Epidemiological situation of Monkeypox (MPX) in Brazil, until October 2022: Notified, confirmed, suspected cases and mortality

• Autor(a) principal: Benito, Linconl Agudo Oliveira
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Benito, Rosana da Cruz, Karnikowski, Margô Gomes de Oliveira, Silva, Izabel Cristina Rodrigues da, Santos, José Maria Viana dos, Neves, Wanderlan Cabral
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: REVISA : Revista de Divulgação Científica Sena Aires (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rdcsa.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/187
• topic: Diagnóstico Clínico; Epidemiologia; Varíola dos Macacos; Vírus da Varíola dos Macacos; Mortalidade; Clinical Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Monkeypox; Monkeypox Virus; Mortality

Objective: To analyze the frequency of Monkeypox (MPX) records in the historical period formed by the months from “January to October 2022” in the geographic region formed by “Brazil”. Method: Exploratory, descriptive, comparative and quantitative research. Data were acquired from the Center for Strategic Information on Health Surveillance (CIEVS), from the Emergency Operations Center (COE) of the Ministry of Health (MS). Results: A total of 13,915 MPX records were reported, of which 65% (n=9,045) were confirmed cases and 35% (n=4,870) were suspected cases. The Southeast (SE) region accounted for the highest preponderance, both of confirmed cases with 65.1% (n=5,886) and of suspected cases with 33.6% (n=1,635). The state of São Paulo (SP) had the highest prevalence with 44.4% (n=4,012) confirmed cases and 23.2% (n=1,131) suspected cases. Conclusion: An increase in the frequency of records of confirmed and suspected cases was identified in the geographical and historical scope analyzed