Este estudo objetivou determinar o perfil entomológico da doença de Chagas em áreas rurais e periurbanas de Potengi – CE e a infecção de triatomíneos pelo Trypanosoma cruzi. Dados secundários foram obtidos da 20ª Coordenadoria Regional de Saúde do Programa de Controle da Doença de Chagas, oriundos de buscas ativas dos Agentes de Combate às Endemias realizadas entre 2013 a 2015. Verificou-se que 69,23% dos domicílios pesquisados encontravam-se infestados por triatomíneos, sendo 1.150 exemplares capturados no peridomicílio e 145 no intradomicílio. Triatoma pseudomaculata, T. brasiliensis, Panstrongylus lutzi e Rhodnius nasutus foram identificadas, sendo T. pseudomaculata com maior prevalência, seguida por T. brasiliensis. Dentre os triatomíneos capturados 1,34% estavam infectados com Trypanosoma cruzi, dos quais Triatoma pseudomaculata teve maior representatividade de infecção. A infestação triatomínica em residências e anexos no município de Potengi demonstra colonização por estes insetos e adaptação ao ambiente doméstico, sendo necessárias melhorias na vigilância epidemiológica e controle desses vetores.
Leprosy is a comorbidity that affects numerous people all over the world, which is characterized by its affinity for the skin and peripheral nerves. The objective of this research was to carry out an analysis of the epidemiological aspects and temporal trends of leprosy indicators in the municipality of Crato. To achieve these objectives, a qualitative and quantitative research was carried out, based on data from the Notifiable Diseases Information System. Between 2007 and 2017, 477 new cases of leprosy were reported in the municipality of Crato, highlighting the year 2012 with the highest number of new cases of the disease, with emphasis on the incidence of cases in men (59.1%), while in women it was 40.8%. Of these, with a predominance of the age group between 50 to 59 years (20.7%), followed by 60 to 69 years (18.6%). According to the results proposed by this research, it can be observed that, in the last few years, there has been a significant reduction in the number of cases. To maintain this index, political commitment and quality health services for effect the service of secondary care in the municipality.
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