Características epidemiológicas da febre amarela no Brasil, 2000-2012

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ID12869047
AuthorsKarina Ribeiro Leite Jardim Cavalcante (0009-0000-3964-9606, Ministério da Saúde), Pedro Luiz Tauil (0000-0002-9333-3327, Universidade de Brasília)
Year2016
Volume25
Issue1
Pages10-1
Publication date2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEpidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1679-4974 • E-ISSN: 2237-9622
PublisherMinistry of Health of Brasil (PUBLISHER • BR)
DOI10.5123/s1679-49742016000100002
PMID27861674
OpenAlexW2340521162
SCIELO_PIDS1679-49742016000100002
LanguageES
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this study aims to describe the epidemiological characteristics of yellow fever in Brazil in the period 2000-2012.this is a descriptive ecological epidemiological study, using information from Ministry of Health databases.326 cases of yellow fever were confirmed in Brazil during this period, with 156 deaths and an average case fatality rate of 47.8%; the young male adult age group was the most affected; in epizootic terms, 2,856 suspected cases of yellow fever in non-human primates were reported and 31.1% of these were confirmed by laboratory tests; during the study period the area in which sylvatic transmission of the disease occurs was found to have expanded to densely population regions, such as South, Southeast and Midwest Brazil.the risk of urban yellow fever transmission persists, as sylvatic incidence of the disease has expanded to regions with high Aedes aegypti infestation, this being the mosquito responsible for urban transmission of the disease

Case fatality rate · Christian ministry · Epizootic · Indigenous Health and Education · Mosquito-borne diseases and control · Zoonotic diseases and public health

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