Casos de dengue em um laboratório de Inhumas – GO

Abstract

The etiologic agent of dengue is an arbovirus of the genus Flavivirus, belonging to the family Flaviviridae. Dengue is defined as classic or hemorrhagic, divided into four serotypes Denv1, Denv2, Denv3 and Denv4. The dengue virus has been standing out among the diseases with more incidence in the world; in the year 2016 a high dengue index contributed to the leverage incidence in Brazil. In which the objective of this study was to evaluate the incidence of patients with clinical signs of dengue in the Pro-Vida laboratory of Inhumas-GO in the year 2016, these results were compared to the years 2014 and 2015. We used as a research tool the system the PClab system. We obtained the results of 430 patients confirmed for dengue in the year 2016. It was concluded that in the region of Inhumas, the Laboratory for being the only one in the region that performs the specific tests, revealed data that obtained a great incidence this year. In this context, we suggest that not only the health agencies, but the entire population to work to combat the proliferation of the transmitter.