Fortaleza accounted for 55% of AIDS cases in 2016.
A bulletin released by the Health Department showed that Fortaleza concentrates 55% of confirmed AIDS cases in the state in 2016; in the first half of this year, 309 cases of the virus were registered, 171 of them in Fortaleza; the disease caused 93 deaths this year, 54 of them in the capital; in Ceará, from 1980 to 2010, an average of 49 cases were registered per year. In 2016, there were 309 in the first half alone.
Ceará 247 - A bulletin released by the Health Department showed that Fortaleza accounts for 55% of confirmed AIDS cases in the state in 2016. In the first half of this year, 309 cases of the virus were registered, 171 of them in Fortaleza. According to the Health Department, the disease has caused 93 deaths this year, 54 of them in the capital.
In Ceará, from 1980 to 2010, an average of 49 cases were registered per year. In 2016, however, there were 309 in the first semester alone. For doctors, the lack of prevention is the main reason for the increase in cases. “Our prevention model has failed if it continues along the lines we've been working on for many years, of prevention directed much more at the general public, more in the area of information and imposed education, of governmental education,” states Maria Letícia Ikeda, an infectious disease physician.
Across Brazil, the number of people infected with AIDS has risen in recent years. In 2010, 700 Brazilians had AIDS. Last year, there were 830 people infected with the virus. This increase goes against the trend in other countries. According to the UN, the number of cases has fallen, albeit slightly, worldwide. In 2010, there were 2,2 million cases. In 2015, there were 2,1 million cases.