Open AccessEpidemiological Impact and Hospitalization costs applied to dengue in the Midwest region of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, from SUS perspective
Author(s) -
Marcos Vinícius Freitas Morais,
Clara Rodrigues de Andrade,
Gabriel Henrique da Silva,
Mirna de Abreu e Silva,
Adriano Guimarães Parreira,
William Gustavo Lima,
Isabella Piassi Dias-Godói
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of vector borne diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.581
H-Index - 41
ISSN - 0972-9062
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9062.325642
Subject(s) - dengue fever , epidemiology , geography , context (archaeology) , public health , incidence (geometry) , arbovirus , environmental health , dengue virus , socioeconomics , medicine , demography , virology , sociology , virus , physics , nursing , archaeology , optics
Dengue is considered one of the greatest public health challenges in the world, especially, for tropical and subtropical countries. Brazil highlights with considerable number of registers associated with this arbovirus, with emphasis on the state of Minas Gerais and its municipalities in regions such as the midwest. We aimed to evaluate the economic and epidemiological impact of dengue in the midwest region of minas Gerais, from SUS perspective.