Coronavirus disease and basic sanitation: too early to be worried?
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Considering that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been detected in feces, this study aimed to verify a possible relationship between basic sanitation indices and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) numbers/rates. METHODS: Data of COVID-19 cases r...
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| author | Renata Rocha da Silva Márcio Bezerra dos Santos Allan Dantas dos Santos Débora dos Santos Tavares Priscila Lima dos Santos |
| author_facet | Renata Rocha da Silva Márcio Bezerra dos Santos Allan Dantas dos Santos Débora dos Santos Tavares Priscila Lima dos Santos |
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| description | Abstract INTRODUCTION: Considering that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been detected in feces, this study aimed to verify a possible relationship between basic sanitation indices and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) numbers/rates. METHODS: Data of COVID-19 cases registered in Brazil until May 28, 2020, and independent variables associated with basic sanitation were analyzed. RESULTS: A significant correlation between the number of cases and sewage treatment index/population density was observed. In addition, COVID-19 incidence and mortality rates were significantly associated with the total water service index and lethality rate was significantly associated with the sewage treatment index. CONCLUSIONS: Precarious basic sanitation infrastructure may potentially increase the SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Brazil. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b938aae642854beda738a9dad2806f502022-12-22T02:26:49ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492020-07-015310.1590/0037-8682-0345-2020Coronavirus disease and basic sanitation: too early to be worried?Renata Rocha da SilvaMárcio Bezerra dos SantosAllan Dantas dos SantosDébora dos Santos TavaresPriscila Lima dos Santoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8863-5718Abstract INTRODUCTION: Considering that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been detected in feces, this study aimed to verify a possible relationship between basic sanitation indices and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) numbers/rates. METHODS: Data of COVID-19 cases registered in Brazil until May 28, 2020, and independent variables associated with basic sanitation were analyzed. RESULTS: A significant correlation between the number of cases and sewage treatment index/population density was observed. In addition, COVID-19 incidence and mortality rates were significantly associated with the total water service index and lethality rate was significantly associated with the sewage treatment index. CONCLUSIONS: Precarious basic sanitation infrastructure may potentially increase the SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Brazil.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822020000100656&tlng=enSARS-CoV-2COVID-19Water service supplySewage collectionSewage treatment |
| spellingShingle | Renata Rocha da Silva Márcio Bezerra dos Santos Allan Dantas dos Santos Débora dos Santos Tavares Priscila Lima dos Santos Coronavirus disease and basic sanitation: too early to be worried? Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Water service supply Sewage collection Sewage treatment |
| title | Coronavirus disease and basic sanitation: too early to be worried? |
| title_full | Coronavirus disease and basic sanitation: too early to be worried? |
| title_fullStr | Coronavirus disease and basic sanitation: too early to be worried? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coronavirus disease and basic sanitation: too early to be worried? |
| title_short | Coronavirus disease and basic sanitation: too early to be worried? |
| title_sort | coronavirus disease and basic sanitation too early to be worried |
| topic | SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Water service supply Sewage collection Sewage treatment |
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