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A five-year review of vertical HIV transmission in a specialized service: cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Healthcare professionals need to instill the process of prevention, control and treatment of people infected with HIV into care practice. Through maintaining preventive treatment among HIV-infected pregnant women, it has been demonstrated that prophylactic antiretroviral...

Increasing potential risk for American visceral leishmaniasis in Amapá, Brazil

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The present note discusses some evidence on the increasing potential risk for American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) transmission in the Northern Brazilian State of Amapá, the Guianan-Amazon biome. METHODS Early and present data about AVL were collected, including our recent e...

Presencia y distribución espacial de Simulium sp. (Díptera: Simuliidae) en dos provincias de Angola
Presence and spatial distribution of Simuliumsp.(Diptera: Simuliidae) in two provinces of Angola

Rev. cuba. med. trop; 68 (3), 2016
En el oeste de África los miembros del complejo Simulium damnosum son los vectores de la oncocercosis. El objetivo es obtener datos sobre la presencia y distribución de simúlidos en dos provincias de Angola. El trabajo se realizó en las provincias de Huambo y Bié donde se muestrearon 24 cuerpos de a...

Sandflies (diptera: psychodidae) in an urban area of Northeastern Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The sandfly fauna is well studied globally. In Brazil, sandfly fauna is very diverse in the Northeast region, especially in states such as Maranhão, Ceará, and Bahia. However, in the State of Pernambuco, the distribution of these insects is still not well known. Therefore, the ...

A biodegradable device for the controlled release of Piper nigrum (Piperaceae) standardized extract to control Aedes aegypti (Diptera, Culicidae) larvae

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The significant increase in dengue, Zika, and chikungunya and the resistance of the Aedes aegypti mosquito to major insecticides emphasize the importance of studying alternatives to control this vector. The aim of this study was to develop a controlled-release device containing ...

Assessment of transplacental transmission of Neospora caninum in dairy cattle in the Agreste region of Pernambuco

Abstract The transplacental transmission is the primary route of Neospora caninum infection in bovine herds around the world. This study aimed to determine the frequency of transplacental transmission of the parasite in dairy cattle of Agreste region of Pernambuco through serological tests (IFAT and ELIS...

Mujeres jóvenes con infección por VIH adquirida por transmisión vertical: expectativas de tener hijos no infectados

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (6), 2016
Introduction: Pediatric antiretroviral therapy (ART), changed the prognosis of the disease, allowing young women infected by vertical transmission (TV) to be pregnant without risk for their fetus of acquiring this infection. Aim: To describe the clinical-immune status in pregnant women that acquired HV b...

Brucelosis: zoonosis de importancia en México

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (6), 2016
Introduction: Brucellosis is one of the most frequent zoonosis in most parts of the world. This zoonosis remains a great problem to public health in developing countries, although developed countries have successfully controlled it. Mexico still shows a high annual brucellosis incidence in humans; thus, ...

Conocimiento y creencias de mujeres del estado de Morelos sobre el virus del papiloma humano
Knowledge and beliefs of women from the state of Morelos about the human papilloma virus

Rev. cuba. enferm; 32 (4), 2016
Introducción: una enfermedad de transmisión sexual que afecta a un alto porcentaje de mujeres jóvenes de todo el mundo es la infección producida por virus papiloma humano. La falta de información asociada a diversos factores culturales, favorece el desarrollo de creencias que dificultan la prevenci...