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- Title
Aspectos epidemiológicos das arboviroses em anos epidêmicos e não epidêmicos em uma metrópole brasileira.
- Authors
Fonseca de Morais, Sonia Samara; Cruz Neto, João; Carlos da Silva, Marcelo Gurgel
- Abstract
To describe and analyze the epidemiological aspects of arboviroses in epidemic and non-epidemic years in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil from 2008 to 2017. Ecological, quantitative and descriptive study with secondary data on dengue, chikungunya and zika, confirmed by clinical, epidemiological and laboratory criteria in epidemic and non-epidemic years. Statistical analysis was performed using software R®. There were 188,617 confirmed cases of dengue, 79,529 of chikungunya and 1,619 of zika. The epidemic years for dengue were 2008, 2011 and 2012; chikungunya 2017 and zika 2016. The critical epidemiological weeks are the 12th to 18th and the diagnostic site was the emergency care unit. In the statistical analysis there was significance of p<0.05 in the variables: confirmed cases of dengue, clinical criteria and cure. Dengue, chikungunya and zika, remain constant in incidence and prevalence in the Brazilian metropolis, constituting a challenge for managers and health professionals.
- Publication
Saúde e Pesquisa, 2022, Vol 15, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
1983-1870
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17765/2176-9206.2022v15n2.e10296