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Pertussis hospitalisations: Northern Region of Portugal, 2000-2006.
Vieira, Margarida; Dias, Joana Gomes; Queirós, Laurinda; Correia, Ana MariaPertussis is an acute bacterial disease involving the respiratory tract. The causal agent is Bordetella pertussis. Among all age groups, infants (aged < 12 months) have had the highest incidence of pertussis in the vaccine era. The majority of hospitalisations, complications and deaths occurred in that age group. The aim of this study was to describe and characterize the epidemiological pattern of hospitalized ...
Reported cases of malaria in the north of Portugal (1993-2002).
Castro, Luís; Cardoso, Ana Isabel; Queirós, Laurinda; Gonçalves, GuilhermeThe aim of this study is to provide epidemiological evidence useful to Portuguese health services dealing with prevention and treatment of malaria. Two sources of data were used: the computer database of statutory notifiable diseases and the reports of cases studied by local health authorities. The 140 cases of malaria reported between 1993 and 2002 in the North of Portugal are described. For the 26 available r...
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