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Analytical and clinical performance of molecular assay used by the Brazilian public laboratory network to detect and discriminate Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya viruses in blood

Braz. j. infect. dis; 25 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT In response to the Zika epidemics in Brazil, the ZDC molecular assay (Bio-Manguinhos) was developed and registered at the Brazilian Regulatory Agency of Health Surveillance - ANVISA. The circulation of Zika (ZIKV) Dengue (DENV) and Chikungunya (CHIKV) viruses and their clinical similarities are ...

Integração do agente de combate às endemias na Estratégia Saúde da Família, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, 2017*

Epidemiol. serv. saúde; 30 (1), 2021
Objetivo: Descrever o processo de integração do agente de combate às endemias (ACE) na Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF). Métodos: Estudo transversal descritivo. Os dados foram coletados por questionário semiestruturado autoaplicável, de fevereiro a maio de 2017, em quatro unidades de Saúde da...

Dengue fever as a potential cause of sickle cell intrahepatic cholestasis: A report of two cases

Abstract Sickle cell intrahepatic cholestasis is a potentially fatal syndrome characterized by jaundice, painful hepatomegaly, and organ dysfunction. Two cases of sickle cell intrahepatic cholestasis associated with dengue fever were described. Endothelial damage/dysfunction is a mechanism involved in se...

Perfil clínico-epidemiológico de crianças hospitalizadas: um recorte do período pandêmico e não pandêmico

Esc. Anna Nery Rev. Enferm; 25 (spe), 2021
Objetivo: Analisar o perfil clínico-epidemiológico de crianças e adolescentes hospitalizadas na clínica médica de um hospital pediátrico, referente aos períodos não pandêmico e pandêmico por COVID-19. Método: Trata-se de estudo comparativo de natureza quantitativa, com delineamento transversal...

Surveillance of hemorrhagic fever and/or neuroinvasive disease: challenges of diagnosis

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the performance of post mortem laboratory analysis in identifying the causes of hemorrhagic fever and/or neuroinvasive disease in deaths by arbovirus infection. METHODS Retrospective cross-sectional study based on the differential analysis and final outcome obtained in ...

Factores asociados a la evolución a dengue grave en un hospital de tercer nivel de atención del Paraguay, 2019 a 2020
Factors associated with the evolution to severe dengue in a third-level care hospital in Paraguay, 2019 to 2020

Introducción: El dengue (DEN), es uno de los principales problemas de salud pública en Paraguay. Identificar los factores de riesgo asociados a la evolución a dengue grave es clave principalmente para evitar un desenlace fatal y también lograr de alguna manera reducir la utilización de recursos al d...

Population mobility, demographic, and environmental characteristics of dengue fever epidemics in a major city in Southeastern Brazil, 2007-2015

Around 14% of world dengue virus (DENV) cases occur in the Americas, most of them in Brazil. While socioeconomic, environmental, and behavioral correlates have been analyzed thoroughly, the role played by population mobility on DENV epidemics, especially at the local level, remains scarce. This study ass...

Índices larvais de Aedes aegypti e incidência de dengue: um estudo ecológico no Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Resumo: A circulação simultânea da dengue, Zika e chikungunya impõe desafios importantes para o Brasil, que em decorrência das mudanças climáticas e outros fatores associados, estas arboviroses podem expor mais de 2 bilhões de pessoas no mundo, segundo a Organização Mundial da Saúde. A princip...

Autoregressive spatial modeling of possible cases of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika in the capital of Northeastern Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Dengue, chikungunya, and Zika are a growing global health problem. This study analyzed the spatial distribution of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika cases in São Luís, Maranhão, from 2015 to 2016 and investigated the association between socio-environmental and economic factors and ...