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To present the current epidemiological scenario of schistosomiasis related to urban transmission through an epidemiological risk assessment in Porto de Galinhas, a coastal area of Pernambuco, Brazil. Malacological and parasitological surveys were performed between the years 2018 and 2020. Snails were identified taxonomically and examined to confirm infection by Schistosoma mansoni, and so to identify Schistosomiasis Transmission Foci (STF) by the artificial light exposure technique. Stool samples were examined using the Kato-Katz method to identify schistosomiasis cases. Socioeconomic, environmental, behavioural and health data were collected by a questionnaire applied to participates in the survey and used to predict the schistosomiasis risk occurrence by multivariate logistic regression. In all, a total of 6466 snails of Biomphalaria glabrata were collected and 36 breeding sites were identified, of which 25 % were STF. A total of 2236 individuals took part of the survey which identified 187 cases of schistosomiasis, registering a positivity percentage of 8.36 %. The surveys identified the neighbourhoods with the highest risk for transmission while the socioenvironmental analysis identifies other risk factors for disease occurrence, such as gender, age range, level of education and absence of water drainage. We found that areas with poor sanitation, flooding during winter periods and dwellings located near mangroves should be treated by health authorities as priority areas for health interventions to minimize disease transmission. In addition, efforts to improve the population's educational level could certainly contribute to the adoption of measures to prevent and control this neglected tropical disease., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)

The aim of this study was to evaluate the incompleteness of death records due to schistosomiasis in the Mortality Information System (SIM) in Pernambuco, from 2000 to 2014, and to analyze medical knowledge about completing the death certificate (DO). Secondary data were obtained through SIM, and primary data from physicians' evaluation in public hospitals in Pernambuco. Incomplete scores and percentage variations (2000-2007, 2008-2014) were evaluated; and relative frequencies of medical knowledge about DO. In 2000-2014, there were 2636 deaths from schistosomiasis in PE. In 2000-2007 'home address' obtained the highest incompleteness. In 2008-2014 'naturalness' demonstrated the worst incompleteness. Of the 32 physicians, 71.9% reported non-completion of variables due to lack of information about the patient, 62.5% did not participate in a course on filling in the DO, 80.6% thought the course was necessary. There was an association between the causes of non-completion of DO and the desire for training. In the study period, the incompleteness of important variables was reduced, but there was a significant increase in the incompleteness of 'naturalness', which distorts the information about autochthonous where the case occurred. Physicians' justification - lacking information to fill in the DO variable - is inconsistent, because they are responsible for capturing the information. Such gaps, hinder the planning of actions and public policies directed to the control of the disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]