Persistence of Schistosomiasis-Related Morbidity in Northeast Brazil: An Integrated Spatio-Temporal Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyze the temporal trend and spatial patterns of schistosomiasis-related morbidity in Northeast Brazil, 2001-2017.

Methods

Ecological study, of time series and spatial analysis, based on case notifications and hospital admission data, as provided by the Ministry of Health.

Results

Of a total of 15,574,392 parasitological stool examinations, 941,961 (6.0%) were positive, mainly on the coastline of Pernambuco, Alagoas and Sergipe states. There was a reduction from 7.4% (2002) to 3.9% (2017) of positive samples and in the temporal trend of the detection rate (APC-11.6*; Confidence Interval 95%-13.9 to -9.1). There was a total of 5879 hospital admissions, with 40.4% in Pernambuco state. The hospitalization rate reduced from 0.82 (2001) to 0.02 (2017) per 10

SUBMITTER: Silva BMD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8628971 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature