EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ACCIDENTS WITH VENOMOUS ANIMALS THAT OCCURRED IN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT BETWEEN 2010 AND 2020

Abstract

The present study analyzed and traced the epidemiological profile of accidents with venomous animals that occurred and were reported in the Federal District, Brazil, between 2010 and 2020. This is an epidemiological, observational, descriptive and retrospective study. Which analyzed the data obtained directly by the health department of the Federal District, including all data on accidents with venomous animals (snakes, spiders, scorpions, bees and caterpillars) that occurred between the years 2010 and 2020. A total of 3,159 accidents were recorded and reported in the period, 241 with snakes, 201 with spiders, 2445 with scorpions, 176 with bees and 94 with caterpillars. The prevalence of accidents occurred with people aged between 20 and 29 years, in urban areas. The results are in accordance with the national standard. Brazil is a reference in the diagnosis and treatment of accidents with venomous animals. Each year the number of accident records has been increasing progressively, the data reveal an inclination in the increase in the number of registered cases of accidents with venomous animals, but we can see that, even in 2020, a lot of information was filled in in an ignored or no information (empty) in the notification forms. It is of paramount importance that the data be described from the outside completely for better future epidemiological analyses.