Santos Ivanildo de Oliveira Correia, Landi Marina Frota de Albuquerque, Lima Eduardo Maurício Mendes de, Cruz Laurício Monteiro, Bofill Maria Isabel Rao, Santos Divino Eterno Dos, Castro Márcio Botelho de
Departamento de Vigilância Ambiental, Secretaria da Saúde, Administração do Distrito Federal, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
Faculdade de Agronomia e Veterinária, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2018 May-Jun;51(3):372-375. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0188-2017.
Human leptospirosis (HL) in the Federal District (DF), Brazil, is endemic and requires studies to characterize the socio-epidemiological profile of the vulnerable population.
Seventy-nine autochthonous cases of HL between 2011-2015 were analyzed based on the databases of the Epidemiological and Environmental Health Surveillance Department, DF.
The male population aged 31-45 years represented 86% of the leptospirosis cases; most belonged to the social classes D and E.
In the DF, preventive measures should be concentrated on economically active male adults of social classes C, D, and E with the aim of promoting health.
