2026-03-122026-03-122025-08-21GUIMARÃES, Erik Costa; FERRAZ, Weverton Ruan Castro. Geoepidemiologia da hanseníase em um município da Amazônia legal entre os anos de 2019 e 2022. Orientador: Denis Vieira Gomes Ferreira. 2025. 59 f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Bacharelado em Medicina) - Faculdade de Medicina, Campus Universitário de Altamira, Universidade Federal do Pará, Altamira, 2025. Disponível em: https://bdm.ufpa.br/handle/prefix/9317. Acesso em:.https://bdm.ufpa.br/handle/prefix/9317Introduction: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It is a slow-developing disease that can cause dermatological and neurological lesions and severe physical disabilities if not diagnosed and treated early. It is estimated that approximately 200,000 new cases of leprosy are registered annually globally. Brazil ranks second in the world in absolute number of cases, whose distribution within the country is heterogeneous and marked by profound regional inequalities. In recent years, the Central-West, Northeast, and North regions have maintained high indicators from a geoepidemiological perspective, revealing pockets of hyperendemicity. The state of Pará is the absolute leader in the number of cases in the Amazon, with the municipality of Altamira appearing as a major hotspot for the disease. Objective: To describe the spatiotemporal distribution and epidemiological profile of leprosy cases in the municipality of Altamira, Pará, from 2019 to 2022. Methodology: This is a descriptive, ecological, and retrospective study analyzing the spatial and temporal distribution and epidemiological profile of leprosy in the municipality of Altamira between 2019 and 2022. Data from new cases reported in the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN) were used to calculate epidemiological indicators and apply geoprocessing techniques for spatial analysis, including kernel density maps to identify the spatial distribution of cases. Results: The results revealed a predominance of multibacillary over paucibacillary forms among the registered cases. Cases diagnosed with grade 2 physical disability were identified, indicating late detection. Regarding the temporal distribution, 2019 had the highest number of cases, followed by a reduction in the subsequent two years and a slight increase in 2022. Spatial analysis identified clusters of cases in specific urban areas, indicating foci of local transmission. Conclusion: leprosy remains a public health problem in Altamira, whose spatial distribution is correlated with the sociodemographic profile of the areas covered by basic health units (UBS) as well as the capacity to identify and report these cases, whose interference causes a significant increase in socioeconomic losses for individuals and the Public Authorities.Acesso AbertoHanseníaseGeoepidemiologiaAmazônia legalSaúde públicaLeprosyGeoepidemiologyLegal amazonPublic healthCNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::SAUDE COLETIVA::EPIDEMIOLOGIATrabalho de Curso - Graduação - MonografiaAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazil