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ANALYSIS OF BACTERIAL MENINGITIS OCCURRENCE PATTERNS IN THE STATE OF CEARÁ IN 2015

ANA LETÍCIA VIEIRA DE OLIVEIRA PINHEIRO ; BRUNO SOUZA BENEVIDES ; GABRIELA ALMEIDA BAN ; GISELE FAÇANHA DIÓGENES TEIXEIRA ; GISELE TAHIM DE SOUSA BRASIL OTHON SIDOU ; JÉSSICA BANDEIRA DE LAVÔR FARIAS ; JOSEANE MARQUES FERNANDES ; JULIANA LANDIM VIANA ; LARISSA DA SILVA NOBRE ; MARIA AMÉLIA PINHEIRO DE OLIVEIRA ; NARA MIRELLA TEIXEIRA PAIVA ; SARAH DIÓGENES ALENCAR ; THAÍS DE BRITO ROCHA
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INTRODUCTION / OBJECTIVES: In 2015, social media explored immensely a possible bacterial meningitis outbreak in the state of Ceará-Brazil, which led to doubt and worry amongst the population. The aim of this article is to analyse the epidemiological profile of this disease in the location and to access whether or not there were discrepancies in the number of cases that comproved an outbreak. METHODS: A group of academics studied and researched epidemiological information from the brazilian Public Health Department, which led to a comparison of the number of cases of the disease in a similar period from 2012 to 2015. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Meningitis has endemic behavior and manifestation peaks between january and may in the state of Ceará-Brazil. If compared to previous years (from 2012 to 2014), data suggests no evident increase in cases or occurrence. Between January and May of 2012, there were 56 confirmed cases. In the same period of 2013, the official statistics showed 23 cases, in 2014 there were 17 cases and in 2015 the number of meningitis patients was 12. The number of deaths caused by bacterial meningitis also showed a decrease: in 2012, 18 pacients died because of this disease, in comparison with only 2, in 2015. During the period analysed (from 2012 to 2015), the year 2015 had the lowest lethality. This fact shows no change in the pattern of occurrence of the disease, which clarifies information wrongly distributed by social media vehicles.