Levantamento dos casos de Leishmaniose Visceral (Calazar) no município de Formosa do Rio Preto - BA

Abstract

The last decades have been marked by large outbreaks of diseases linked to poor living conditions in urban spaces, and in most cases are caused by mosquito vectors, which have been identified as the main causes of urban diseases in recent years, such as Visceral Leishmaniasis. This is a type of infectious-parasitic disease, popularly known as kalazar and can affect both humans and animals, especially canids. In addition, it presents high mortality potential and wide geographic distribution. In this sense, the present study aimed to quantify the occurrence of reported cases of visceral leishmaniasis (calazar) in humans and animals in the city of Formosa do Rio Preto, Bahia. The study was carried out in the city of Formosa do Rio Preto, by obtaining the data of occurrence of the disease between the period of 2010 to 2016, together with the Municipal Health Department of the city and we have published bibliographies on the subject at country, state level And municipality. From the data the incidence rates were calculated for the cases reported in humans and thus the results were worked out. The study found that in the study period the municipality presented a total of 8 (eight) cases of leishmaniasis in humans and 360 in dogs. Thus, the distribution of cases between 2010 and 2016 indicated that the municipality of Formosa do Rio Preto, Bahia, has a small history of confirmed cases of the disease, with the highest occurrences occurring between 2014 and 2015.