Doença meningocócica em Goiás – dados epidemiológicos relativos ao período 1971 – 1974
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1975-09
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Ruy de Souza Lino Junior
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The principal epidemlology data of
Meningococcic Meningitis in Goiânia
and its surroundings, are shown here.
These data were collectod gut
were 1971-1974, and based on tht
number of in pafients of the "Osw»Ido
Cruz" Hospital for contagiou* dlseascs.
1. Occurence of the disease in relation
to the annual number of patients
interned: in 1971, 33 cases In 765 Interned
patients (4,3%); in 1972
62/1.190 (5,4%); in 1973 300/1.728
(17,3%), and 1974, 1.078/2.432
(44,3%).
2. Occurrence wíthin meníngitli of
ali etiology; in 1971, 33 cases In 167
(19,76%); in 1972, 1.078/1.646
(65,48%,.
3. Morhidity coefficient in Goiânia:
in 1971, 4.13 casei per 100.000
inhabitants; in 1972, 6.52; in 1973,
33,30 and in 1974 150.04.
4. Mortality coefficient in Goiânia;
in 1971, 0,97 per 100.000 Inhabitmti
in 1972, 1.12; in 1973, 4.60 and fn
1974, 15.60. 5. Leíhality coefficient: in 1972* 8
patients died from 33 (24,24%), in
1972, II out o£ 62 (17,74%); in 1973,
41 out of 300 (13,66%) and in 1974,
109 out of 1.073 (10.11%).
6. Moothly distribution: Homogeneus
in 1971; Rising tendency in
1972; 1973 and 1974 beginning in
may and with the peak in the period
.of August to December.
7. Age distribution: children under
5 years old were predominant in
1971 - 1972. Children (aboye 5 years
old and adults predominai in 1973 •
iy?4),
8. - Serotype C:. serotype was predominant
in 1973 and A in 1974.
These data are characteristic of an
Cpidemy since 1973. In 1974, meningococcal
meningitis, was the main contagious
disease that required internaticn.
Now it constitutes a. high nsk
disease for children and young
adults. Data available up to December
1974 do not allow ns to made an
epidemiological eyaluatíon of the vaccination.
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ALMEIDA NETTO, Joaquim Caetano de; SCHMIDT, Sydney; REIS, Cleômenes; DINÍZ, Mário; KOLEILAT, Mohamad Nadeh; BRANQUINHO, T.; FREITAS, Z. S.; ROCHA, Dorivan Chaves da; RODARTE, R. A. Doença meningocócica em Goiás – dados epidemiológicos relativos ao período 1971– 1974. Revista de Patologia Tropical, Goiânia, v. 4, n. 3, p. 43-54, jul./set. 1975. Disponível em: < https://www.revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/22439/13301>.