Epidemiological aspects of dengue in Aracaju, State of Sergipe, Brazil

Abstract

Introduction:The dengue fever remains to be a disease of serious public health concern, and its incidence has increased in the past decades. This study aimed to characterize the epidemiological incidence of dengue in the period [2001][2002][2003][2004][2005][2006][2007][2008][2009][2010]. Methods: This is an epidemiological study of dengue in the municipality of Aracaju, state of Sergipe, in the period between 2001 and 2010, whose data were obtained from the Information System of Diseases Notifications. A descriptive analysis of the number of confirmed cases of dengue, according to year, semester, sanitary district, age, and sex, was performed. Results: There were 16,462 confirmed cases, especially in 2008, which obtained the highest incidence of the disease, with 10,485 confirmed cases. The first semester obtained the highest registration of cases during the years of research; this was predominated by females between 15 and 49 years old. With regard to the territorial distribution, the second district of the municipality obtained the highest number of cases. Conclusions: In 2008, in the City of Aracaju, SE, a significant increase in the proportion of dengue cases compared with other years was verified. However, a fast decline in the other years was observed, possibly because of the intensification of preventive actions to combat the mosquito that transmits the dengue virus.

Characterization Of Temporal Trends Of Dengue Fever In Municipalities In The Brazilian Northeast Outback

“…A epidemiological study performed in Aracajú/ Sergipe (a northeast state in Brazil) corroborates the above hypothesis. It shows that there was a decrease in numbers of dengue fever cases after the 2002 and 2008 epidemics, and the conclusion was the same as that reached in the 19 th Health Region [15].…”

Retrocesso do Programa de Controle da Esquistossomose no estado de maior prevalência da doença no Brasil

“…correlação negativa estatisticamente significante entre o percentual de adesão de municípios ao PCE e o percentual de pacientes com alta carga parasitária (rs = -0,7139; p = 0,0203) e também entre o número de exames realizados anualmente e o percentual de pacientes com alta carga parasitária (rs = -0,7091; p = 0,0216 25 . Dado relevante é que essa redução de adesão ao PCE coincide com a emergência -ou agravamento -de outras epidemias no estado, como dengue, chikungunya, zika, dentre outras, sugerindo possível desvio da atenção dos órgãos de saúde pública 26,27,28,29,30,31 . Em decorrência do menor número de municípios endêmicos realizando atividades do Programa, o número de exames realizados diminuiu, apresentando tendência de queda de aproximadamente 9,6% por ano, o que assinala provável subnotificação de casos.…”

Persistence of Schistosomiasis-Related Morbidity in Northeast Brazil: An Integrated Spatio-Temporal Analysis

“…The reduction in the number of exams performed was notorious in the period analyzed, which may have contributed to underreporting, influencing the epidemiological interpretations by biasing the real temporal trends of the disease [ 7 , 35 ]. We believe that outbreaks of dengue or other arboviruses, and, more recently, the pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, overburden health services and compromise the development of schistosomiasis surveillance and control activities [ 7 , 35 , 36 , 37 ].…”