Epidemiological indicators of Chagas disease in the metropolitan region of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Fernanda Cardoso LanzaGilmar Ribeiro-JrDiego Lopes Paim MirandaFred Luciano Neves SantosCristiane Medeiros Moraes de CarvalhoGabriel Muricy CunhaIanei de Oliveira CarneiroRenato Barbosa ReisJosé Maurício Albuquerque CunhaCristiane Wanderley CardosoJorgana Fernanda de Souza SoaresFernando Luiz Vieira de AraújoMitermayer Galvão Dos ReisPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2023)
We conclude that CD is present in the MRS. The indicators analyzed in the MRS are below-state-level data. Given the importance of indicator analysis for the surveillance and control of CD at the state and national levels, it is important to strengthen the surveillance program at the municipal level, including the regions classified as low risk for T. cruzi vector transmission.