Cases of Chronic Chagas Disease in the State of PiauÃ­ according to the Public reference Laboratory in Health in the Period of 2013-2017

Jossuely Rocha Mendes; Jurecir da Silva; Tacyana Pires de Carvalho Costa; Roberto Coelho de Farias; Fabiano Vieira da Silva; Francisco Sylvestre Miranda Melo; RÃ´mulo Oliveira Barros; Marcelo Cardoso da Silva Ventura; Jacenir Reis dos Santos Mallet; Gabriane Nascimento Porcino

Cases of Chronic Chagas Disease in the State of PiauÃ according to the Public reference Laboratory in Health in the Period of 2013-2017

( Vol-7,Issue-3,March 2020 ) OPEN ACCESS

Author(s):

Jossuely Rocha Mendes, Jurecir da Silva, Tacyana Pires de Carvalho Costa, Roberto Coelho de Farias, Fabiano Vieira da Silva, Francisco Sylvestre Miranda Melo, RÃ´mulo Oliveira Barros, Marcelo Cardoso da Silva Ventura, Jacenir Reis dos Santos Mallet, Gabriane Nascimento Porcino

Keywords:

Cases Notification, Chagas Disease, Public Health.

Abstract:

Chagas Disease (CD) or American trypanosomiasis is a serious infectious disease that presents acute and chronic phases. In Brazil, acute cases of CD are compulsory notification to epidemiological surveillance. Between the years 2013 and 2017, in PiauÃ state, 350 cases were confirmed in chronic phase, which represent 26.8% of the acute cases registered in Brazil (1304 cases). Therefore, screening of Chagas disease in the chronic phase is of paramount importance for controlling the pathology.