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Epidemiological profile of acute Chagas disease in northern Brazil in 2015-2019
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Keywords

Chagas disease
Epidemiology
Trypanosoma cruzi

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Epidemiological profile of acute Chagas disease in northern Brazil in 2015-2019. (2021). Electronic Journal Collection Health, 13(7), e8200. https://doi.org/10.25248/reas.e8200.2021

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Abstract

Objective: To trace the epidemiological profile through the variables sex, age group, race / color, area of ​​residence, probable place of infection and notification capital of Acute Chagas Disease (DCA) in the northern region of Brazil in 2015-2019. Methods: This is an epidemiological, retrospective, exploratory and descriptive study, carried out using secondary data from the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN) available on the website of the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (DATASUS), where they were Acute Chagas Disease notifications in the North region were studied in the period from 2015 to 2019. Results: The North region had the highest incidence of cases reported in Brazil with 8.84 / 100,000 ha, however in the year 2018 there was a higher notification of DCA with an incidence of 1.89 / 100,000 ha. There was a predominance of male individuals (54.29%), race / brown color (84.78%) and individuals aged 20-39 years (34.44%) in rural areas (51.39%). Conclusion: It made it possible to identify the epidemiological profile and the spatial distribution of the disease, important factors to generate information for health surveillance, creation of interventionist measures to prevent the disease.

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