Publications by authors named "Laryssa Bezerra Santos"
Drastic reduction in the notification of acute cases of Chagas disease in the Northeast region of Brazil. Epidemiological evaluation in the period 2001-2021.
Laryssa Bezerra Santos Julyane Corato da Silva Maria Gabriela Gomes Abdala Marina Taissa Santiago da Silva José Jeferson Gomes de Souza
Acta Trop
August 2024
Article Synopsis
- * A study analyzing the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN) from 2001 to 2021 found 1,444 cases of acute CD in Northeast Brazil, with significant notification drops in the second period of the study.
- * The majority of cases involved Afro-Brazilian adults, with a shift in infection routes from mainly vector-borne transmission in the first period to oral transmission in the second, highlighting ongoing public health challenges in the region.