Perfil de pacientes diagnosticados com sarampo no estado do Pará na faixa etária de 0-14 anos no período de 2016 a 2021

Abstract

Measles is an exanthematous, highly contagious, acute and self-limited febrile illness. It has a viral etiology and mainly affects children between 6 months and 5 years old. It is among the causes of childhood morbimortality, and can be avoided through immunization. However, the reduction of the vaccination coverage in the state of Pará and the arrival of immigrants in the country contributed to the reintroduction of the previously eradicated pathology. This study aimed to identify the incidence of measles in children in the state of Pará in the period 2016-2021. This is an observational, descriptive, ecological and temporal study, carried out through consultations in the publicly available database of the Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN) and the Sistema de Informação do Programa Nacional de Imunização (SI- PNI), from the Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde (DataSUS). It was observed that the highest incidence of Measles occurred in 2020, as well as the most affected age group was children under 1 year old, progressing, in most cases, with cure of the pathology. Furthermore, an increase in the incidence of measles in children aged between 0-14 years in the period analyzed (2016-2021) is directly related to a reduction in vaccination coverage in the state of Pará. It is concluded that measles is still a problem present in the state of Pará, therefore, high vaccination coverage (95%) must be achieved in order to obtain vaccine effectiveness and consequent eradication of the disease.