EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF DISEASES CAUSED BY AEDES AEGYPTI IN THE HEALTH DISTRICTS OF SÃO LUÍS (MARANHÃO) FROM 2007 TO 2017

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1594692425076

• Palavras-chave: Public Health, Sanitation, Aedes aegypti, Health district.

• Keywords: Public Health, Sanitation, Aedes aegypti, Health district.

• Abstract:

  Goals: To describe the epidemiological characteristics of the Health Districts of São Luís; Maranhão, Brazil, from 2007 to 2017, focusing on the three diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti: dengue, zika and chikungunya. Methods: observational, descriptive, retrospective, sectional study, based on the analysis of data recorded by the Disease Information and Notification System (SINAN), provided by the São Luís Municipal Health Department (SEMUS). Results: In 2011, there was a greater notification of dengue, with 5,378 cases. The female gender predominated and the age group with the highest number of notifications was 20 to 39 years old. Reports of zika virus and chikungunya began in 2015 with an epidemic peak in 2016. The Bequimão Health District, the second most populous, reported the highest number of cases. Conclusion: The prevalence of diseases caused by Aedes aegypti presents in the three arboviruses, endemic variation related to population density and local sanitary conditions, which, in this article, will focus on the study of the capital of Maranhão, where there is a lack of sanitary infrastructure and supply of water, deserving the attention of health authorities and permanent action by the population.