Reemergence of Yellow Fever in Brazil: The Role of Distinct Landscape Fragmentation Thresholds

Overview

Journal J Environ Public Health

Specialties Environmental Health
Public Health

Date 2021 Aug 3

PMID 34341668

Citations 10

Authors

Roberto C Ilacqua

Antonio R Medeiros-Sousa

Daniel G Ramos

Marcos T Obara

Walter Ceretti-Junior

Luis F Mucci

Mauro T Marrelli

Gabriel Z Laporta

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Abstract

Yellow Fever Virus (YFV) reemergence in Brazil was followed by human suffering and the loss of biodiversity of neotropical simians on the Atlantic coast. The underlying mechanisms were investigated with special focus on distinct landscape fragmentation thresholds in the affected municipalities. An ecological study in epidemiology is employed to assess the statistical relationship between events of YFV and forest fragmentation in municipal landscapes. Negative binomial regression model showed that highly fragmented forest cover was associated with an 85% increase of events of YFV in humans and simians ( = 1.85, CI 95% = 1.24-2.75, =0.003) adjusted by vaccine coverage, population size, and municipality area. Intermediate levels of forest cover combined with higher levels of forest edge densities contribute to the YFV dispersion and the exponential growth of YF cases. Strategies for forest conservation are necessary for the control and prevention of YF and other zoonotic diseases that can spillover from the fragmented forest remains to populated cities of the Brazilian Atlantic coast.

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