Systemic inflammatory syndrome in children during COVID-19 pandemic in Ceará state, northeastern Brazil: an observational study.

In this study, we report the occurrence of multisystemic inflammatory syndrome among 64 children (2 deaths) with recent severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) infections in the northeast region of Brazil. The major clinical symptoms and signs reported were exanthema (60.9%), abdominal pain (56.

Health system collapse 45 days after the detection of COVID-19 in Ceará, Northeast Brazil: a preliminary analysis.

Introduction: COVID-19 emerged in late 2019 and quickly became a serious public health problem worldwide. This study aim to describe the epidemiological course of cases and deaths due to COVID-19 and their impact on hospital bed occupancy rates in the first 45 days of the epidemic in the state of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil.

Methods: The study used an ecological design with data gathered from multiple government and health care sources.

Experience of the Arbovirus Death Investigation Committee in Ceará, Brazil, in 2017: advances and challenges.

Objective: to describe the experience and preliminary results of the Arbovirus Death Investigation Committee in Ceará, Brazil, in 2017.

Methods: the Committee investigates and discusses all suspected cases of arbovirus deaths reported by the epidemiological surveillance service.

Results: a total of 443 suspected arbovirus deaths were reported, 220 (49.