01622nas a2200397   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653001100089653001000100653002100110653003600131653001100167653002300178653001100201653001100212653001100223653002000234653001800254653001200272653001200284653000900296653001600305653001700321100001200338700001300350700001300363700001200376245008200388300001100470490000700481520072200488022001401210       2009                            d  c2009 Apr10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aBrazil10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aCommunicable Diseases, Emerging10aDengue10aEducational Status10aFemale10aHumans10aInfant10aInfant, Newborn10aLeishmaniasis10aleprosy10aMalaria10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aTuberculosis1 aPenna G1 aPinto LF1 aSoranz D1 aGlatt R00aHigh incidence of diseases endemic to the Amazon region of Brazil, 2001-2006.  a626-320 v153 a<p>In Brazil, reportable diseases are the responsibility of the Secretariat of Health Surveillance of the Brazilian Federal Ministry of Health. During 2001-2006, to determine incidence and hospitalization rates, we analyzed 5 diseases (malaria, leishmaniasis [cutaneous and visceral], dengue fever, leprosy, and tuberculosis) that are endemic to the Amazon region of Brazil. Data were obtained from 773 municipalities in 3 regions. Although incidence rates of malaria, leishmaniasis, tuberculosis, and leprosy are decreasing, persons in lower socioeconomic classes with insufficient formal education are affected more by these diseases and other health inequalities than are other population groups in the region.</p>  a1080-6059