Abstract
Objective: to explain the epidemiological aspects of visceral leishmaniasis in Teresina-PI from 2008 to 2017. Methods: Is an epidemiological, observational and descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, through secondary data of reports of Visceral Leishmaniasis in the city of Teresina-PI, from 2008 to 2017, the data were collected in the Information System of Aggravation and Notification (SINAN) and processed in the programs Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel 2016 and Tab. for Windows (TabWin) version 4.14 . Results: In the municipality of Teresina-PI, the distribution of confirmed LV cases remained with declining fluctuation of reported cases. The profile consisting of brown skin color, affects more males, and people with incomplete schooling, is emphasized lower incidence at the higher level, the prevalent age range is from 20 to 39 years, followed by the range from 01 to 04 year, and age range from 40 to 59 years, presented cases of VL patients associated with coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Conclusion: The reported epidemiological aspects show that Teresina-PI has epidemiological aspects endemic to visceral leishmaniasis that need to be diagnosed and reported to reduce the spread of the disease.