SILVA, G. O.; OLIVEIRA SILVA, G.; DE OLIVEIRA SILVA, G.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3029143788421943; SILVA, Graciele de Oliveira.
Abstract:
Schistosomiasis is one of the main neglected tropical diseases, characterized by acute and
chronic clinical symptoms, symptomatic and asymptomatic. The Northeast region has favorable
environmental, socioeconomic and cultural conditions that contribute to the spread of the
parasite and the intermediate host. The study aimed to analyze the epidemiological profile of
schistosomiasis in the Northeast region. A descriptive, retrospective study was carried out,
which analyzed confirmed cases of schistosomiasis in the Northeast region, in the time series
from 2013 to 2022. The data used in the research were obtained from the Notifiable Diseases
Information System (SINAN) of the Ministry of Health. The following variables were
collected: year of notification, FU of infection, autochthonous cases, gender, age, race,
education, presence of pregnancy, clinical form and clinical evolution. 10,031 cases were
confirmed, with a higher prevalence rate in the states of Sergipe, Bahia and Pernambuco. Bahia
had the highest number of autochthonous cases and Alagoas and Pernambuco had the highest
fatality rates. The highest percentage of cases was in males (54.5%), in the 20-59 age group
(56.1%), with illiteracy and low education (39.5%), of brown/black race (73.3%). The most
common clinical form was intestinal (41.7%), progressing to cure in 44.4%. It is concluded
that, due to the high rates of cases in the Northeast region, the need to implement more effective
actions aimed at controlling and eradicating schistosomiasis becomes evident.