A poliomielite em Sergipe

A retrospective study of poliomyelitis in Sergipe, Northeast of Brazil, is presented by the authors. The study was divided in three periods, taking in consideration the notification rate of positive cases and emphasizing the period from 1979 to 1989 through the study of 159 consecutive cases. The fo...

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Autores: Oliveira, Hélio Araújo, Cardoso, João Cláudio F., Teixeira, Edda M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1994
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFS
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:oai:ri.ufs.br:repo_01:riufs/20264
Acceso en línea:https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/20264
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Poliomielite
Paralisia aguda
Paralisia flácida
Epidemiologia
Poliomyelitis
Acute paralysis
Flabby paralysis
Epidemiology
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Sumario:A retrospective study of poliomyelitis in Sergipe, Northeast of Brazil, is presented by the authors. The study was divided in three periods, taking in consideration the notification rate of positive cases and emphasizing the period from 1979 to 1989 through the study of 159 consecutive cases. The following information was gathered for each case: sex, age, origin, former immunization status and clinical development. Also evaluated were annual incidence, relationship of incidence/vaccinal coverage and geographic distribution. Comments were made about the change in the wild poliovirus circulation (P1 to P3) and about epidemiological outbreaks occurred in 1984 and 1986, and problems related to the lack of immunity in children with complete vaccinal scheme. Poliomyelitis was considered to be controlled in the State of Sergipe but the necessity of maintenance of effective epidemiological vigilance for all cases of acute and flabby paralysis in children under 14 years is emphasized.