Cases of Chronic Chagas Disease in the State of Piauí according to the Public reference Laboratory in Health in the Period of 2013-2017

Authors

  • Jossuely Rocha Mendes
  • Jurecir da Silva
  • Tacyana Pires de Carvalho Costa
  • Roberto Coelho de Farias
  • Fabiano Vieira Alves
  • Francisco Sylvestre Miranda Melo
  • Rômulo Oliveira Barros
  • Marcelo Cardoso da Silva Ventura
  • Jacenir Reis dos Santos Mallet
  • Gabriane Nascimento Porcino

Keywords:

Cases Notification, Chagas Disease, Public Health

Abstract

Chagas Disease (CD) or American trypanosomiasis is a serious infectious disease that presents acute and chronic phases. In Brazil, acute cases of CD are compulsory notification to epidemiological surveillance. Between the years 2013 and 2017, in Piauí state, 350 cases were confirmed in chronic phase, which represent 26.8% of the acute cases registered in Brazil (1304 cases). Therefore, screening of Chagas disease in the chronic phase is of paramount importance for controlling the pathology.

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Published

2020-03-11

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 3 (2020): March 2020

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Mendes, J. R., Silva, J. da, Costa, T. P. de C., Farias, R. C. de, Alves, F. V., Melo, F. S. M., Barros, R. O., Ventura, M. C. da S., Mallet, J. R. dos S., & Porcino, G. N. (2020). Cases of Chronic Chagas Disease in the State of Piauí according to the Public reference Laboratory in Health in the Period of 2013-2017. International Journal of Advanced Engineering Research and Science, 7(3). https://journal-repository.com/index.php/ijaers/article/view/1798