The Epidemiological Profile of Acute Chagas Disease in the State of Pará from 2013 to 2017

Abstract

Objective: This research aimed to know the epidemiological aspects of acute Chagas disease in the state of Pará between 2013 and 2017. Method: This is a descriptive and documental study, with a quantitative approach, based on data from the National Information System of Acute Notification (SINAN). Results: The health regions with the highest number of reported cases of Acute Chagas Disease were reported, and it was possible to investigate the epidemiological aspects in the regions of Tocantins, Marajó II and Metropolitan I, leading the municipalities of Ananindeua, Breves, Abaetetuba, Belém, Cametá, Igarapé Miri; between the months of August and November, coinciding with the harvest of açaí in the State. The socioeconomic profile of the individuals that the disease most affects is the male gender, between 20 and 39 years, with prevalence in the brown race. The most frequent mode of transmission is oral, its confirmation by laboratory tests. Conclusion: With this, the areas where high numbers of cases of the disease are occurring were identified, which need greater attention from the Health Secretariats, to elaborate preventive and educational measures, becoming the biggest challenge when fighting Chagas Disease and its chronification in the State of Pará.