Epidemiological profile of accidents by poisonous animals in Bahia from 2010 to 2019

• Autor(a) principal: Bomfim, Vitoria Vilas Boas da Silva
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Santana, Renata Lisboa, Guimarães, Claudia Danielle
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/17113
• topic: Animales Venenosos; Mordedura de Serpiente; Venenos de Escorpio; Venenos de Araña; Epidemiología.; Animais Venenosos; Mordedura de Serpentes; Venenos de Escorpião; Venenos de Aranha; Epidemiologia.; Animals Poisonus; Snake Bites; Scorpion Venoms; Spider Venoms; Epidemiology.

Introduction: Accidents caused by venomous animals are considered a public health problem in Brazil. Currently, there are about 37 thousand accidents with scuppers, 26 thousand accidents with snakes and 20 thousand with spiders in the country. Data related to these injuries are communicated in the notification health information system. However, there is a lack of data in the literature on accidents that occurred in the Northeast, mainly in Bahia. Objective: To describe the epidemiological aspects of accidents with venomous animals in the state of Bahia between 2010 and 2019, reported in SINAN. Methodology: This is a descriptive observational study. Data on accidents with venomous animals in Bahia between 2010 and 2019 were collected from SINAN. Results: Between 2010 and 2019, 173,334 cases of accidents with venomous animals that occurred in Bahia were registered in the SINAN. Desyes, 70.66% were caused by scorpions, 15.07% by snakes, 3.58% by spiders and 5.32% by larks and bees. In 2.69% of cases, there was no specification of the offending agents. Final Considerations: The present study identified that the epidemiological profile of accidents by venomous animals affects more young adults aged 20 to 39 years, economically active age group and males, mostly, evolved to cure after an accident with the animal.