Esquistossomose: análise do perfil epidemiológico na região nordeste.

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.