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Epidemiological situation and control of schistosomiasis in Pernambuco, Brazil: a descriptive study, 2010-2016
Maria Isabelle Barbosa da Silva Brito1, Maria Beatriz Araújo Silva2, Louisiana Regadas de Macedo Quinino1
1Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Objective:
to describe schistosomiasis control actions and its epidemiological situation in Pernambuco, Brazil, 2010-2016.
Methods:
this was a descriptive study using data from the Schistosomiasis Surveillance and Control Program Information System for 116 municipalities, including indicators related to control actions (population surveyed, tests performed, treatment coverage) and epidemiological actions (positivity, parasite load, other helminthiases).
Results:
Health Regions II, III, IV, V and XII, which are traditionally endemic, registered higher average percentages for control actions (population surveyed [6.5%, 6.0%, 2.0%, 12.0%, and 13.0%], tests performed [75.0%, 75.5%, 74.0%, 74.0%, and 68.5%], and treatment coverage [71.0%, 82.5%, 82.0%, 91.0%, and 73.0%], respectively), and higher average percentages for epidemiological variables (positivity [3.5%, 8.0%, 1.0%, 2.0%, and 6.5%], high parasite load [0.1%, 0.7%, 0.02%, 0.03%, and 0.5%], and other helminthiases [4.0%, 11.0%, 4.0%, 6.0%, and 8.0%], respectively).
Conclusion:
control actions need to be expanded in traditionally endemic regions.
