Situação epidemiológica da cidade de Cajamar-SP referente aos casos confirmados de dengue no ano de 2016

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Objective – To present the incidence of dengue fever and the rate of confirmed cases of the disease, in the city of Cajamar-SP, in the year 2016, to express the period of the highest occurrence of the year, to report the age group and the sex of the individuals in graphic form and table, respectively, and, address the diagnostic process. Methods – The information was collected through the database, made available in the Notification of Invalidity Information System (SINAN) through Local Epidemiological Surveillance. Results –In the year 2016, Cajamar-SP, presented 3.560 dengue notifications, and 3.138 events were confirmed through clinical epidemiological criteria or laboratory methods, such as the hemogram and the serological technique, IgM-ELISA. March was the month with the highest incidence of cases, 1.822 notifications, while in the last five months of the year, the total number of cases did not exceed 22 records. Conclusion – The results indicated that in the city of Cajamar-SP, in the year 2016, there was an outbreak of dengue that affected the region, with the women being the most affected.