A Caracterização epidemiológica e análise espaço-temporal dos casos de leishmaniose visceral e tegumentar em Alagoas, Brasil

Leishmaniases considered NTDs are among the six most important infectious diseases according to WHO, they serious that can lead death. The high risk of leishmaniasis is associated with lack sewage, water supply and garbage collection services, portraying precarious living conditions. Given epidemiological importance numbers cases mortality in country, this study aimed analyze characteristics spatial spatiotemporal distribution VL ATL Alagoas. A descriptive ecological was developed between 2010-2019, having as unit analysis all municipalities confirmed Data referring were obtained from SINAN population data IBGE. following variables used: cases, age group, sex education. analyzed indicate distributed throughout state, heterogeneity for LTA, mainly affect men those less Children 01 09 years old more affected by we observe adults 20 39 old, thus, it implement health education, at combating occurrence disease these areas, which probably occur due knowledge about population, on ways prevent contract disease.