title: [Spotted fever in Campinas region, State of São Paulo, Brazil].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Serviço Regional 5, Superintendência de Controle de Endemias, Campinas, SP, 13035-420, Brasil. sr05@sucen.sp.gov.br
authors.forename: Virgília Luna Castor
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: de Lima
authors.forename: Savina Silvana Lacerra
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: Celso Eduardo
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: Maria Filomena Gouveia
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Vilela
authors.forename: Priscila M O
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Papaiordanou
authors.forename: Vânia M F
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Del Guércio
authors.forename: Marilú M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rocha
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D018563:Disease Notification; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012373:Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Q000453:epidemiology*
vernacular_title: Situação da febre maculosa na Região Administrativa de Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil.