ANÁLISE DO PERFIL EPIDEMIOLÓGICO DE INTERNAÇÕES POR DENGUE NO BRASIL ENTRE 2019 A 2023

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Dengue is characterized as an acute febrile infectious disease. The Dengue virus belongs to the flavivirus family; The disease is transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and is classified as an arbovirus. Epidemiological surveillance in Brazil showed increased rates of reported Dengue hospitalizations and deaths. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to demonstrate data related to dengue, in Brazil and its regions, during the years 2019-2023. METHODS: This is an ecological study, carried out based on data collection by the SUS Hospital Information System (SIH/SUS), made available by the secondary database of the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (TABNET/DATASUS) . The data referred to hospitalizations for Dengue in Brazil in the period between January 2019 and December 2023. From them, descriptive statistical analyzes were carried out based on the following sociodemographic variables: regions, race and sex. RESULTS: The results showed that the regions where hospitalizations predominate are: the Southeast and Northeast Regions; there is a higher prevalence of hospitalizations among females and mixed race people, and according to the data obtained, the race with the lowest hospitalization rate is indigenous. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Based on the data analyzed, the Southeast region presented the highest number of Dengue cases in the period defined by the study, followed by the Northeast region. The lowest numbers were presented by the North region. Therefore, complementary studies are relevant, given the need for improvements in initiatives for vector control strategies, early diagnosis and the development of vaccines and antiviral drugs for the disease.