An overview of visceral leishmaniasis in the city of Gurupi, south region of Tocantins

Nayanne Deusdará Escobar; Adevan Bofim Costa Junior; Andreisa  Prieb; Ana Claúdia Sariava Rocha; Nathalia Freire Gilo; Sthephany de Castro Bedran; Marco Túlio Borges Sousa; Gabrielle Nazareno Escobar; Luis Eduardo Gomides de Souza; Livia  Zanatta; Marla Adryelle Silva Costa; Adolpho Dias Chiacchio; Helen Mariel Biazaussi; Walmirton Bezerra D’Alessandro

doi:10.31686/ijier.vol9.iss10.3275

Authors

Nayanne Deusdará Escobar Universidade de Gurupi - UNIRG https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3211-4451
Adevan Bofim Costa Junior Universidade de Gurupi - UnirG https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2976-0831
Andreisa Prieb Universidade de Gurupi - UNIRG https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2719-7942
Ana Claúdia Sariava Rocha University of Gurupi UnirG
Nathalia Freire Gilo University of Gurupi UnirG https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6415-395X
Sthephany de Castro Bedran University of Gurupi UnirG
Marco Túlio Borges Sousa University of Gurupi - UNIRG
Gabrielle Nazareno Escobar Federal University of Tocantins - UFT https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9607-843X
Luis Eduardo Gomides de Souza University of Gurupi UnirG https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0464-2102
Livia Zanatta University of Gurupi UnirG https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7211-9460
Marla Adryelle Silva Costa University of Gurupi - UnirG https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5388-5776
Adolpho Dias Chiacchio University of Gurupi UnirG https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7533-3510
Helen Mariel Biazaussi Federal University of Minas Gerais: UFMG
Walmirton Bezerra D’Alessandro University of Gurupi UnirG https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2897-9770

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol9.iss10.3275

Keywords:

Epidemiology, visceral leishmaniasis, prevalence

Abstract

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an endemic disease in the region of Gurupi, with higher prevalence in the pediatric age group, aggravated by the high morbidity and low prophylaxis and prevention strategies of this anthropozoonosis. Objective: To characterize the data reported in the municipality of Gurupi - TO in the years 2013 to 2020 and to outline the epidemiological profile of the disease by determining the risk factors for high prevalence of the disease in this locality. Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive epidemiological research, retrospective and documental based, extracted from the database of SINAN (Notifiable Diseases Information System) of Gurupi in the interval between 2013 and 2020. Evaluative questionnaires were applied to all patients notified and found, analyzing the variables described in the study and subsequent statistical application of the chi-square test. Results: In the city of Gurupi, the most affected age group was between 2 and 9 years (37.29%); the most affected gender was male (66.10%); the year of highest prevalence was the year 2017 a total of 37.28% of cases in the analyzed period; and the location of highest prevalence in the municipality were the neighborhoods farthest from the city center. As for the probable sites for contamination, most people point to their own home as a source of contamination. Conclusion: The epidemiological cut shows the prevalence of VL in the city of Gurupi and highlights the need for preventive intervention protocols for the prevention of the disease in endemic areas to decrease morbidity and mortality and control the number of cases.

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Author Biographies

Nayanne Deusdará Escobar, Universidade de Gurupi - UNIRG

Nurse and Medical Student at the University of Gurupi UnirG
Adevan Bofim Costa Junior, Universidade de Gurupi - UnirG

Medical Student at the University of Gurupi UnirG
Andreisa Prieb, Universidade de Gurupi - UNIRG

Farmacêutica - Mestre em Medicina Tropical, Acadêmica de Medicina na Universidade de Gurupi
Ana Claúdia Sariava Rocha, University of Gurupi UnirG

Nurse and Medical Student at the University of Gurupi UnirG
Nathalia Freire Gilo , University of Gurupi UnirG

Medical Student at the University of Gurupi UnirG
Sthephany de Castro Bedran , University of Gurupi UnirG

Medical Student at the University of Gurupi UnirG
Marco Túlio Borges Sousa , University of Gurupi - UNIRG

Graduated in Medicine
Gabrielle Nazareno Escobar, Federal University of Tocantins - UFT

Veterinary medicine student
Luis Eduardo Gomides de Souza , University of Gurupi UnirG

Medical Student at the University of Gurupi - UnirG
Livia Zanatta , University of Gurupi UnirG

Medical Academic Nurse at University of Gurupi UnirG
Marla Adryelle Silva Costa , University of Gurupi - UnirG

Medical Student at the University of Gurupi - UnirG
Adolpho Dias Chiacchio , University of Gurupi UnirG

Graduated in Veterinary Medicine from Universidade José do Rosário Vellano (2001), specialist in Morphophysiology from the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Master's student in Health Sciences at the Federal University of Tocantins. He is currently an assistant professor at the Fundação Centro Universitário Unirg de Gurupi, he was a substitute professor at the Fundação Universidade Federal do Tocantins. He has experience in the field of Morphophysiology, with an emphasis on Histology and Physiology
Helen Mariel Biazaussi , Federal University of Minas Gerais: UFMG

Doctoral Student in Parasitology
Walmirton Bezerra D’Alessandro , University of Gurupi UnirG

Biomedic. Master, Doctor in Tropical Medicine and Post Doctor in Assistance and Health Evaluation.

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