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ABSTRACT The limited temporal completeness and taxonomic accuracy of species lists, made available in a traditional manner in scientific publications, has always represented a problem. These lists are invariably limited to a few taxonomic groups and do not represent up-to-date knowledge of all species and classifications. In this context, the Brazilian megadiverse fauna is no exception, and the Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil (CTFB) (http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/), made public in 2015, represents a database on biodiversity anchored on a list of valid and expertly recognized scientific names of animals in Brazil. The CTFB is updated in near real time by a team of more than 800 specialists. By January 1, 2024, the CTFB compiled 133,691 nominal species, with 125,138 that were considered valid. Most of the valid species were arthropods (82.3%, with more than 102,000 species) and chordates (7.69%, with over 11,000 species). These taxa were followed by a cluster composed of Mollusca (3,567 species), Platyhelminthes (2,292 species), Annelida (1,833 species), and Nematoda (1,447 species). All remaining groups had less than 1,000 species reported in Brazil, with Cnidaria (831 species), Porifera (628 species), Rotifera (606 species), and Bryozoa (520 species) representing those with more than 500 species. Analysis of the CTFB database can facilitate and direct efforts towards the discovery of new species in Brazil, but it is also fundamental in providing the best available list of valid nominal species to users, including those in science, health, conservation efforts, and any initiative involving animals. The importance of the CTFB is evidenced by the elevated number of citations in the scientific literature in diverse areas of biology, law, anthropology, education, forensic science, and veterinary science, among others.

Leptospirosis is an endemic disease in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and presents a broad diversity of exposure routes, reservoirs, etiological agents, and clinical features. The main objective of this work is to identify transmission areas and possible ecological components of leptospirosis transmission. This was accomplished through the aggregation of epidemiological data into spatial units that represent the State's socio-environmental diversity. The 1,274 confirmed leptospirosis cases that occurred in 2001 were georeferenced in the counties of residence. The county maps were overlaid on environmental units characterizing land use, altitude, and river basins. Incidence rates for each environmental class were calculated, along with their statistical significance, through GIS aggregation operations. The highest incidence rates were verified in coastal sedimentary areas with low altitude and predominantly agricultural land use. In these areas, most of the cases were associated with irrigated farming. The results suggest the existence of favorable ecological characteristics for leptospirosis transmission in places involving proliferation of peri-domiciliary rodents and intensive agricultural production. The article discusses the effects of data aggregation into environmental units, as well as strategies to control the endemic in the State.

A leptospirose apresenta no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul uma grande diversidade de situações de exposição, reservatórios, agentes etiológicos e quadros clínicos. O principal objetivo desse trabalho é identificar áreas de maior risco e possíveis componentes ecológicos da transmissão da leptospirose por meio da agregação de dados epidemiológicos em unidades espaciais que representem a diversidade sócio-ambiental do Estado. Os 1.274 casos confirmados de leptospirose ocorridos em 2001 foram georreferenciados por município de residência. Os mapas de municípios foram sobrepostos aos de caracterização de uso do solo, relevo e bacias hidrográficas. Com as operações de SIG, foram calculadas as taxas de incidência para cada categoria e sua significância estatística. As maiores taxas de incidência foram verificadas em áreas sedimentares litorâneas, de baixa altitude e uso do solo predominantemente agrícola. Nessas áreas, a maior parte dos casos está associada à lavoura irrigada. Os resultados sugerem a existência de características ecológicas favoráveis à transmissão da leptospirose em locais de proliferação de roedores sinantrópicos e de produção agrícola intensiva. São discutidos os efeitos da agregação de dados em unidades ambientais na análise de dados epidemiológicos e estratégias de controle da endemia no Estado.

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