Banca de DEFESA: XIMENYA GLAUCE DA CUNHA FREIRE LOPES

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : XIMENYA GLAUCE DA CUNHA FREIRE LOPES
DATE: 02/04/2025
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Google Meet
TITLE:

MPOX: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASPECTS IN THE STATE OF RIO GRANDE DO
NORTH

 

KEY WORDS:

monkeypox; monkeypox virus; public health; emerging diseases;
epidemiology.

 

PAGES: 67
BIG AREA: Ciências Biológicas
AREA: Microbiologia
SUMMARY:

Monkeypox is a zoonosis of viral etiology, caused by the Monkeypox virus
(MPXV), classified in the Poxviridae family, Orthopoxvirus genus whose natural reservoir has not yet been
identified. In 2022, MPXV emerged as a public health problem, spreading across several countries around
the world, affecting thousands of people. The World Health Organization declared a Public Health
Emergency of International Concern and recommended the use of the name Mpox to replace monkeypox
or monkeypox. The capacity for diagnosis, prevention and treatment of human cases of the disease has
been expanded in order to contain the spread of the virus. The first confirmed case of the disease in Brazil
occurred in São Paulo, in June 2022. In July of the same year, the presence of the disease was also
confirmed in Rio Grande do Norte (RN). The objective of this study was to analyze the epidemiological
aspects of mpox in RN. A total of 140 confirmed cases of MPOX were studied in this work. Here, we
describe the analyzes and correlations involving characteristics of nationality, age group, sex, occupation,
location, signs and symptoms, clinical evolution, treatment, sample collection for research, history of
vaccination for human smallpox, form of transmission, risk factors, cases in the same household, among
others. The results of this study can help in the implementation of more effective policies, aiming at the
prevention and early diagnosis of the disease, reducing its impact on the population.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externa ao Programa - 3575538 - DEBORA DE ALMEIDA ALOISE - nullPresidente - 348473 - JOSE VERISSIMO FERNANDES
Externo à Instituição - THALES ALLYRIO ARAUJO DE MEDEIROS FERNANDES - UERN