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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION AND CONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS IN PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY, 2010-2016
Situação epidemiológica e controle da esquistossomose em Pernambuco: estudo descritivo, 2010-2016
Information Systems
Endemic Diseases
Neglected Diseases
Public Health Surveillance
Epidemiology Descriptive
Sistemas de Informação
Doenças Endêmicas
Doenças Negligenciadas
Vigilância em Saúde Pública
Epidemiologia Descritiva
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Situación epidemiológica y control de la esquistosomiasis en Pernambuco, Brasil: estudio descriptivo, 2010-2016Situação epidemiológica e controle da esquistossomose em Pernambuco: estudo descritivo, 2010-2016
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Aggeu Magalhães. Recife, PE, Brasil.
Universidade de Pernambuco. Faculdade de Enfermagem Nossa Senhora das Graças. Recife, PE, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Aggeu Magalhães. Recife, PE, Brasil.
Universidade de Pernambuco. Faculdade de Enfermagem Nossa Senhora das Graças. Recife, PE, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Aggeu Magalhães. Recife, PE, Brasil.
Abstract
Objective: to describe schistosomiasis control actions and its epidemiological situation in Pernambuco, Brazil, 2010-2016.
Methods: this was a descriptive study using data from the Schistosomiasis Surveillance and Control Program Information System for 116 municipalities, including indicators related to control actions (population surveyed, tests performed, treatment coverage) and epidemiological actions (positivity, parasite load, other helminthiases).
Results: Health Regions II, III, IV, V and XII, which are traditionally endemic, registered higher average percentages for control actions (population surveyed [6.5%, 6.0%, 2.0%, 12.0%, and 13.0%], tests performed [75.0%, 75.5%, 74.0%, 74.0%, and 68.5%], and treatment coverage [71.0%, 82.5%, 82.0%, 91.0%, and 73.0%], respectively), and higher average percentages for epidemiological variables (positivity [3.5%, 8.0%, 1.0%, 2.0%, and 6.5%], high parasite load [0.1%, 0.7%, 0.02%, 0.03%, and 0.5%], and other helminthiases [4.0%, 11.0%, 4.0%, 6.0%, and 8.0%], respectively).
Conclusion: control actions need to be expanded in traditionally endemic regions.
Keywords
SchistosomiasisInformation Systems
Endemic Diseases
Neglected Diseases
Public Health Surveillance
Epidemiology Descriptive
DeCS
EsquistossomoseSistemas de Informação
Doenças Endêmicas
Doenças Negligenciadas
Vigilância em Saúde Pública
Epidemiologia Descritiva
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