Epidemic of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Campo Grande city, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. / Epidemia de Leishmaniose Visceral no municipio de Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil.

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2008

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The study aim to describe the evolution of Human Visceral Leishmaniasis Epidemic in Campo Grande city, Mato Grosso do Sul, and its temporal and spatial in urban regions. The notified cases in Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN) were analyzed since 2002, with the outbreak of the epidemic, until 2006. The obtained results were used in the construction of a Scientific Report. In 2002, the first autochthonous cases were diagnosed in Campo Grande, the capital of the state. Within the period of 2002 to 2006, the total of 568 cases and 43 deaths were notified (7.6% of lethality). The yearly distribution of the cases were: 22 cases in 2002, 97 in 2003, 131 in 2004, 158 in 2005 and 160 cases in 2006, corresponding to the incidence coefficients of 31.1; 13,6; 18.2; 21.0 and 21.3 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants. Most of cases occurred in children under 5 years old and also reached other ages. Male sex was predominant, with 64% of cases. The highest lethality occurred in adults with the age of 60 and moreover, most of them associated with coinfection with other diseases. Thre of the seven regions concentrated 70% of cases. Conclusion: the secondary cases reveal an epidemic which outbreak was in 2002 and remains up to 2006, despite the control measures taken. No fall in incidence was observed in 2006.

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epidemiologia epidemiologia leishmaniose visceral leishmania chagasi epidemiology visceral leishmaniasis leishmania chagasi

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