Perfil epidemiológico da malária no município de Tapauá-Am, no período de 2006 à 2015

Abstract

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by Plasmodium falciparum, vivax and malariae, are recognized as a serious public health problem in the world, occurring in more than 40% of the population, Brazil is the one with the highest malaria: around 50.0 % Cases in the region of America, of which 99.9% are in the legal Amazon. This study had as main objective to describe the epidemiological profile of malaria in Tapauá-AM, from 2006 to 2015. The present work is a cross-sectional descriptive study, using data from the Epidemiological Surveillance Information System (SIVEP-Malaria), provided by the endemic area. In the study period, the municipality registered (n = 22,653) positive cases of malaria, the annual parasite rates varied from 62.6 to 216.9 cases/thousand inhabitants, demonstrating that the municipality presents high risks of transmission in all years of studies . This disease has a heterogeneous distribution, since it affects people of both sexes and in all the age groups. Being the largest records in people aged 20 to 29 years. The etiological agent that most affects the population is P. vivax, probably prevailing because of resistance to antimalarial drugs and because the sexual cycle of life of this parasite is short, and infections occur throughout the year, with a significant increase in cases in the period of the rivers, reaching its peak in the month of august. The epidemiology of malaria in the municipality, despite being in decline, still presents high incidence rates demonstrating deficiencies in the fight against malaria, and even because of the difficult access of the agents to the place of notification.