VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS IN PETROLINA, STATE OF PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL, 2007-2013

Visceral leishmaniasis is a life-threatening disease of great public health relevance in Brazil. The municipality of Petrolina is an endemic area in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. This study was designed to assess the recent expansion of VL in the municipality of Petrolina, Pernambuco. Patients da...

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Published inRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo Vol. 58; pp. 29 - 4
Main Authors Araujo, Andreina de Carvalho, Gonçalves, Nara Nagle Vieira Matos, Dantas-Torres, Filipe, Ferreira, Fernando, Horta, Mauricio Claudio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brazil Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo 01.01.2016
Instituto de Medicina Tropical
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Brazil - epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Endemic diseases
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Infant
Leishmaniasis, Visceral - diagnosis
Leishmaniasis, Visceral - epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Original
Retrospective Studies
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Visceral leishmaniasis
Young Adult
Brazil
Visceral leishmaniasis
Epidemiology
Endemic diseases
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Summary:Visceral leishmaniasis is a life-threatening disease of great public health relevance in Brazil. The municipality of Petrolina is an endemic area in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. This study was designed to assess the recent expansion of VL in the municipality of Petrolina, Pernambuco. Patients data were obtained from the Brazilian National Information System for Notifiable Diseases (SINAN). A total of 111 records from 2007 to 2013 were investigated, of which 69 were residents in Petrolina. The disease has predominantly affected 1-4 year old children (34.8%). Most of the patients were males (59.4%). Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus occurred in 14.5% of the cases. The criterion most frequently used was the clinical and epidemiological confirmation (59.4%), with clinical cure in 78.3% of cases and one fatal outcome. Visceral leishmaniasis is endemic in Petrolina with transmission levels varying from moderate to high. The present study has shown the precariousness of the use of diagnostic tests in primary healthcare units, and this misuse has interfered with the diagnosis and treatment of cases.
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CONFLICT OF INTEREST The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
ISSN:1678-9946
0036-4665
1678-9946
DOI:10.1590/S1678-9946201658029