Dengue: clinical forms and risk groups in a high incidence city in the southeastern region of Brazil
INTRODUCTION: The article describes the epidemiologic profile of dengue cases in Vitória, the capital of Espírito Santo, Brazil, from 2000 to 2009, aimed at identifying risk groups regarding the incidence and severity of the disease. METHODS: Confirmed cases of dengue among city residents during ten...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2011-08-01
|
| Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000400006&lng=en&tlng=en |
| _version_ | 1811340473443287040 |
|---|---|
| author | Ivana Macedo Cardoso Aline de Souza Areias Cabidelle Patrícia de Castro e Leão Borges Carolina Ferreira Lang Fabrício Greco Calenti Larissa de Oliveira Nogueira Aloisio Falqueto Crispim Cerutti Junior |
| author_facet | Ivana Macedo Cardoso Aline de Souza Areias Cabidelle Patrícia de Castro e Leão Borges Carolina Ferreira Lang Fabrício Greco Calenti Larissa de Oliveira Nogueira Aloisio Falqueto Crispim Cerutti Junior |
| author_sort | Ivana Macedo Cardoso |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | INTRODUCTION: The article describes the epidemiologic profile of dengue cases in Vitória, the capital of Espírito Santo, Brazil, from 2000 to 2009, aimed at identifying risk groups regarding the incidence and severity of the disease. METHODS: Confirmed cases of dengue among city residents during ten years were classified as dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever, dengue shock syndrome and dengue with complications, and analyzed according to sex, age, race-color and education. RESULTS: The proportion of dengue cases was highest among women aged 20 to 29 years-old and similar between whites and blacks. A gradual decrease occurred in the percentage of dengue cases in the population aged 15 years-old or more, in the historical series of 10 years, and a growing increase in individuals less than 15 years-old, showing statistical significance. The fatality rate ranged from zero to 0.3% for all forms of dengue and from 0.2% to 18.2% for severe forms. CONCLUSIONS: The profile of those affected by the disease in the municipality is similar to those affected in Brazil. The increasing number of cases in individuals under 15 years-old corroborates the results of recent studies in other Brazilian municipalities. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-13T18:42:28Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-55d2c14dd51f4bb3afc7fd37cdfe6590 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1678-9849 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-13T18:42:28Z |
| publishDate | 2011-08-01 |
| publisher | Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
| spelling | doaj.art-55d2c14dd51f4bb3afc7fd37cdfe65902022-12-22T02:34:40ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492011-08-0144443043510.1590/s0037-86822011005000044S0037-86822011000400006Dengue: clinical forms and risk groups in a high incidence city in the southeastern region of BrazilIvana Macedo Cardoso0Aline de Souza Areias Cabidelle1Patrícia de Castro e Leão Borges2Carolina Ferreira Lang3Fabrício Greco Calenti4Larissa de Oliveira Nogueira5Aloisio Falqueto6Crispim Cerutti Junior7Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de VitóriaSecretaria Municipal de Saúde de VitóriaSecretaria Municipal de Saúde de VitóriaUniversidade Federal do Espírito SantoUniversidade Federal do Espírito SantoUniversidade Federal do Espírito SantoUniversidade Federal do Espírito SantoUniversidade Federal do Espírito SantoINTRODUCTION: The article describes the epidemiologic profile of dengue cases in Vitória, the capital of Espírito Santo, Brazil, from 2000 to 2009, aimed at identifying risk groups regarding the incidence and severity of the disease. METHODS: Confirmed cases of dengue among city residents during ten years were classified as dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever, dengue shock syndrome and dengue with complications, and analyzed according to sex, age, race-color and education. RESULTS: The proportion of dengue cases was highest among women aged 20 to 29 years-old and similar between whites and blacks. A gradual decrease occurred in the percentage of dengue cases in the population aged 15 years-old or more, in the historical series of 10 years, and a growing increase in individuals less than 15 years-old, showing statistical significance. The fatality rate ranged from zero to 0.3% for all forms of dengue and from 0.2% to 18.2% for severe forms. CONCLUSIONS: The profile of those affected by the disease in the municipality is similar to those affected in Brazil. The increasing number of cases in individuals under 15 years-old corroborates the results of recent studies in other Brazilian municipalities.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000400006&lng=en&tlng=enFebre da dengueFebre hemorrágica da dengueFatores de risco |
| spellingShingle | Ivana Macedo Cardoso Aline de Souza Areias Cabidelle Patrícia de Castro e Leão Borges Carolina Ferreira Lang Fabrício Greco Calenti Larissa de Oliveira Nogueira Aloisio Falqueto Crispim Cerutti Junior Dengue: clinical forms and risk groups in a high incidence city in the southeastern region of Brazil Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Febre da dengue Febre hemorrágica da dengue Fatores de risco |
| title | Dengue: clinical forms and risk groups in a high incidence city in the southeastern region of Brazil |
| title_full | Dengue: clinical forms and risk groups in a high incidence city in the southeastern region of Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Dengue: clinical forms and risk groups in a high incidence city in the southeastern region of Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dengue: clinical forms and risk groups in a high incidence city in the southeastern region of Brazil |
| title_short | Dengue: clinical forms and risk groups in a high incidence city in the southeastern region of Brazil |
| title_sort | dengue clinical forms and risk groups in a high incidence city in the southeastern region of brazil |
| topic | Febre da dengue Febre hemorrágica da dengue Fatores de risco |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000400006&lng=en&tlng=en |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT ivanamacedocardoso dengueclinicalformsandriskgroupsinahighincidencecityinthesoutheasternregionofbrazil AT alinedesouzaareiascabidelle dengueclinicalformsandriskgroupsinahighincidencecityinthesoutheasternregionofbrazil AT patriciadecastroeleaoborges dengueclinicalformsandriskgroupsinahighincidencecityinthesoutheasternregionofbrazil AT carolinaferreiralang dengueclinicalformsandriskgroupsinahighincidencecityinthesoutheasternregionofbrazil AT fabriciogrecocalenti dengueclinicalformsandriskgroupsinahighincidencecityinthesoutheasternregionofbrazil AT larissadeoliveiranogueira dengueclinicalformsandriskgroupsinahighincidencecityinthesoutheasternregionofbrazil AT aloisiofalqueto dengueclinicalformsandriskgroupsinahighincidencecityinthesoutheasternregionofbrazil AT crispimceruttijunior dengueclinicalformsandriskgroupsinahighincidencecityinthesoutheasternregionofbrazil |