Viral and bacterial meningitis: some considerations on their distribution in urban areas and on the health information system

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Autor(a) principal: Nery-Guimarães, Reinaldo
Data de Publicação: 1981
Outros Autores: Bittencourt, Luiz C. Mariani, Pastor, Maria Virginia de A.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Revista de Saúde Pública
Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/23067
Resumo: Six hundred and nine cases of meningitis occurred from July 1st to December 31st in the Rio de Janeiro municipal area; 311 were classified as bacterial and 298 as viral. The majority of the viral cases were part of the September-December outbreak caused by the ECHO-9 virus. Three aspects are presented and discussed in this paper: first, the contradiction between the political and epidemiological significance of the disease; second, one of the main problems of the Brazilian Health Information System - the lack of possible epidemic disease warnings to the Public Health Authorities; and, finally, the importance given to the geographical rather than to the social aspects of disease distribution in the organization of health services. This last approach may distort the overall pattern of the disease and hence, may thwart the effectiveness of health actions set up to control it.
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spelling Viral and bacterial meningitis: some considerations on their distribution in urban areas and on the health information system Meningites virais e bacterianas no município do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil): algumas considerações sobre o sistema de informações em saúde sobre a distribuição da doença no espaço urbano MeningiteDoenças transmissíveis^i1^sepidemioloSaúde pública^i1^splanejameEpidemiaMeningitisCommunicable diseases^i2^sepidemiolHealth planningDiseases outbreaks Six hundred and nine cases of meningitis occurred from July 1st to December 31st in the Rio de Janeiro municipal area; 311 were classified as bacterial and 298 as viral. The majority of the viral cases were part of the September-December outbreak caused by the ECHO-9 virus. Three aspects are presented and discussed in this paper: first, the contradiction between the political and epidemiological significance of the disease; second, one of the main problems of the Brazilian Health Information System - the lack of possible epidemic disease warnings to the Public Health Authorities; and, finally, the importance given to the geographical rather than to the social aspects of disease distribution in the organization of health services. This last approach may distort the overall pattern of the disease and hence, may thwart the effectiveness of health actions set up to control it. Foram estudados 609 casos de meningites ocorridos entre 1º de julho e 31 de dezembro de 1978 no município do Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brasil). Destes, 311 foram classificados como bacterianos e 298 como virais. A maioria destes foi causada pelo vírus ECHO-9, responsável por um surto ocorrido na Zona Sul do Município, a partir de setembro. Foram, apresentadas e discutidas as questões: a) contradição entre significado político e significado epidemiológico dos fatos mórbidos, nem sempre homogêneos; b) ausência de notificação das doenças às autoridades de saúde; c) significado do privilegiamento do espaço geográfico na organização dos serviços de saúde, fato que muitas vezes mascara a verdadeira distribuição da doença e impede um melhor equacionamento das ações no sentido de controlá-las. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública1981-08-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/2306710.1590/S0034-89101981000400004Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 15 No. 4 (1981); 379-394 Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 15 Núm. 4 (1981); 379-394 Revista de Saúde Pública; v. 15 n. 4 (1981); 379-394 1518-87870034-8910reponame:Revista de Saúde Públicainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPporhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/23067/25092Copyright (c) 2017 Revista de Saúde Públicainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessNery-Guimarães, ReinaldoBittencourt, Luiz C. MarianiPastor, Maria Virginia de A.2012-05-28T14:51:52Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/23067Revistahttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/indexONGhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/oairevsp@org.usp.br||revsp1@usp.br1518-87870034-8910opendoar:2012-05-28T14:51:52Revista de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Viral and bacterial meningitis: some considerations on their distribution in urban areas and on the health information system
Meningites virais e bacterianas no município do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil): algumas considerações sobre o sistema de informações em saúde sobre a distribuição da doença no espaço urbano
title Viral and bacterial meningitis: some considerations on their distribution in urban areas and on the health information system
spellingShingle Viral and bacterial meningitis: some considerations on their distribution in urban areas and on the health information system
Nery-Guimarães, Reinaldo
Meningite
Doenças transmissíveis^i1^sepidemiolo
Saúde pública^i1^splanejame
Epidemia
Meningitis
Communicable diseases^i2^sepidemiol
Health planning
Diseases outbreaks
title_short Viral and bacterial meningitis: some considerations on their distribution in urban areas and on the health information system
title_full Viral and bacterial meningitis: some considerations on their distribution in urban areas and on the health information system
title_fullStr Viral and bacterial meningitis: some considerations on their distribution in urban areas and on the health information system
title_full_unstemmed Viral and bacterial meningitis: some considerations on their distribution in urban areas and on the health information system
title_sort Viral and bacterial meningitis: some considerations on their distribution in urban areas and on the health information system
author Nery-Guimarães, Reinaldo
author_facet Nery-Guimarães, Reinaldo
Bittencourt, Luiz C. Mariani
Pastor, Maria Virginia de A.
author_role author
author2 Bittencourt, Luiz C. Mariani
Pastor, Maria Virginia de A.
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Nery-Guimarães, Reinaldo
Bittencourt, Luiz C. Mariani
Pastor, Maria Virginia de A.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Meningite
Doenças transmissíveis^i1^sepidemiolo
Saúde pública^i1^splanejame
Epidemia
Meningitis
Communicable diseases^i2^sepidemiol
Health planning
Diseases outbreaks
topic Meningite
Doenças transmissíveis^i1^sepidemiolo
Saúde pública^i1^splanejame
Epidemia
Meningitis
Communicable diseases^i2^sepidemiol
Health planning
Diseases outbreaks
description Six hundred and nine cases of meningitis occurred from July 1st to December 31st in the Rio de Janeiro municipal area; 311 were classified as bacterial and 298 as viral. The majority of the viral cases were part of the September-December outbreak caused by the ECHO-9 virus. Three aspects are presented and discussed in this paper: first, the contradiction between the political and epidemiological significance of the disease; second, one of the main problems of the Brazilian Health Information System - the lack of possible epidemic disease warnings to the Public Health Authorities; and, finally, the importance given to the geographical rather than to the social aspects of disease distribution in the organization of health services. This last approach may distort the overall pattern of the disease and hence, may thwart the effectiveness of health actions set up to control it.
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