A major chikungunya epidemic with high mortality in northeastern Brazil.

INTRODUCTION: Chikungunya causes fever and severe and persistent joint pain. METHODS: We reported a chikungunya outbreak that occurred in Ceará State, Brazil between 2016 and 2017 with emphasis on epidemiological characterization of cases, high number of deaths, mortality-associated factors, and spatial and temporal spread of the epidemic among municipalities. RESULTS: In November 2015, the first autochthonous cases of chikungunya were confirmed in Ceará, Brazil. In 2016-2017, 195,993 cases were reported, with an incidence of 2,186.5/100,000 inhabitants and 244 confirmed deaths. CONCLUSIONS: Rapid transmission and high mortality rate are serious problems, especially in regions with co-circulating arboviruses.

Perception of the Primary Care multiprofessional team on health education.

OBJECTIVE: To understand the perception of the Primary Health Care multiprofessional team on the practices of health education and on the role of nurses in the performance of educational activities. METHOD: Exploratory and descriptive study with a qualitative approach. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview with the participation of 12 professionals from the Family Health Strategy. To analyze the data, we used the technique of content analysis, with thematic approach, proposed by Bardin. RESULTS: Three categories emerged: Perception of the multiprofessional team on health education; Educational practices in Primary Health Care: everyone's task?; and The role of nurses in health education. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: It was verified that the multiprofessional team perceives health education as being the responsibility of all the professionals. Some professionals consider the nurse as an important educator, others as executor of management and care actions and, to a lesser extent, of educational actions.

Perception of the Primary Care multiprofessional team on health education / Percepción del equipo multiprofesional en la Atención Primaria sobre educación para la salud / Percepção da equipe multiprofissional da Atenção Primária sobre educação em saúde

ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the perception of the Primary Health Care multiprofessional team on the practices of health education and on the role of nurses in the performance of educational activities. Method: Exploratory and descriptive study with a qualitative approach. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview with the participation of 12 professionals from the Family Health Strategy. To analyze the data, we used the technique of content analysis, with thematic approach, proposed by Bardin. Results: Three categories emerged: Perception of the multiprofessional team on health education; Educational practices in Primary Health Care: everyone's task?; and The role of nurses in health education. Final considerations: It was verified that the multiprofessional team perceives health education as being the responsibility of all the professionals. Some professionals consider the nurse as an important educator, others as executor of management and care actions and, to a lesser extent, of educational actions.

RESUMEN Objetivo: Comprender la percepción del equipo multiprofesional en la Atención Primaria de Salud sobre las prácticas de educación para la salud y sobre el rol del enfermero en el desempeño de las actividades educativas. Método: Estudio exploratorio y descriptivo, con abordaje cualitativo. La recolección de los datos ocurrió por medio de una entrevista semiestructurada con participación de 12 profesionales de la Estrategia Salud de la Familia. Para el análisis de los datos, se utilizó la técnica de análisis de contenido, con abordaje temático, propuesta por Bardin. Resultados: Se plantearon tres categorías: La percepción del equipo multiprofesional sobre educación para la salud; Prácticas educativas en la Atención Primaria de Salud: tarea de todos?; El rol del enfermero en la educación para la salud. Consideraciones finales: Se verificó que el equipo multiprofesional percibe la educación para la salud como responsabilidad de todos los profesionales. Algunos profesionales consideran al enfermero como importante educador, otros como ejecutor de las acciones gerenciales y asistenciales y, en menor proporción, de las acciones educativas.

RESUMO Objetivo: Compreender a percepção da equipe multiprofissional da Atenção Primária à Saúde sobre as práticas de educação em saúde e sobre o papel do enfermeiro no desempenho das atividades educativas. Método: Estudo exploratório e descritivo, com abordagem qualitativa. A coleta dos dados ocorreu por meio de entrevista semiestruturada com participação de 12 profissionais da Estratégia Saúde da Família. Para análise dos dados, utilizou-se a técnica de análise de conteúdo, com abordagem temática, proposta por Bardin. Resultados: Emergiram três categorias: Percepção da equipe multiprofissional sobre educação em saúde; Práticas educativas na Atenção Primária à Saúde: tarefa de todos?; e O papel do enfermeiro na educação em saúde. Considerações finais: Verificou-se que a equipe multiprofissional percebe a educação em saúde como sendo responsabilidade de todos os profissionais. Alguns profissionais consideram o enfermeiro como importante educador, outros como executor das ações gerenciais e assistenciais e, em menor proporção, das ações educativas.

A major chikungunya epidemic with high mortality in northeastern Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION Chikungunya causes fever and severe and persistent joint pain. METHODS We reported a chikungunya outbreak that occurred in Ceará State, Brazil between 2016 and 2017 with emphasis on epidemiological characterization of cases, high number of deaths, mortality-associated factors, and spatial and temporal spread of the epidemic among municipalities. RESULTS: In November 2015, the first autochthonous cases of chikungunya were confirmed in Ceará, Brazil. In 2016-2017, 195,993 cases were reported, with an incidence of 2,186.5/100,000 inhabitants and 244 confirmed deaths. CONCLUSIONS: Rapid transmission and high mortality rate are serious problems, especially in regions with co-circulating arboviruses.

Maternal and infant death after probable vertical transmission of chikungunya virus in Brazil - case report.

BACKGROUND: Chikungunya virus infection in neonates is relatively rare and can lead to death. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the occurrence of the first death of a mother and child after probable vertical transmission of chikungunya virus in Brazil. A 28-year-old pregnant woman with hypertension presented with symptoms compatible with an arboviral disease at 34 weeks' gestation. She developed preeclampsia with severe respiratory failure which resulted in the emergency cesarean section, and the patient died 12 days after the onset of symptoms. The pre-term newborn weighed 2535 g, with an Apgar score of 4/8. He was referred to the neonatal ICU with neutrophilia and thrombocytopenia, several seizure episodes, and hemorrhagic disorders, which resulted in death. Chikungunya IgM antibody was detected in the cerebrospinal fluid. CONCLUSIONS: We present the first documented maternal and neonatal death in Brazil after probable chikungunya infection during pregnancy.