INVESTIGADORES
GIL Jose Fernando
artículos
Título:
Diarrhea and parasitosis in Salta, Argentina
Autor/es:
ARAMAYO, C.; GIL, J.; CRUZ, MC; POMA, H.; LAST, M; RAJAL, V.
Revista:
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Editorial:
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Referencias:
Año: 2009 vol. 3 p. 105 - 111
Resumen:
Background: Salta city
is the capital of the province with the same name located in the
northwest of Argentina. Its great growth over the last decade was not
organized and the population expanded to occupy places where water and
sanitation were not yet available. Although the Arenales River,
crossing the city, receives the impact of point and non-point source
pollution, the water is used for many purposes, including domestic in
the poorest areas, industrial, and recreational with children as the
main users. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated
24% of the global disease burden and 23% of all deaths can be
attributed to environmental factors. In particular, an estimated 94% of
the diarrheal burden of disease is attributable to environment, and is
associated with risk factors such as unsafe drinking water and poor
sanitation and hygiene. Chronic diarrhea can be caused by an infection
or other etiologies; however, most of the times the etiological agent
is not identified. Methodology: All the cases of diarrhea and
parasitosis reported during 2005 in four public health centers of the
city of Salta were classified by gender and age, analyzed, and
represented geographically to show areas of higher morbidity rates,
which were probably related to environmental factors. Results:Water,
poor sanitation, and pollution are candidate risk factors. Diarrhea
cases showed seasonality, with the highest incidence during late spring
and summer, while parasitosis was persistent throughout the year.
Conclusion: Our spatial analysis permitted us to detect the regions of
higher incidence of diarrhea and parasitosis during 2005 in the area of
study