PÓS-ALTA DE HANSENÍASE: PREVALÊNCIA DE INCAPACIDADES FÍSICAS E SOBREPOSIÇÃO DE DOENÇAS

Objective: To characterize the prevalence of physical disabilities in individuals affected by post-discharge leprosy and its relationship with chronic diseases.Method: The study population consisted of 603 new cases of leprosy reported between 2001 and 2014 in endemic municipalities in the state of Piauí. Data was collected through questionnaires and simplified neurological evaluation. Statistical analyzes were performed by frequency distribution, Pearson’s Chi-square test and Fisher’s Exact test. Results.The prevalence of physical disability was 70.43%, and there was a significant association with the multibacillary clinical form, male gender, old age and low educational level (p <0.01).Conclusion:Overlapping of diseases was not a risk factor for the development of physical disabilities, but there was a higher frequency of diabetic and hypertensive subjects in the group with physical disabilities. It is necessary to plan health actions that are more suitable to the population, strengthening the longitudinality of care to chronic conditions.Objetivo: caracterizar a prevalência de incapacidades físicas em indivíduos acometidos por hanseníase no pós-alta e sua relação com as doenças crônicas. Método: a população da pesquisa foi de 603 casos novos de hanseníase notificados entre 2001 e 2014 em municípios endêmicos no Piauí. Os dados foram coletados mediante aplicação de questionários e avaliação neurológica simplificada. Análises estatísticas foram realizadas por distribuição de frequência, testes Qui-quadrado de Pearson e Exato de Fisher. Resultados: observou-se a prevalência de incapacidade física de 70,43%, e associação significativa com a forma clínica multibacilar, sexo masculino, idade avançada e baixa escolaridade (p<0,01). Conclusão: a sobreposição de doenças não se comportou como um fator de risco, mas constatou-se frequência importante de pessoas. Registra-se a necessidade de planejamento de ações de saúde mais adequadas à população, fortalecendo a longitudinalidade do cuidado frente às condições crônicas.Objetivo: Caracterizar la prevalencia de discapacidades físicas en individuos afectados por lepra luego del alta y su relación con las enfermedades crónicas. Método: La población del estudio fue de 603 casos nuevos de lepra notificados entre 2001 y 2014 en municipios endémicos de Piauí. Datos recolectados mediante aplicación de cuestionarios y evaluación neurológica simplificada. Se realizaron análisis estadísticos de distribución de frecuencia, tests de Chi-cuadrado de Pearson y Exacto de Fisher. Resultados: Se observó prevalencia de discapacidad física del 70,43%, y asociación significativa con la forma clínica multibacilar, sexo masculino, edad avanzada y baja escolarización (p<0,01). Conclusión: La superposición de enfermedades no constituyó un factor de riesgo, aunque se la constató en importante cantidad de personas. Se registra la necesidad de planificación de acciones de salud más adecuadas a la población, fortaleciendo la atención longitudinal frente a las condiciones crónicas

NEOTROPICAL ALIEN MAMMALS: a data set of occurrence and abundance of alien mammals in the Neotropics

Biological invasion is one of the main threats to native biodiversity. For a species to become invasive, it must be voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into a nonnative habitat. Mammals were among first taxa to be introduced worldwide for game, meat, and labor, yet the number of species introduced in the Neotropics remains unknown. In this data set, we make available occurrence and abundance data on mammal species that (1) transposed a geographical barrier and (2) were voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into the Neotropics. Our data set is composed of 73,738 historical and current georeferenced records on alien mammal species of which around 96% correspond to occurrence data on 77 species belonging to eight orders and 26 families. Data cover 26 continental countries in the Neotropics, ranging from Mexico and its frontier regions (southern Florida and coastal-central Florida in the southeast United States) to Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay, and the 13 countries of Caribbean islands. Our data set also includes neotropical species (e.g., Callithrix sp., Myocastor coypus, Nasua nasua) considered alien in particular areas of Neotropics. The most numerous species in terms of records are from Bos sp. (n = 37,782), Sus scrofa (n = 6,730), and Canis familiaris (n = 10,084); 17 species were represented by only one record (e.g., Syncerus caffer, Cervus timorensis, Cervus unicolor, Canis latrans). Primates have the highest number of species in the data set (n = 20 species), partly because of uncertainties regarding taxonomic identification of the genera Callithrix, which includes the species Callithrix aurita, Callithrix flaviceps, Callithrix geoffroyi, Callithrix jacchus, Callithrix kuhlii, Callithrix penicillata, and their hybrids. This unique data set will be a valuable source of information on invasion risk assessments, biodiversity redistribution and conservation-related research. There are no copyright restrictions. Please cite this data paper when using the data in publications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us on how they are using the data