Prevalência da Doença de Chagas na população humana do Município de São José de Espinharas - PB.

Abstract

Chagas disease is an important human parasitic disease resulting from infection with the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to humans through the feces of triatomine insects. Considering its great epidemiological importance, this study aimed to analyze the prevalence of Chagas disease in the human population of São José de Espinharas- PB, in the period 2003-2012. The study had the unit analyzes the files of the Laboratory Municipal Patos and data SINAN and SIAB available at the Municipal Health Municipality. Of the 130 tests performed by prescription, 11 were positive for T. cruzi with a ffequency of 4.6% for females, 3.8% for males with ages ranging between 40 and 70 years for both sexes, and 91.6% were not identified variables(sex, age and location). Regarding SIAB was observed an average prevalence for the period of 0.17% with an incidence of 0.04% and 0.064% for 2007 and 2012, respectively. As variables, observed a ffequency of 56% for males within an age group ranging 41-72 and 40-86 years for females, with 91% of Chagas disease living in rural areas. The SINAN not registered in its database no cases of acute disease for the period. It can be seen stability in the case of acute infection and an incidence of 0.10% in the population of individuais with Chagas disease in the chronic phase.