Association between Respiratory Illnesses and Fires in a Brazilian's Central-West Region Municipality: An Ecological Time Series Study
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https://doi.org/10.21664/2238-8869.2025v14i1.p157-169Keywords:
air pollution, particulate matter, brazilian cerrado, risk to human health, respiratory tract diseasesAbstract
Wildfires can cause several damages to human health, including controlled problems. This work analyzed the temporal profiles of the distribution of smokes detected by satellites and hospital admissions due to problems reported in children aged 1 to 4 years and in elderly people over 65 years of age in the population residing in the city of Anápolis, Goiás, in the period of 2012 to 2021. The methodology used was an ecological time series study. Public databases available on the Internet through INPE, IBGE and DATASUS websites were used, from which information on fires, territorial area, population and hospital admissions, respectively, were collected. The prevalence of fires in Anápolis follows the same pattern as in Goiás, between July and August. The period with the highest incidence of fires and also the period with the highest number of hospitalizations for controlled problems was in September of 2017. The study pointed to a possible positive association between the increase in hot spots detected by satellites and hospital admissions for controlled problems in children aged 1 to 4 years and in elderly people over 65 years. As this is an exploratory and descriptive study, the need for further studies in the area is highlighted, with a view to better detailing, analysis and exploration of these results.
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