Case of visceral leishmaniasis registered in the Montes Claros city, State of Minas Gerais - DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v30i2.671

Abstract

The visceral leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease typical of tropical regions. There are reports in Minas Gerais since 1940, and Montes Claros, currently is the city that occur this disease, mainly because the down living conditions of the majority of the population and its climatic features. The objective was to evaluate the epidemiological aspects of leishmaniasis in Montes Claros, was made a survey of cases of the disease in the period of 2001 to 2007. We used data on reported cases of visceral leishmaniasis in SINAN / SMS from Montes Claros during this period. This protozoiasis affect mainly ages ranging from 1 to 4 years and above 30 years for both sexes, especially males. These data mean that this public health problem has not yet been controlled in this city, which can be regarded as an example of this problem, because it is the richest city in the region north of the state of Minas Gerais.