Epidemiological profile of dengue in the municipality of augustinópolis, state of Tocantins, Brazil
International Journal of Development Research
Epidemiological profile of dengue in the municipality of augustinópolis, state of Tocantins, Brazil
Received 14th August, 2018; Received in revised form 08th September, 2018; Accepted 21st October, 2018; Published online 28th November, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Janayna Araújo Viana et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The main objective of this research is to describe the epidemiological characteristics of Dengue in the period from January 2007 to December 2016 and its relationship with environmental aspects in the city of Augustinópolis, State of Tocantins. The research has a descriptive and crosscutting approach of quantitative approach. The sample of this research was composed of all the reported cases of Dengue in the period from January 2007 to December 2016 in the municipality of Augustinópolis, State of Tocantins, provided by the Notification of Injury Information System (SINAN). Regarding the results, 960 cases of Dengue were reported. Therefore, strategies and measures of prevention and control should always be evaluated and (re) modified, since the vector Aedes aegypti has high power of adaptation and proliferation according to the environmental and seasonal changes.
