2020
DOI: 10.5123/s1679-49742020000300001
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Atuação de equipes da Estratégia Saúde da Família frente à epidemia de sarampo em Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil

Abstract: Objective: to report on Family Health Strategy action at a Primary Health Care Unit in addressing the measles epidemic in Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. Methods: the actions were carried out between September 2013 and December 2015; nineteen suspected measles cases were registered, three of which were confirmed: two children under 1 year old and one 27-year-old man. Results: 16,726 people between 5 and 29 years old were vaccinated, vaccination coverage in the target population was 82.6%; 101% coverage was achieved amo… Show more

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“…To achieve the eradication of this disease, Brazil implemented, in 1992, a national plan for the elimination of measles, and the intensification of continued vaccination actions that same year led to a great reduction and control of the contagion. In 2015, with these actions established, measles transmission was eliminated, and in 2016 the country received the disease eradication certificate 9 . However, in recent years, there has been a return of circulation of the virus in the country, revealing a major problem of Public Health, as measles is a viral disease with a high rate of contagion and one of the main causes of childhood morbidity and mortality in individuals under 5 years of age 10 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To achieve the eradication of this disease, Brazil implemented, in 1992, a national plan for the elimination of measles, and the intensification of continued vaccination actions that same year led to a great reduction and control of the contagion. In 2015, with these actions established, measles transmission was eliminated, and in 2016 the country received the disease eradication certificate 9 . However, in recent years, there has been a return of circulation of the virus in the country, revealing a major problem of Public Health, as measles is a viral disease with a high rate of contagion and one of the main causes of childhood morbidity and mortality in individuals under 5 years of age 10 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Isso também requer a pertinência e responsabilidade da vigilância epidemiológica, esta cujo objetivo é priorizar deliberações de prevenção e controle de prejuízos à saúde por meio de um processo minucioso e contínuo de coleta, análise, interpretação e de divulgação de informações, facilitando, desse modo, a detecção imediata dos casos suspeitos mediante rastreio. Portanto, o caráter coletivo dessas ações enriquece os dados epidemiológicos e fomenta a melhora do manejo na redução da proliferação da doença (Faria & Moura, 2020;Ayres et al, 2017).…”
Section: Resultsunclassified
“…Portanto, percebe-se a necessidade de não só notificar casos confirmados, mas também os casos suspeitos para, desse modo, identificar possíveis epidemias e tomar medidas imediatas de controle (Faria & Moura, 2020;Silva, 2019).…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…Erradicado das Américas em 2016 e ainda presente na Europa e Ásia, por ser uma doença endêmica é responsável por ser, ainda, um problema de saúde pública (FARIA, 2020).…”
Section: Metodologiaunclassified