Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV co-infection: Epidemiological data in the Pernambuco - Bahia health network, 2007-2022

Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a chronic systemic infection caused by the protozoan Leishmania, transmitted by the bite of the Lutzomyia longipalpis mosquito. VL-HIV co-infection, which results from the combination with the human immunodeficiency virus, is considered an emerging disease. This study presents epidemiological data on VL-HIV co-infection in the PEBA Network, from 2007 to 2022, based on records from the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN). Sixty-two confirmed cases of co-infection were analyzed, most of them in men, concentrated mainly in Pernambuco and Bahia. The Juazeiro region (BA) led the way in terms of confirmed cases, followed by the Petrolina region (PE).