Historical analysis of leptospirosis cases in the municipality of Belém-PA, from 2013 to 2017

• Autor(a) principal: Dergan , Marcela Raíssa Asevedo
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Souza, Mônica Olívia Lopes Sá de, Pereira, Camilo Eduardo Almeida, Pamplona, Mônica Custódia do Couto Abreu, Peixoto, Ivonete Vieira Pereira, Carvalho, Dayara de Nazaré Rosa de, Ferreira, Ana Luiza Vasconcelos, Alfaia Júnior, Analdo Costa, Silva , Thales, Melo, Lilya Helena Casanova Pereira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/8096
• topic: Leptospirosis; Georreferenciamiento; Saneamiento; Epidemia; Salud pública.; Leptospirose; Georreferenciamento; Saneamento; Epidemia; Saúde pública.; Leptospirosis; Georeferencing; Sanitation; Epidemic; Public health.

Objectives: The present study aimed to analyze the historical series of leptospirosis cases in the city of Belém-PA and to identify the neighborhoods with the highest number of notified cases of the disease, aiming to contribute to possible preventive measures. Methodology: It is a quantitative, retrospective, descriptive-exploratory study based on epidemiological data yielded by Municipal Health Department (SESMA), from 2013 to 2017. Results: 758 cases of leptospirosis have been identified, with a greater prevalence in the neighborhoods of Guamá, Pedreira, Marambaia, Marco and Tapanã. There was a reduction in the percentage of cases during the study period. In addition, in relation to the housing area and infection site, highlighted urban center with 91.5% (692/758) of notifications, followed by 18.6% (141/758) of cases related to the home environment. Conclusion: This research demonstrated that leptospirosis is still present in the city of Belém-PA, mainly in some neighborhoods such as Guamá, which had the highest number of notifications. This finding reinforces the importance of creating public policies aimed at the local socio-environmental reality, in order to contribute to the prevention of the problem in the population.