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Mortes evitáveis por tuberculose em residentes no município de Fortaleza no período de 2006 a 2013

O presente estudo analisou o perfil epidemiológico dos óbitos por tuberculose ocorridos em Fortaleza de 2006 a 2013. Dos registros encontrados no Sistema de Informação de Mortalidade (SIM) no período referido, constatou-se que 449 mortes tiveram a tuberculose como causa básica ou associada a outros...

Perfil epidemiológico da leishmaniose visceral o norte de Minas Gerais, Brasil, no período de 2007 a 2011

A leishmaniose visceral humana se apresenta entre as mais importantes doenças negligenciadas no Brasil, estando associada a condições precárias de higiene e degradação ambiental. O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever o perfil epidemiológico dos casos notificados de leishmaniose visceral no norte d...

Detection of Strongyloides stercoralis in Tierralta, Colombia using four parasitological methods

Rev. cuba. med. trop; 66 (2), 2014
Introduction: soil-borne helminth Strongyloides stercoralis is one of the most neglected among neglected tropical diseases. A study was conducted of the presence of S. stercoralis in a village from the department of Córdoba, Colombia, with the purpose of comparing the effectiveness of several diagnostic...

Fiebre Q: una zoonosis olvidada en Colombia

Rev. med. Risaralda; 19 (2), 2013
La fiebre Q es una zoonosis ampliamente distribuida, capaz de provocar innumerables pérdidas económicas en rumiantes domésticos (ovinos, caprinos y bovinos). En humanos se presenta con gran versatilidad de manifestaciones clínicas; más de la mitad de los casos suelen ser asintomáticos, la infecció...

Clinical and hematological findings in Leishmania braziliensis-infected dogs from Pernambuco, Brazil

Canine cutaneous leishmaniasis by Leishmania braziliensis is a neglected, but widespread disease of dogs in South America. This paper describes clinical and hematological alterations in 17 L. braziliensis-infected dogs from Brazil. The most common hematological findings were thrombocytopenia (82.4%), ane...

Co-authorship network analysis: a powerful tool for strategic planning of research, development and capacity building programs on neglected diseases

PLoS Negl Trop Dis; 3 (8), 2009
Background: New approaches and tools were needed to support the strategic planning, implementation and management of a Program launched by the Brazilian Government to fund research, development and capacity building on neglected tropical diseases with strong focus on the North, No...