EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF NOTIFIED CASES OF DENGUE IN CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR, IN THE STATE OF BAHIA, IN THE PERIOD FROM 2010 TO 2019

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1592732222115

• Palavras-chave: Dengue Virus; Aedes aegypti; Arbovirus; Children.

• Keywords: Dengue Virus; Aedes aegypti; Arbovirus; Children.

• Abstract:

  Dengue is an acute infectious disease, caused by the Dengue Virus - DENV, and which quite often affects populations residing in places of precarious conditions, therefore, it is considered a neglected disease. Objective: to describe the epidemiological profile of reported cases of dengue in children under one year of age, in the state of Bahia, from 2010 to 2019. Material and Methods: An ecological, descriptive study with a quantitative approach, carried out from data collected from the Notifiable Diseases Information System – SINAN. Data analysis and processing were performed in Microsoft Office Excel 2010 software, where the relative and absolute frequencies of the selected variables were calculated. Results: During the period studied, 13,190 cases of the disease were reported, the highest number of cases occurred between February and July. A female predominance was observed. As for race/color, 6,255 (47.4%) cases were of mixed race. 4,418 (33.5%) notifications were classified as inconclusive. Of the total, 4,883 (37.0%) cases were confirmed by clinical-epidemiological criteria. 7,675 (58.19%) progressed to cure. The Regional Health Center - NRS Centro-Leste had the highest concentration of cases, with around 2,749 notifications. Discussion: In recent years dengue has become the most important arbovirus in Public Health in Brazil and in the world, it is a Notifiable Disease - DNC, and all suspected or confirmed cases must be notified to the Epidemiological Surveillance Service - VE. Final considerations: In view of the above, it is necessary to invest in articulated actions between government and society, aiming to prevent and control the disease, so that the impacts caused by it are minimized.