Análise dos dados de dengue pré e pós pandemia no estado do Maranhão

Abstract

Introduction: Restrictive control strategies for the Covid-19 pandemic, especially social distancing, have resulted in losses in measures to combat other diseases that require community action, such as dengue. Objective: To analyze dengue epidemiological data available in the Notifiable Diseases Information System (Sinan) in the time series from 2016 to 2021 in the State of Maranhão. Methodology: This is an ecological study, carried out with secondary data on suspected dengue available in the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN) referring to the State of Maranhão. Results: In all, 42,707 cases of dengue were reported in the State of Maranhão. 2016 was the year with the highest number of notifications, the year with the lowest number was 2021. Before the pandemic, the health region with the highest number of cases was Barra do Corda and after the pandemic it was São Luís. In the other variables evaluated, the prevalence of groups with the highest and lowest number of cases in the period prior to the pandemic was repeated after the pandemic. Conclusion: Based on the data obtained, it is observed that the behavior of dengue in the face of the variables analyzed is perpetuated, but in smaller proportions, since it can be inferred that the significant reduction in the number of dengue in the State from the year 2020 may reflect a possible interference of the pandemic in the reporting of cases