RESUMO: Introdução: O Tocantins é o estado mais hiperendêmico para hanseníase no Brasil. Objetivo: Descrever as características epidemiológicas e tendências temporais dos indicadores da hanseníase em menores de 15 anos de idade no Tocantins entre 2001-2012. Metodologia: Análise de dados...
A expansão geográfica da leishmaniose visceral (LV) no Brasil está associada ao processo de urbanização da doença envolvendo a migração da população do campo para os centros urbanos; à adaptação do vetor ao ambiente domiciliar; e à presença do cão como reservatório doméstico. Essa enfer...
Resumo: Objetivou-se analisar a tendência espaço-temporal da proporção de contatos examinados entre os registrados, segundo perfil demográfico de casos novos de hanseníase diagnosticados no Estado da Bahia, Brasil, na coorte 2003-2014. Trata-se de estudo ecológico de base populacional estadual, co...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios de Cohortes,
Trazado de Contacto/estadística & datos numéricos,
Lepra/epidemiología,
Lepra/prevención & control,
Lepra/transmisión,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Vigilancia de la Población/métodos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Análisis Espacio-Temporal
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to analyze trends in the tuberculosis mortality rate in Brazil (1990-2015) in an ecological time-series analysis. The indicators were obtained from the Brazilian National Ministry of Health. A joinpoint regression model was applied for the temporal analysis, with ...
Simião, Adriana Rocha;
Barreto, Francisca Kalline de Almeida;
Oliveira, Rhaquel de Morais Alves Barbosa;
Cavalcante, John Washington;
Lima Neto, Antônio Silva;
Barbosa, Rebeca Bandeira;
Lins, Camila de Sousa;
Meira, Anna Giulia;
Araújo, Fernanda Montenegro de Carvalho;
Lemos, Daniele Rocha Queiroz;
Alencar, Carlos Henrique;
Cavalcanti, Luciano Pamplona de Góes.
Abstract INTRODUCTION Chikungunya causes fever and severe and persistent joint pain. METHODS We reported a chikungunya outbreak that occurred in Ceará State, Brazil between 2016 and 2017 with emphasis on epidemiological characterization of cases, high number of deaths, mortality-associated factors, ...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: AIDS remains a major public health concern in Brazil. METHODS: This study investigated spatiotemporal patterns of reported AIDS cases among adults in São Paulo between 2000 and 2016, and their associations with human development index. RESULTS: In the early 20th century, the mo...
Detoni, Mariana Barbosa;
Lima, Débora Messagi;
Silva, Thaïs Peron da;
Machado, Lais Fernanda;
Tomiotto-Pellissier, Fernanda;
Costa, Idessania Nazareth;
Pavanelli, Wander Rogério;
Oliveira, Francisco José de Abreu;
Custódio, Luiz Antonio;
Conchon-Costa, Ivete;
Melanda, Francine Nesello.
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Describing the general aspects of American tegumentary leishmaniasis enables the identification of the epidemiological scenario of the disease and the development of preventive actions. METHODS: We analyzed the records of patients with American tegumentary leishmaniasis in nort...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to analyze cases of complicated varicella and the impact of varicella vaccination in Minas Gerais, Brazil. METHODS: This was a time series study of a territorial basis using data on varicella cases from 2010 to 2016, which was provided by the State Health Depar...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Brazil experiences a large number of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases. Our objective was to examine both spatial patterns of dispersion and space-time trends for this disease. METHODS: We used all autochthonous confirmed cases of VL in Brazil from 2001 to 2017. RESULTS: Throu...
Imported malaria is a malaria infection diagnosed outside the area where it was acquired and is induced by human migration and mobility. This retrospective study was performed based on secondary data from 2007 to 2015. In total, 736 cases of imported malaria (79.7% of 923 cases) were recorded in Rio de J...
