Objective: To analyze the epidemiological profile of hospital admissions due to measles in Brazil from 2020 to 2025. Methods: This was an ecological, descriptive, retrospective study based on secondary data from the Hospital Information System of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SIH/SUS), available through DATASUS/TABNET. Hospital admissions, deaths, and mortality rates were analyzed according to year, geographic region, sex, race/ethnicity, and age group, considering measles as the primary diagnosis (ICD-10 B05). Results: A total of 940 hospital admissions and eight deaths were recorded during the study period. A marked reduction in hospital admissions was observed between 2020 and 2023, followed by a slight increase in 2024 and 2025. The North region accounted for the highest proportion of hospitalizations (58.62%), while children under 1 year of age had the highest number of admissions, followed by those aged 1 to 4 years. The highest proportional mortality was observed among individuals aged 80 years or older. Hospitalizations were similarly distributed between sexes, with a predominance of the brown race/ethnicity category among records with available information. Conclusion: Measles-related hospital admissions decreased substantially during the study period; however, the persistence of hospitalizations and the increase observed in recent years highlight the need to maintain high vaccination coverage, continuous epidemiological surveillance, timely diagnosis, and ongoing training of healthcare professionals to prevent viral reintroduction and sustained transmission in Brazil.
Thiago Assis Venâncio, Laís Pires Mendes, Luísa Tavares Justino· Revista de Estudos Interdisc...· 0 citations
Yellow fever is an acute infectious disease of public health importance, with potential progression to severe disease and death. In Brazil, transmission occurs predominantly through the sylvatic cycle and is influenced by viral circulation, vectors and non-human primates, environmental conditions, and vaccination coverage. This study aimed to analyze the epidemiological profile of yellow fever hospitalizations in Brazil between 2020 and 2025. An ecological, descriptive, retrospective epidemiological study was conducted using secondary data from the Hospital Information System of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SIH/SUS), obtained through DATASUS/TABNET, using ICD-10 category A95. Hospitalizations, deaths, and hospital mortality rates were analyzed according to year, geographic region, sex, age group, and race/skin color. A total of 354 hospitalizations and 13 deaths were identified during the study period, with a reduction in records between 2020 and 2023, followed by a marked increase in 2024 and 2025. The highest number of hospitalizations occurred in 2025 (134), while the Northeast region had the highest cumulative number of records (135). Males accounted for 60.7% of hospitalizations, individuals classified as brown for 69.2%, and the 20–29-year age group had the highest number of hospitalizations (43). The highest hospital mortality rate occurred in 2025 (6.72%). The findings demonstrate substantial temporal, regional, and sociodemographic heterogeneity, highlighting the need to strengthen vaccination, epidemiological surveillance, and healthcare professional training.
Thiago Assis Venâncio, Maryana Oliveira Curti, Luísa Tavares Justino· Revista de Estudos Interdisc...· 0 citations
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