RASTREAMENTO DOS CASOS DE MALÁRIA DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO NO PERÍODO DE 2007 A 2017

Malaria is a worldwide public health problem that has been experiencing significant development in recent times. The largest number of cases is concentrated in the Amazon Region, however there is a lack of studies on the disease in other regions, as is the case in the Rio de Janeiro State. The main objective is to observe, through prevalence calculations, the most affected regions and cities in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The data used during the research to obtain the results were acquired through the “Banco de Dados do Sistema Unico de Saude” (DATASUS). With the calculated prevalence values, different graphs were constructed that made it possible to analyze the development of malaria in the regions and cities of the state. The regions that stood out with the highest prevalence of the disease were: Serrana, Norte and Metropolitana, together with the cities of Santa Maria Madalena, Macae and Rio de Janeiro respectively. It can be said that the greatest development of malaria in the aforementioned areas is directly related to the environmental characteristics of the region, such as: vegetation, climate, sanitation and temperature, in addition to the population number and the flow of people. To minimize malaria in the regions, certain measures could be taken, such as, for example, improvement in basic sanitation with a focus on sewage treatment, improvement in housing conditions, awareness of the population along with constant home visits by health agents.