PERFIL EPIDEMIOLÓGICO DE NOTIFICAÇÃO COMPULSÓRIA DOS CASOS DE DENGUE NA CIDADE DE CASCAVEL-PR NO ANO DE 2023

Abstract

Dengue is a disease that requires compulsory notification and has significant epidemiological relevance for public health. Therefore, it is important to establish a local epidemiological profile to understand the health impacts in the municipality. The objective of this study is to evaluate the epidemiological profile of residents of Cascavel, PR affected by dengue from January 2023 to December 2023, gathering data on sex, race, age group, confirmation criteria, hospitalizations, outcome, and final classification of the cases. The methods involved residents of Cascavel, PR with confirmed or suspected dengue, using data collected from DATASUS. The results obtained were as follows: out of 958 patients, the most affected race was White (64.8%), with 470 (49%) being male and 488 (51%) women. The most prevalent age group was 20-39 years (49.3%). The most common confirmation criteria were laboratory tests (18%). Regarding hospitalizations, 69.6% were White, but only 6.8% of cases required hospitalization. The outcome showed 81.3% recovered, with confirmed cure in 179 cases (18.7%). Final classification included 177 cases of dengue (18.5%) and 4 cases with warning signs (0.4%). Conclusion: Dengue cases are widespread in Brazil due to its tropical climate. Public awareness efforts need to be reinforced, alongside improved collection of disease confirmation tests, which often remains insufficient, thus impacting accurate epidemiological data on the actual outcomes of cases.