Doença meningocócica em Goiás – dados epidemiológicos relativos ao período 1971 – 1974

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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>.