[Spotted fever in Campinas region, State of São Paulo, Brazil].
Brazilian spotted fever was detected for the first time in the State of S o Paulo in 1929. However, there is no systematic reporting of the disease in the State. In 1985, three cases of the disease occurred in the municipality of Pedreira, located in the Campinas Region, belonging to the 5th Administrative Region, in the Northeast part of the State, including 88 municipalities. An investigation was conducted at the time, but the lack of case registry limited its scope. The present study was undertaken with the aim of recovering the history of the disease in the Region. Data recovered from several public health services for 1985-2000 were used to analyze incidence patterns. It was observed that the transmission area expanded and the number of suspected cases increased, especially after 1996, when mandatory reporting was established. Deaths due to spotted fever were observed in most of the years under study. The study concluded that spotted fever incidence is increasing in the Campinas Region. Complementary bio-ecological studies are currently under way to better understand the epidemiology of this disease, recognized worldwide as an emerging public health problem.
de Lima
Virgília Luna Castor
VL
Serviço Regional 5, Superintendência de Controle de Endemias, Campinas, SP, 13035-420, Brasil. sr05@sucen.sp.gov.br
de Souza
Savina Silvana Lacerra
SS
de Souza
Celso Eduardo
CE
Vilela
Maria Filomena Gouveia
MF
Papaiordanou
Priscila M O
PM
Del Guércio
Vânia M F
VM
Rocha
Marilú M M
MM
D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D018563:Disease Notification; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012373:Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Q000453:epidemiology*
Situação da febre maculosa na Região Administrativa de Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil.