Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (Dec 2020)

Incidence of viral hepatitis in Brazil from 2009 to 2018: an epidemiological study of confirmed cases of viral hepatitis

  • Alessandra Pereira da Silva,
  • Andresa Pereira Silva,
  • Lohana Marques Leal de Souza,
  • Natália de Oliveira Peixoto,
  • Evonnildo Costa Gonçalves,
  • João Lídio da Silva Gonçalves Vianez Júnior

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0089-2020
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 54

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Abstract INTRODUCTION: Viral hepatitis is a major public health problem. It is necessary to understand the epidemic, verifying the combination of biological and demographic characteristics. METHODS: This is an analytical ecological and epidemiological study. Confirmed case data from the Notification Disease Information System (SINAN) were used. RESULTS: From 2009-2018, SINAN confirmed 404,003 viral hepatitis cases in Brazil, with 12.49%, 37.06%, and 48.28% cases of hepatitis A, B, and C, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: In Brazil, 4,296 deaths were associated with viral hepatitis, of which 36.66% were associated with acute hepatitis B. The proportional distribution of cases varied among the five Brazilian regions.

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