Coronavirus disease and basic sanitation: too early to be worried?
Silva, Renata Rocha da; Santos, Márcio Bezerra dos; Santos, Allan Dantas dos; Tavares, Débora dos Santos; Santos, Priscila Lima dos.
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; 53: e20200345, 2020. tab, graf
Artigo
Inglês
| SES-SP, Coleciona SUS (Brasil), LILACS | ID: biblio-1136825
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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