Abstract

ORTIZ, Rafael Carneiro  and  ANVERSA, Laís. Epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis in Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil, 2004-2012: a descriptive study. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2015, vol.24, n.1, pp.97-104. ISSN 1679-4974.

OBJECTIVE: to describe the epidemiological aspects of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases reported in the municipality of Bauru, state of São Paulo, Brazil, 2004-2012. METHODS: this was a descriptive study using data from the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN) managed by the Municipal Health Department. RESULTS: 381 cases of VL were reported in the period and were distributed over 100 of the city’s districts (28.6%); 61.7% of the studied cases were male; 43.8% were children aged ≤10 years; 98.4% lived in urban areas; VL/HIV co-infection rate was 9.2%; 8.1% of cases died. CONCLUSION: there were more cases among men and those living in the city’s urban area, in low-income neighborhoods and those with low education; the diversification of these characteristics point to the need to optimize disease surveillance and control.

Keywords : Leishmaniasis; Leishmaniasis, Visceral; Information Systems; Epidemiology, Descriptive.

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