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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
versão impressa ISSN 1679-4974versão On-line ISSN 2237-9622
Resumo
OLIVEIRA, Rhaquel de Morais Alves Barbosa; ARAUJO, Fernanda Montenegro de Carvalho e CAVALCANTI, Luciano Pamplona de Góes. Entomological and epidemiological aspects of dengue epidemics in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, 2001-2012. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2018, vol.27, n.1, e201704414. Epub 05-Fev-2018. ISSN 1679-4974. http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/s1679-49742018000100014.
Objective:
to characterize the entomological and epidemiological aspects of dengue epidemics occurred in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, from 2001 to 2012.
Methods:
descriptive study with data from the Information System for Notifiable Diseases (Sinan), Information System of Hospitalizations due to Yellow Fever and Dengue (2001-2009), National Program for Dengue Control (2010-2012), and Rapid Survey of Aedes aegypti Infestation Index, referring to the years in which the incidence of dengue was above 75%.
Results:
from 2001 to 2012, 194,446 cases of suspected dengue were notified; the epidemic years were 2001, 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2012; there was a progressive increase in the incidence of the disease (587.0/100 thousand inhabitants in 2001 and 1,561.1/100 inhabitants in 2012); there was co-circulation of up to three serotypes and high vector infestation, especially in water tanks.
Conclusion:
after a long period of virus circulation in Fortaleza, dengue remains as an important health issue, with severe cases and high fatality rate.
Palavras-chave : Dengue; Epidemiological Surveillance; Aedes; Epidemiology, Descriptive.