[Association between schooling and mortality rate from dengue in Brazil].

Dengue may be associated with individual level variables, such as schooling, increasing the risk of illness. The objective of this study is to analyze the disparities in dengue mortality among the least and the most educated in Brazil, from 2010 to 2018. This is a retrospective ecological study of the differences in the mortality rate due to dengue between the less and the more educated people in Brazil, according to the mortality rates due to general dengue, by age, sex, and Federative Unit (UF).

Increasing incidence of pertussis in Brazil: a retrospective study using surveillance data.

Background: Many countries have reported an increase in the incidence of pertussis, which has become a global public health concern.

Methods: In this study, the epidemiology of pertussis in Brazil was assessed retrospectively using surveillance data gathered from case notification forms from 2007 to 2014.

Results: From 2007 to 2014, 80,068 suspected cases of pertussis were reported in Brazil.