Clinical-epidemiological profile of dengue cases in Picos-PI, from 2020 to 2021

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the epidemiological-clinical profile of patients affected by acute febrile illness in a city in northeastern Brazil. METHODOLOGY: Descriptive, cross-sectional retrospective study with patients infected by DENV in the city of Picos-PI. The collection was provided by an employee of the epidemiological surveillance center of the Municipal Health Department of the municipality. Data was extracted by the Notification System for Notifiable Aggravations - Online (SINAN- online) in the years 2020 and 2021. RESULT: In the studied period, 442 cases of dengue were reported. With the emphasis on the female population (in 2020), and a prevalence of the white population (50%, in 2020) and mixed race (72%, in 2021), most of the diagnosed patients had the 1st to 4th incomplete grade of elementary school (4.23%). CONCLUSION: It was found that there was a drop in the number of notifications in the period studied, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. The present study used a secondary source of information from the public health service, which makes it susceptible to inconsistencies, and further studies on the subject may be necessary.

DOI: 10.56238/pacfdnsv1-087