Violência sexual contra adolescentes: notificações nos conselhos tutelares, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil La violencia sexual contra adolescentes: notificaciones en los consejos tutelares, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil Sexual violence against adolescents: notifications filed in the child and adolescent protective services in the city of Campo Grande, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Estudo com o objetivo de verificar nos Conselhos Tutelares Norte e Sul do município de Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, a ocorrência de notificações de violência sexual contra adolescentes em 2007 e 2008. Pesquisa descritiva quantitativa retrospectiva baseada em dados dos arquivos de notificações de violência sexual contra adolescentes. A maioria das vítimas era do sexo feminino. Houve prevalência da faixa etária de 10 a 14 anos, para ambos os sexos. Predominaram agressores masculinos. A maior parte dos atos de violência sexual notificados ocorreu em ambiente doméstico. A abordagem do profissional de saúde frente aos casos de violência sexual deve ser permeada por respeito para com a vítima e sua família. Para tanto, requer-se um atendimento acolhedor, que assegure a privacidade necessária para que o adolescente possa expressar os fatos e manifestar seus sentimentos.<br>Estudio desarrollado con el objetivo de verificar la ocurrencia de notificaciones de violencia sexual contra adolescentes en 2007 y 2008 en los Consejos Tutelares Norte y Sur de Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Investigación descriptiva cuantitativa retrospectiva con base en archivos de notificaciones de violencia sexual contra adolescentes. La mayoría de las víctimas era de sexo femenino. Se registró una prevalencia de grupo etario de 10 a 14 años para adolescentes del sexo femenino y del masculino. Predominaron agresores masculinos. La mayor parte de los actos de violencia sexual verificados ocurrió en el ambiente del hogar. El abordaje del profesional de la salud frente a los casos de violencia sexual debe estar imbuido de respeto para con la víctima y su familia. A tal fin, se hace necesaria una atención acogedora, que asegure la privacidad necesaria como para que el adolescente pueda expresarse acerca de lo sucedido y manifestar sus sentimientos.<br>This study examines reports of sexual violence against adolescents in 2007 and 2008 made with the North- and South-District Child and Adolescent Protective Services of Campo Grande, the capital city of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Data for this retrospective, descriptive and quantitative research were collected from the services' archives on sexual violence against adolescents. Results: most victims were females. Reports predominantly concerned boys and girls from 10 to 14 years of age. Most offenders were males. The majority of reported cases occurred at home. When addressing cases of sexual violence, healthcare professionals should adopt a stance permeated by respect for the victims and their families. This requires providing a receptive environment, so as to ensure the level of privacy required for victimized adolescents to report facts and express their feelings

Clinical and serological tests for arboviruses in free-living domestic pigeons (Columba livia)

BACKGROUND In this study, we evaluated the role of free-living domestic pigeons (Columba livia) as a reservoir of arboviruses in the city of Belém, state of Pará, Brazil. We investigated the presence of antibodies against the most prevalent arboviruses. OBJECTIVES This study was aimed at evaluating some clinical and physical parameters of domestic pigeons, including the presence of antibodies to Amazon-endemic arboviruses. METHODS Eighty-five healthy pigeons were captured in Mangal das Garças Park, in Belém, and were bled. Upon capture, the birds were subjected to a clinical examination in search of alterations that could indicate the presence of arboviruses. Blood samples were converted to serum and tested using the haemagglutination inhibition (HI) technique with a panel of 19 antigens of arboviruses circulating in the Amazon. The confirmation assay for the positive reactions to the viral species tested by HI was a neutralisation test in new-born Swiss albino mice (Mus musculus) [mouse neutralisation test (MNT)]. FINDINGS A total of 10 (11.8%) serum samples tested positive for antiflavivirus antibodies by HI. All the samples positive for the HI test were subjected to MNT for detection of viruses and yielded negative results (logarithmic neutralisation index < 1.7). MAIN CONCLUSION The results represent the first serological detection of antiarbovirus antibodies in domestic pigeons as potential hosts of arboviruses in Brazil. The detection of haemagglutination-inhibiting antibodies against genus Flavivirus indicated that there was recent contact between the analysed domestic pigeons and these arboviruses. Further studies are needed to evaluate the role of free-living pigeons in the maintenance cycle and spread of arboviruses in the Amazon