Epidemiologia do dengue no Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil, 2000 a 2009 / Epidemiology of dengue fever in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, 2000 to 2009
Epidemiol. serv. saúde
; 21(1): 149-157, jan.-mar. 2012. tab, graf
Article
in Portuguese
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| ID: lil-619581
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BR275.1
RESUMO
Objetivo:
descrever as características epidemiológicas do dengue no Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil, no período 2000-2009.Métodos:
foram analisados dados secundários do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (Sinan) e de planilhas paralelas do dengue.Resultados:
foram registrados 186.469 casos no período; as médias e medianas anuais foram de 18.647 e17.059 casos, respectivamente; as maiores incidências ocorreram nos meses de fevereiro a junho, e os sorotipos virais circulantes detectados no período foram DENV-1, DENV-2 e DENV-3; picos de incidência foram registrados nos anos de 2008 (41.987 casos) e 2001 (39.968 casos); o sexo feminino e indivíduos na faixa etária de 15 a 34 anos foram os mais acometidos; observou-se alto percentual de casos com critério de encerramento ignorado ou em branco, e a letalidade variou de 2,0 por cento a 20,0 por cento.Conclusão:
o Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, o dengue revela perfil endêmico com picos epidêmicos, principalmente durante a (re) introdução de novos sorotipos virais.ABSTRACT
Objective:
to describe dengue fever epidemiology in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in the period 2000-2009.Methods:
were used secondary data from Notifiable Diseases Information System (Sinan) and parallel sheets.Results:
there were 186,469 registered cases in the period; the annual averages and medians were 18,647 and 17,059 cases, respectively; the highest incidences occurred in the months from February to June, and the circulating virus serotypes detected were DENV-1,DENV-2 and DENV-3; incidence peaks were recorded in the years 2008 (41.987cases) and 2001 (39,968 cases); female gender and individuals aged 15-34 years were the most affected; there was a high percentage of cases with foreclosure criteria ignoredor blank; and the lethality rate ranged from 2.0 per cent to 20.0 per cent.Conclusion:
in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, the disease reveals endemic profile with epidemic peaks, specially during the (re)introduction of new serotypes.
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
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SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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Neglected Diseases
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SDG3 - Target 3.3 End transmission of communicable diseases
Health problem:
Goal 6: Information systems for health
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Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
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Dengue
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Neglected Diseases
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Dengue
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Disease Notification
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Dengue
Type of study:
Screening study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Epidemiol. serv. saúde
Journal subject:
Epidemiology
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Public Health
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Health Services
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de Goiás/BR