Epidemiological study of congenital toxoplasmosis in northeast Brazil

Abstract

This study aims to carry out an epidemiological analysis of congenital toxoplasmosis cases in the Northeast region of Brazil, from 2019 to 2023. It is a quantitative and descriptive study, using the platform of the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (Datasus) based on the parameters of: year of notification, sex and race. The results obtained from the article indicate that 4,391 cases of congenital toxoplasmosis were recorded in the northeast of Brazil in the time frame of the study, with the state of Ceará standing out as having the highest number of people affected by the disease, recording 821 cases of congenital toxoplasmosis. With the information from this study, it was possible to conclude that congenital toxoplasmosis is still a poorly controlled disease in the Northeast, especially for the brown population, regardless of whether they are male or female. Thus, it is necessary for health agencies to take action to combat the disease and factors that can lead to this pathology, such as: economic fragility of the macro-region and underreporting of pregnant women with suspected toxoplasmosis in the Northeast.