Estudo sobre as notificações de sarampo no município de Caçapava- SP em 2019

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Objective – To understand the measles outbreak that occurred in 2019 in the municipality of Caçapava-SP, to carry out data collection with the Epidemiological Surveillance, verifying confirmations and discards, and the profile of patients affected by measles. Measles characterized as an acute infectious disease, caused by the MEV virus of the Paramyxoviridae family, genus Morbillivirus, has a high transmission power that occurs directly. Methods – A study was carried out on measles notifications in the municipality of Caçapava-SP for the year 2019, the study approach was quantitative, as it measured information provided by the Epidemiological Surveillance and analyzed them in a methodical manner. Consisting of a descriptive study as it characterized the disease and its correlation with the studied community. According to the IBGE, Caçapava has about 94,263 thousand inhabitants. Results – In the 2019 outbreak, 123 suspected samples were forwarded for analysis at the Adolfo Lutz Institute, of which 35 obtained a positive diagnosis for the MEV virus. Of the samples sent for analysis, 48.78% were female and 51.22% male, the age range of the notified individuals ranged from 0 to 76 years, and the calculation was based on the total value of notifications for each age group. Conclusion – It is understood that measles is a potentially serious disease without specific treatment, but that it can be avoided if the main prophylactic measure is adop-ted, vaccination, in addition to strengthening epidemiological surveillance systems.