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Detection of schistosomiasis in an area directly affected by the São Francisco River large-scale water transposition project in the Northeast of Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The development of the São Francisco River Integration Project [Projeto de Integração do Rio São Francisco (PISF)] in the State of Ceará, Brazil, has resulted in environmental and socioeconomic changes with potential risks to public health. We aimed to determine the presence...

Sympatry influence in the interaction of Trypanosoma cruzi with triatomine

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease, is widely distributed in nature, circulating between triatomine bugs and sylvatic mammals, and has large genetic diversity. Both the vector species and the genetic lineages of T. cruzi present a varied geographical distribu...

Tuberculosis en Área Programática del Hospital General de Agudos Parmenio Piñero: 1° semestre 2017

La tuberculosis (TBC) es una enfermedad infecciosa que compromete habitualmente el sistema respiratorio, y con menor frecuencia otros aparatos. A nivel mundial representa la segunda causa infecciosa de muerte después del HIV, y en Argentina se notificaron 429 muertes en 2015. La ciudad de Buenos Aires p...

Risk factors for hepatitis B transmission in South Brazil

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 112 (8), 2017
BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major public health problem in Brazil. Several risk factors are involved in HBV infection and their identification by a rational and essential approach is required to prevent the transmission of this infection in Brazil. OBJECTIVES To evaluate risk fac...

Existe relação entre o conhecimento de estudantes a respeito das formas de contágio do HIV/AIDS e suas respostas sobre a proximidade com soropositivos?

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é identificar o conhecimento de estudantes universitários sobre as formas de contágio do HIV/AIDS e correlacioná-lo com as respostas acerca da proximidade em relação às pessoas soropositivas. Aplicamos um questionário do Ministério da Saúde a 591 estudantes de uma...

Viruses vector control proposal: genus Aedes emphasis

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (4), 2017
Abstract The dengue fever is a major public health problem in the world. In Brazil, in 2015, there were 1,534,932 cases, being 20,320 cases of severe form, and 811 deaths related to this disease. The distribution of Aedes aegypti, the vector, is extensive. Recently, Zika and Chikungunya viruses had arise...

Transmissibilidade de Lentivírus de Pequenos Ruminantes para cabritos e cabras adultas por meio de sêmen infectado experimentalmente

Pesqui. vet. bras; 37 (8), 2017
A Artrite Encefalite Caprina se caracteriza por ser multissistêmica e infecciosa, causada por um lentivírus. O estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a transmissibilidade do Lentivírus Caprino, para fêmeas e sua prole, por meio de sêmen infectado experimentalmente. Para tanto, onze fêmeas livres de CAEV...

Serological tests fail to discriminate dogs with visceral leishmaniasis that transmit Leishmania infantum to the vector Lutzomyia longipalpis

Abstract INTRODUCTION The control of reservoirs for Leishmania infantum -induced zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis requires the identification of dogs posing a population risk. Here, we assessed the performance of several assays to identify Lutzomyia longipalpis infectious dogs. METHODS We evaluated 99...

Guidelines for the management of human brucellosis in the State of Paraná, Brazil

Abstract Human brucellosis is a re-emerging disease with the potential for bioterrorism. The number of cases in Brazil has increased; however, the ideal management has not been established. These guidelines are intended for use by clinicians and other health-care workers providing medical care for patien...

Description of the feeding preferences of triatominae in the Chagas disease surveillance study for the State of Pernambuco, Brazil (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Studying the feeding preferences of triatomines is an important entomological surveillance tool, since continuous surveillance of the disease is necessary. METHODS: The precipitin reaction was used to describe the feeding preferences of triatomines along with their natural infe...