[American cutaneous leishmaniasis on the northern coastline of the State of São Paulo, 1993 to 2005].

American cutaneous leishmaniasis acquired epidemic characteristics on the northern coastline of the State of São Paulo beginning in the 1990s. From secondary data, a descriptive study of the disease in the four municipalities making up this region over the period from 1993 to 2005 was conducted. The frequency of phlebotomine capture in the probable transmission locations was analyzed.

[Epidemiological aspects of autochthonous malaria in the Atlantic forest area of the northern coast of the State of São Paulo, 1985-2006].

This study had the aim of analyzing the spatial and temporal distribution of autochthonous malaria cases according to parasite density, symptoms and activity at the time of infection. A retrospective descriptive study was undertaken in the municipalities of Ubatuba, Caraguatatuba, São Sebastião and Ilhabela, covering 1985 to 2006. The data were obtained from the epidemiological investigation files of the Superintendency of Endemic Disease Control and the Information System for Health Threat Notification.