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To describe compulsorily notifiable diseases, health conditions and public health events (DAEs as per the Brazilian acronym) registered by the National Hospital Epidemiological Surveillance Network (RENAVEH as per the Brazilian acronym), before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.This was a descriptive ecological study using records held on the Notifiable Health Conditions Information System (SINAN as per the Brazilian acronym) between Epidemiological Week (EW) 1 of 2017 (January 1st, 2017) and 52 of 2020 (December 26, 2020).Between 2017 and 2020, RENAVEH notified 1,258,455 DAE form records, with only 225,081 (17.9%) notifications in 2020, representing a decrease of 146,340 records compared to 2019. The temporal analysis showed a decrease per EW of more than 1,000 notified records with effect from EW 12.There was a decrease in compulsorily notifiable DAEs registered by RENAVEH in Brazil taking the period analyzed as a whole, in particular in 2020.Descrever as notificações compulsórias de doenças, agravos e eventos de saúde pública (DAEs) registradas pela Rede Nacional de Vigilância Epidemiológica Hospitalar (Renaveh) do Brasil antes e durante a pandemia de COVID-19.Estudo ecológico descritivo, com registros do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (Sinan) no período correspondente às Semanas Epidemiológicas (SEs) 1 de 2017 (1º de janeiro de 2017) a 52 de 2020 (26 de dezembro de 2020).No período de 2017 a 2020, a Renaveh notificou 1.258.455 fichas de DAEs, das quais apenas 225.081 (17,9%) foram notificadas em 2020, representando um decréscimo de 146.340 registros em relação às notificações de 2019. Na análise temporal por SE, houve decréscimo maior que mil registros nas notificações a partir da SE 12.Houve decréscimo nas notificações compulsórias de DAEs registradas pela Renaveh em todo o período analisado, com destaque para o ano de 2020.Describir las notificaciones obligatorias de Enfermedades y Eventos de Salud Pública (DAEs), registradas por la Red Nacional de Vigilancia Epidemiológica Hospitalaria (RENAVEH), antes y durante la pandemia de COVID-19 e n Brasil.Estudio ecológico descriptivo, con registros del Sistema de Información de Agravamientos de Notificación (Sinan) en el período de las Semanas Epidemiológicas (SEs) 1 de 2017 (1 de enero de 2017) a 52 de 2020 (26 de diciembre de 2020).En el período 2017 a 2020, la RENAVEH notificó 1.258.455 registros de DAE, y solo se notificaron 225.081 (17,9%) registros en 2020, lo que representa una disminución de 146.340 registros con respecto a las notificaciones de 2019. En el análisis temporal por SE, hubo una disminución superior a mil registros en las notificaciones de la SE 12.Hubo una disminución en las notificaciones de DAEs registradas por la RENAVEH a lo largo del período analizado, con énfasis en el año 2020.

We aimed to (i) describe both the coverage and the homogeneity of coverage of the first and second doses of measles-containing vaccines (MCV) in Brazil in 2017, and (ii) to investigate the potential influence of contextual factors at municipal level. All 5570 Brazilian municipalities were included. The North and Center-West regions presented the lowest coverages of the first and second doses of MCV, respectively. We found significant associations of both first and second doses of MCV with population size, coverage of Family Health Strategy (FHS) and other indicators of living conditions and inequalities. Monitoring the homogeneity of MCV coverage at national, regional and state levels is essential, as it allows identifying areas at higher risk of measles spread that should be targeted for vaccination. Targeting large cities i.e. 100,000 or more inhabitants, especially poor neighborhoods and areas with low FHS coverage, could lead to improvements in coverage homogeneity.

Ao Editor, Diariamente, milhares de variantes do SARS-CoV-2 surgem no mundo, evidenciando o desafio de reforcar a capacidade de deteccao oportuna com ampliacao e fortalecimento da vigilância epidemiologica, vigilância laboratorial e comunicacao rapida, com desenvolvimento de pesquisas em saude que possam apoiar as medidas de prevencao e controle da pandemia da COVID-19. Ainda que nao se conhecam todas as implicacoes das novas variantes da COVID-19 para o controle da doenca, algumas mutacoes ou combinacoes podem fornecer ao virus uma vantagem seletiva, que contribui para aumentar a transmissibilidade ou a capacidade de evadir a resposta imune do hospedeiro. No Brasil, ate 10 de abril de 2021, foram registrados e confirmados 13 445 006 casos e 361 334 obitos por COVID-19, com incidencia acumulada de 6 397,9 por 100 mil habitantes e mortalidade de 157,2 por 100 mil habitantes. De acordo com a Organizacao Mundial da Saude (OMS), o Brasil e o segundo pais com maior numero de casos e obitos por COVID-19 no mundo. Entretanto, alem da alta incidencia e mortalidade pela doenca encontradas no Brasil, o Sistema Unico de Saude (SUS) esta sendo desafiado pela circulacao de variantes de atencao do SARS-CoV-2 nos estados.

We report an ongoing measles outbreak in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil. As at 3 November 2018, 1,631 cases were confirmed corresponding to an incidence of 75.3 per 100,000 inhabitants; all five sanitary districts presented confirmed cases. Reintroduction of measles virus in Manaus is likely related to the current outbreak in Venezuela and due to recent decline in measles vaccine coverage. Given the current scenario, prevention and control measures should target individuals aged 15–29 years.

We analyzed the time trends and spatial distribution of MMR vaccine coverage in Brazil during 2007-2017. In early 2018, a measles outbreak started in the North region of Brazil, reaching 11 of the 27 federal units by January 24, 2019. In this period, 10,302 cases were confirmed. Although the reintroduction of measles in Brazil is likely due to migration from Venezuela, the spread of the virus was made possible by the low levels of MMR coverage, as a result of significant decreases during the study period. Areas with high concentration of municipalities with low coverage are more susceptible to the spread of the virus, especially in the North and Northeast regions. Increasing vaccination coverage is essential to block the ongoing outbreak in Brazil. Vaccination strategies might target priority areas, especially those with a marked decrease in coverage. Moreover, it is essential to extend actions to travelers, migrants and refugees.