Epidemiological situation of trachoma in the Northeastern State of Piauí, Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Paiva, Miguel Henrique Pereira de
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Costa, Maria Amélia de Oliveira, Luz, Rogério Ferreira, Souza, Renato Douglas e Silva, Miranda Junior, Adelmo Barbosa de, Melo Filho, Francisco Rogério de Araújo, Reis, Mayara Rafaela dos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/5785
• topic: Trachoma; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Health Surveys; Health Promotion; Tracoma; Epidemiologia; Prevalência; Inquéritos epidemiológicos; Promoção da saúde; Epidemiologia

Trachoma epidemiology in the Brazilian state of Piauí is provided, with special emphasis on the number of positive cases, clinical types and sites of occurrence. Current exploratory and quantitative analysis has been undertaken by analyzing restricted data on the epidemiological situation of trachoma in Piauí. Positive trachoma cases were notified in 34 municipalities during the last nine years, most of which from the southeastern region of the state with low human development rates. The municipality of Uruçuí had the highest number of cases. Further, 593 cases of trachoma, particularly follicle mode, were notified, even though there were rare cases of intense inflammatory trachoma and one case of cicatricial trachoma. When data on the latest national survey on trachoma in Piauí are investigated, one may note a decrease in the municipalities affected, corroborating with the aim of WHO for its elimination by 2020.