title: Dermatological diseases of compulsory notification in Brazil.
abstract: The development of a Brazilian National Surveillance System in 1975 led to a compulsory reporting of selected infectious diseases aiming to reduce the burden of these events in the country. However, shifts in the epidemiology of these diseases associated with modern life style, demand constant revision of surveillance activities. In this manuscript we present the epidemiology, trends and differential diagnosis of the following compulsory notifiable diseases in Brazil: Aids, dengue fever, hanseniasis, American tegumentary leishmaniasis, measles, rubella and congenital rubella syndrome and syphilis. Additionally, the current challenges for control and prevention of each disease are presented.
authors.affiliation: Tropical Medicine Unit, Universidade de Brasilia, DF, Brazil. gpenna@fiocruz.br
authors.forename: Gerson Oliveira
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Penna
authors.forename: Carla M A S
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Domingues
authors.forename: João Bosco
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Siqueira
authors.forename: Ana Nilce S M
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Elkhoury
authors.forename: Michella P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Cechinel
authors.forename: Maria Aparecida de Faria
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Grossi
authors.forename: Marcia de Leite S
authors.initials: Mde L
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Joana M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sena
authors.forename: Gerson Fernando Mendes
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Francisco Edilson F
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Lima Júnior
authors.forename: Teresa Cristina Vieira
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Segatto
authors.forename: Flavia Cardoso de
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: Fabiano Marques
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.forename: Marcia Mesquita
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Renata Amadei
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Nicolau
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018563:Disease Notification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D017193:Skin Diseases, Viral / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D055815:Young Adult