Open AccessDiseases caused by pathogens in the urban water system in the metropolitan region of Belém, Pará, Brazil, and their relationship with the socio-economic context of the population
Author(s) -
Ana Paula De Sousa Coelho,
Yasmim Stephane Lima Tavares,
Henrique Fonseca Sousa do Nascimento
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
revista de patologia tropical / journal of tropical pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 1080-8178
pISSN - 0301-0406
DOI - 10.5216/rpt.v51i1.70826
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , sanitation , water supply , population , waterborne diseases , metropolitan area , geography , flooding (psychology) , environmental health , public health , socioeconomics , hygiene , water resource management , water quality , environmental planning , business , medicine , environmental engineering , environmental science , biology , ecology , psychology , nursing , archaeology , pathology , sociology , psychotherapist
The metropolitan region of Belém-PA suffers human fecal pollution in the local water supply system favoring the increase in cases of water circulating diseases in the population, especially the most socioeconomically vulnerable. Therefore, it is necessary to compileinformation on cases of these diseases over the years in this region, in order to better define public health policies. Thus, this work aims to contribute to the gathering of this information through a literature review selecting articles found in the SciELO, Pubmed and Google Academic databases with publications between 2005 and 2021 in Portuguese and English.The neighborhoods most affected by water circulation diseases proved were Guamá, Marco, Jurunas, Tapanã, Telegrafo and Terra Firme, located close to hydrographic basins, rivers and canals and are subject to flooding due to high tides and overflowing canals. In addition, the population in these neighborhoods is considered underprivileged. The most cited diseases and symptoms were leptospirosis, worms and diarrhea, which are easily prevented. Total and thermotolerant coliforms were also widely described, being the main indicators of fecal watercontamination. The importance of sanitary measures is evidenced, as these reduce cases of water supply diseases in urban centers and improve population health. The quality of the water in the supply network is also important to mitigate the prevalence of these diseases.KEY WORDS: Pathogens; sanitation; water resources; Belém, PA.