Dermatological diseases of compulsory notification in Brazil.

The development of a Brazilian National Surveillance System in 1975 led to a compulsory reporting of selected infectious diseases aiming to reduce the burden of these events in the country. However, shifts in the epidemiology of these diseases associated with modern life style, demand constant revision of surveillance activities. In this manuscript we present the epidemiology, trends and differential diagnosis of the following compulsory notifiable diseases in Brazil: Aids, dengue fever, hanseniasis, American tegumentary leishmaniasis, measles, rubella and congenital rubella syndrome and syphilis. Additionally, the current challenges for control and prevention of each disease are presented.

A estruturacao do Sistema Nacional de Vigilancia Epidemiologica do Brasil, em 1975, tornou obrigatoria a notificacao de algumas doencas transmissiveis com o objetivo de reduzir a carga destes eventos no pais. Entretanto, as alteracoes no perfil epidemiologico destas doencas, associadas a caracteristicas da sociedade contemporanea, determinam a constante adequacao das atividades de vigilancia a este cenario. Neste manuscrito, sao descritos epidemiologia, tendencias e diagnostico diferencial das seguintes doencas dermatologicas de notificacao compulsoria no Brasil: aids, dengue, hanseniase, leishmaniose tegumentar americana, sarampo, rubeola e sindrome da rubeola congenita e sifilis. Tambem sao apresentados os principais desafios atuais para o controle e prevencao para cada uma dessas doencas no Brasil.