Dengue in children: clinical and epidemiological characteristics, Manaus, State of Amazonas, 2006 and 2007
Dengue in children: clinical and epidemiological characteristics, Manaus, State of Amazonas, 2006 and 2007
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DOI:
10.1590/s0037-86822009000100005
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发表时间:
2009-02-01
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2
通讯作者:
Tauil, Pedro Luiz
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作者:
Rocha, Lúcia Alves da;Tauil, Pedro Luiz
This study presents the clinical and epidemiological aspects of children affected with dengue, in Manaus, AM, in 2006 and 2007. There were 482 The aim of this study was to present the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of children affected by dengue, in Manaus, State of Amazonas, in 2006 and 2007. Analysis was conducted on 482 dengue cases with confirmation from laboratory tests, in 2006 (46.9% in children under 15 years of age), and 1,538 cases in 2007 (57.7% in children under 15 years of age). The data were obtained from the National System for Notifiable Diseases (Sistema Nacional de Agravos de Notificacao; SINAN) in Manaus. The variables analyzed were: age, gender, district where subject lived, month when symptoms started, serotypes and clinical form of the disease. Statistically significant increases in the proportion of cases in children under 15 years of age and in the proportion of severe forms were found between 2006 and 2007. Although the hemorrhagic form was almost three times more frequent in 2007, the mortality rate was lower. The serotypes identified were DEN-3 in 2006 and DEN-1, DEN-2 and DEN-3 in 2007. In 2007, cases were recorded in every month of the year.