AN OVERVIEW OF DENGUE IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF BRAZIL FROM 2001 TO 2017

Authors

  • Andreia Dalla Vecchia Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina - UNOESC
  • Vilma Beltrame Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina - UNOESC
  • Fernanda Maurer D’Agostini Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina - UNOESC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i3.53782

Keywords:

Disease reporting, Mortality, Morbidity, Epidemics, Arbovirus.

Abstract

Objective: To record cases reported as classical dengue fever and deaths in the southern region of Brazil between 2001 and 2017. Method: Descriptiveretrospective
study using secondary data from DATASUS/ SINAN and State Departments, analyzed through descriptive statistics. Results: An increase
in the percentage of cases of the disease in the three states was observed in the three Brazilian southern states: in Paraná (PR) the percentage of
autochthonous cases reached 94% in the last four years; in Santa Catarina (SC), the percentage was 95%, and in Rio Grande do Sul (RS), 83%,
respectively, in 2015 and 2016. There was an increase in the number of deaths by severe dengue (dengue hemorrhagic fever), mainly in PR; in 2016,
the first death caused by dengue was observed in SC; and an increase of more than 90% in the cases of dengue among adults in the last two years in
Rio Grande do Sul. Conclusion: Despite the fact the Southern region of Brazil has the lowest incidence of dengue, special attention should be paid
by health agencies to the situation in the southern states due to the increase in the number of cases and deaths caused by dengue.

Author Biographies

Andreia Dalla Vecchia, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina - UNOESC

Bolsista pós-doutoral (PNPD) do programa de Mestrado em Biociências e Saúde na Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina-UNOESC. Bióloga, Mestre e Doutora em qualidade ambiental.

Vilma Beltrame, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina - UNOESC

Docente do Progrma de Mestrado em Biociências e Saúde da Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina-UNOESC. Enfermeira, Mestre em Assistência de Enfermagem, Doutora em Gerontologia Biomédica

Fernanda Maurer D’Agostini, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina - UNOESC

Professora e pesquisadora do Programa de Mestrado em Biociências e Saúde na Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina-UNOESC. Doutora em Zoologia, Bióloga.

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Published

2018-10-16

How to Cite

Dalla Vecchia, A., Beltrame, V., & D’Agostini, F. M. (2018). AN OVERVIEW OF DENGUE IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF BRAZIL FROM 2001 TO 2017. Cogitare Enfermagem, 23(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i3.53782

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 3 (2018)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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