title: 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: active surveillance and profile of health care in the host city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
abstract: to describe the real-time active surveillance strategy and the profile of health care provided during the 20th FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 (FWCB), in the host city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
  
  
  
  this was a descriptive study with data collected from medical records during the FWCB, between June 8 and July 13, 2014, in pre-selected health care units.
  
  
  
  there were 2,570 medical assistances related to the FWCB; 56% of the patients were male, 35% were between 20 and 29 years old; 68% were clinical care, and 64% of the individuals were fans/spectators; 94% of the patients were discharged, 3% were referred, 3% were hospitalized and 0.2% died; the advanced medical units were responsible for 79% of the assistances, mainly on game days.
  
  
  
  no public health event of great importance was identified; the active surveillance strategy enabled the monitoring of health situation of those individuals involved in the event.
authors.affiliation: Secretaria da Saúde do Estado do Ceará, Fortaleza-CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Márcio Henrique de Oliveira
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.affiliation: Ministério da Saúde, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Brasília-DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Francisco José de
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Paula
authors.affiliation: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jakeline Ribeiro
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Doutorado em Saúde Coletiva, Fortaleza-CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Geziel Dos Santos de
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.affiliation: Secretaria da Saúde do Estado do Ceará, Fortaleza-CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Alexandre José Mont'Alverne
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Secretaria da Saúde do Estado do Ceará, Fortaleza-CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lilian Alves Amorim
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Beltrão
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000846:Anniversaries and Special Events; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002947:Cities; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D038622:Internationality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011634:Public Health; D012916:Soccer; D055815:Young Adult