Casos de dengue diagnósticados no laboratório de biologia molecular (biomol) do Hospital Universitário Alcides Carneiro, Campina Grande/PB.

Abstract

Dengue is an infectious disease with emerging in the world, where 55% of the world population is at risk of contracting this disease. The spread of the disease arises as a byproduct of rapid urbanization and unplanned becoming a serious public health problem. Clinically presents as acute and systemic disease caused by four distinct serotypes; DENV 1-4. The most important vector of the virus is the mosquito Aedes aegypti. The clinical commitment caused to the patient brings the need for a laboratory diagnosis, which is divided into specific and non-specific. Within the specific diagnosis highlights the ELISA, method that even the ease of use, has high sensitivity. This study evaluated the occurrence of dengue cases recorded in the Molecular Biology Laboratory (BIOMOL), of the University Hispital Alcides Carneiro in Campina Grande/PB. This is an exploratory research, descriptive and analytic, with quantitative approach, in which data were evaluated as the marker type IgM and IgG, seasonality, gender and age group during the study period in may/2010 to may/2011. It was observed that of 145 individuals, 68% were positive for dengue, 100% had IgM antibody detected by ELISA method. Regarding to gender 56,1% were female. The most affected age group was 30-34 years and as seasonality, may/2011 was the period of highest case detection. This way, we can observe that the pattern of seasonality corresponds to the hot and humid, typical for mosquito proliferation period. Study also important in targeting and disease control, once, with the results we noticed that Campina Grande has a favorable climate for the spread of dengue and the epidemiological situation in the municipality composes a public health problem.