In Pará, new acute cases of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) have been
increasingly reported, which is why epidemiological surveillance services are
increasingly on alert. Therefore, the objective of this study is to analyze the incidence
of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in the municipality of São Domingos do Capim – Pará, with emphasis on Chagas Disease and American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis
and Visceral Leishmaniasis. To this end, a documentary, descriptive and exploratory
study was carried out based on the collection of data on cutaneous and visceral
leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease between the period 2015 and 2022. The
epidemiological data were obtained from the database of the Department of
Informatics of the Unified Health System (DATASUS), originating from the Notifiable
Diseases Information System (SINAN). As for cases of Leishmaniasis, 23,763 cases
of ATL were reported in the state of Pará and 2,727 cases of VL. The epidemiological
profile of ATL cases was predominant in males (n= 12; 75%), aged between 35 and
49 years, who only had incomplete primary education, who declared themselves to be
of mixed race and in people whose occupation was multipurpose agricultural producer,
while in LV this profile was predominantly male, age group < 10 years, education level
without information, mixed race and who studies as an occupation. We evidenced a
higher number of CD cases in 2017, both in the state of Pará and in the municipality
of São Domingos do Capim. The total number of cases referred to the Sagrada Família
and Rua Marcílio Dias communities as being most responsible for CD notifications in
the municipality studied. Furthermore, we observed a greater predisposition of cases
in males, ages 20 to 34, mixed race and students. Regarding spatial analysis, a
heterogeneous distribution is observed, with a greater concentration of cases mainly
in the center-north of the municipality. Therefore, the high occurrence of neglected
diseases in regions of high socio-environmental vulnerability reinforces the importance
of public investments to carry out viable and effective projects that offer constant basic
sanitation services, drinking water and health education for this population.
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