COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) in Patients Treated in The Unified Health System (SUS) with Flu and Respiratory Symptoms from Three Brazilian Municipalities in the Border Region

COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) in Patients Treated in The Unified Health System (SUS) with Flu and Respiratory Symptoms from Three Brazilian Municipalities in the Border Region

The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence and carry out epidemiology using sociodemographic data from patients with symptoms suggestive of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (SARS-CoV-2) in 3 bordering Brazilian municipalities. An epidemiological survey of positive cases of COVID-19...

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Published in:Disaster medicine and public health preparedness Vol. 17; p. e243
Main Authors: Gonçalves Sereno, Arianne Peruzo Pires, de Sousa, Dahiane Locatelli, Gimenes, Pollyanna Santos, Czezaniak, Wanylla Paula Dos Santos, Moretto, Lorena de Fátima, Rey, Laisa Marina Rosa, Fazoli, Kawany Gabrieli Zanetti, Cassaro, Luís Antônio, Santos, Isabela Carvalho Dos, Barbosa, Lidiane Nunes, Gonçalves, Daniela Dib
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 28-07-2022
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Brazil - epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Cities - epidemiology
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 Testing
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Middle Aged
SARS-CoV-2
Young Adult
Brazil
emerging diseases
pandemic
Brazilian border
One Health
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Summary:The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence and carry out epidemiology using sociodemographic data from patients with symptoms suggestive of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (SARS-CoV-2) in 3 bordering Brazilian municipalities. An epidemiological survey of positive cases of COVID-19 through reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was carried out in 1874 patients, seen in the Unified Health System (SUS), ages between 0 and 99 years, who had symptoms suggestive of COVID-19, from the cities of Assis Chateaubriand, Tupãssi, and Formosa do Oeste. It was possible to observe that of the 1874 patients seen in the public health network of the 3 municipalities, 354 were diagnosed as positive. The predominance of cases was in female patients (51.97%) and in patients who lived in urban areas (93.50%), and the predominant age group was 20-29 years (19.78%). The result of this study demonstrated the epidemiological profile of patients with respiratory and flu-like symptoms, positive for COVID-19, in 3 municipalities bordering Paraguay and Argentina. It was evident that the age group has its specificities regarding the susceptibility of the infection. Although the borders are closed, there was probably a spread of the virus in this region, due to the diversion, which showed an increase during the pandemic period.
ISSN:1938-744X
DOI:10.1017/dmp.2022.195