram 
                         limita{\c{c}}{\~a}o para a ocorr{\^e}ncia do parasito, fazendo 
                         com que o desafio clinico da infec{\c{c}}{\~a}o tenha sido 
                         permanente. Os dados s{\~a}o importantes para locais com 
                         condi{\c{c}}{\~o}es geogr{\'a}ficas e clim{\'a}ticas 
                         semelhantes (ex. altitude), para considerar medidas de controle a 
                         longo prazo, nas quais animais e humanos poder{\~a}o ser 
                         infectados.",
                  doi = "10.1590/s1984-29612020065",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1984-29612020065",
                 issn = "0103-846X",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "silva_correlation.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "28 abr. 2024"
}