The assessment of annual rainfall field by applying different interpolation methods in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

[Epidemiological aspects of suicide in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil].

OBJECTIVE To describe epidemiological aspects of suicide mortality in a 10-year time series. METHODS Suicide deaths reported in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil, were put together as historical time series based on data from the Ministry of Health Mortality Reporting System for the period 1980 to 1999. Suicides were grouped according to the WHO criteria and analyzed using standard ...

Notes on the sand fly fauna (Diptera:Psychodidae) in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Proceeding with the study of taxonomy and geographical distribution of American phlebotomine sand flies, a trip was made to the Aparados da Serra National Park and to the Turvo State Park (State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) between 23 January and 4 February 1986. Both parks comprise areas of primitive forest and very little is known about the phlebotomine fauna in this region. Only two reports...

First report of Biomphalaria glabrata in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Hospitalizations for Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis in the State of Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil

BACKGROUND The cholelithiasis is disease of surgical resolution with about 60,000 hospitalizations per year in the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS - Brazilian National Health System) of the Rio Grande do Sul state. AIM To describe the profile of hospitalizations for cholecystitis and cholelithiasis performed by the SUS of Rio Grande do Sul state, 2011-2013. METHODS Hospital Information System d...

Salmonelloses in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil, 2002 to 2004

Salmonella has been identified as the main aetiological agent responsible for foodborne diseases in several countries worldwide, including Brazil. In the State of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), southern Brazil, previews studies analysed official foodborne illnesses data, identifying Salmonella as the main bacterial agent of foodborne diseases during the period of 1997 to 2001. The present study aimed ...