Introduction: This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of congenital and maternal syphilis in the Brazilian Federal District in 2010. Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was conducted on the basis of the cases recorded in the System of Notifi able Disease Information. Results: The study population comprised 133 cases of congenital syphilis; of these, 116 (52.6%) mothers received prenatal care, and 70 (60.4%) were diagnosed with syphilis during pregnancy. Only 1 mother was adequately treated, and 100 (75.2%) of the pregnant women's partners did not undergo treatment for syphilis. Conclusions: Although mothers attended prenatal care, not all were diagnosed during pregnancy or received adequate treatment for syphilis, as their partners did not undergo treatment for syphilis.

overall, AIDS incidence in Brazil showed successive increases in the periods analyzed; case prevalence indicates spatial clusters, with high concentrations in the Southeast, South and Midwest regions.

SUMMARYThe objective of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and evaluate the sanitary conditions and the role of a mass treatment campaign for control of these infections in Santa Isabel do Rio Negro. A crosssectional survey was carried out in 2002, to obtain data related to the sanitary conditions of the population and fecal samples for parasitological examination in It was also noticed a decrease of prevalence of infection by Entamoeba histolytica / dispar (p < 0.05; OR / 95% CI = 0.30 / 0.19 -0.49) and non-pathogenic amoebas. It was inferred that a mass treatment can contribute to the control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis as a practicable short-dated measure. However, governmental plans for public health, education and urban infrastructure are essential for the sustained reduction of prevalences of those infections.

The approach presented in this study indicates the existence of clusters with high concentrations. The use of Kernel in the identification of clusters proved to be a good tool for exploratory analysis, enabling the risk identification in certain geographic areas without the usual political and administrative divisions.

Objetivo: Descrever a distribuição molecular do Cryptococcus gattii no Brasil por meio de revisão de estudos publicados até 2016.Fonte de dados: Revisão bibliográfica de estudos publicados até 2016 no sítio DeCS‑BVS com os descritores nos idiomas português, Inglês e espanhol. O critério de inclusão foi: abordar resultados de caracterização molecular de C. gattii no Brasil. Critérios de exclusão: artigos sem texto completo e artigos sem informações moleculares de C. gattii.Síntese de dados: Inclui‑se dez publicações entre 2008 e 2016 que contêm informações sobre a caracterização molecular de C. gattii de isolados encontrados nas quatro regiões do Brasil.Conclusões: C. gattii é endêmico nas regiões Norte e Nordeste do Brasil, mas pode ser encontrado em fontes primárias nas demais regiões. O tipo molecular mais predominante foi o VGII, responsável por cerca de 80% dos casos. VGII apresentou uma alta variabilidade genética. O VGII encontrado na região Nordeste é diferente do encontrado na região Norte.