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Uso e cobertura do solo e prevalência de leishmaniose visceral canina em Teresina, Piauí, Brasil: uma abordagem utilizando sensoriamento remoto orbital

Resumo: Este estudo examina a associação entre uso e cobertura do solo e a ocorrência de leishmaniose visceral (LV) canina. Estudo caso-controle em que casos foram residências com cães soropositivos para LV canina e controles, as residências com cães soronegativos. Utilizaram-se imagens de sensori...

Environmental suitability for Lutzomyia longipalpis in a subtropical city with a recently established visceral leishmaniasis transmission cycle, Argentina

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 112 (10), 2017
BACKGROUND Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an endemic disease in northeastern Argentina including the Corrientes province, where the presence of the vector and canine cases of VL were recently confirmed in December 2008. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to assess the modelling of micro- and m...

Estrés percibido e intención de migrar al interior del país en médicos y enfermeros que residen en Lima: un análisis exploratorio de la encuesta nacional de satisfacción de usuarios en salud (Ensusalud), 2015

RESUMEN Objetivos. Identificar la frecuencia de intención de migrar al interior del país y valorar la asociación entre el estrés percibido (EP) y la intención de migrar al interior del país (IMIP) en médicos y enfermeros que residían en Lima Metropolitana durante el 2015. Materiales y métodos...

Marcadores de infección para hepatitis viral en donantes de sangre de un hospital nacional de lima metropolitana

RESUMEN El objetivo del estudio fue determinar la frecuencia de marcadores de infección para hepatitis B, hepatitis C y conocer los factores asociados en los donantes de sangre. El estudio se realizó con datos del registro de donantes de un hospital público de Lima. De 28 263 sujetos analizados entre ...

Nutrition facts and limits for micronutrients in tree species used in urban forestry

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT There is a huge lack of researches that evaluate the nutritional limits in tree species used in urban forestry, especially in terms of micronutrients. This study aimed to establish limits and range of micronutrients levels for the proper development of tree species utilized in urban forestry. Th...

Feminicídios: estudo em capitais e municípios brasileiros de grande porte populacional

Resumo Este estudo objetiva analisar a relação entre feminicídios e indicadores socioeconômicos, demográficos, de acesso e saúde em capitais e municípios brasileiros de grande porte populacional. Trata-se de um estudo ecológico que utilizou o coeficiente médio padronizado da mortalidade feminina...

Older adults abuse in three Brazilian cities

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the police reports filed by older adults who suffered abuse in order to identify the socio-demographic characteristics of victims and aggressors, type of violence, location, as well as to compare rates in three Brazilian cities in the period from 2009 to 2013. Method: Eco...

Prevalence of fibromyalgia: literature review update

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT The present study aimed to update the literature review on the prevalence of fibromyalgia published in 2006. A bibliographical survey was carried out from 2005 to 2014 in the MEDLINE, Web of Science, Embase, LILACS and SciELO databases and 3274 records were identified. Five researchers selected ...

First report of panstrongylus lignarius, Walker, 1873 (hemiptera, reduviidae, triatominae), in the State of Rondônia, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study reports, for the first time, the presence of Panstrongylus lignarius in the State of Rondonia, Brazil. METHODS: Specimen of P. lignarius was collected from a flat in an urban area of the municipality of Porto Velho, Western Amazon. RESULTS: With this finding of P. lig...

Description of an oral Chagas disease outbreak in Venezuela, including a vertically transmitted case

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 112 (8), 2017
We describe the eleventh major outbreak of foodborne Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in urban Venezuela, including evidence for vertical transmission from the index case to her fetus. After confirming fetal death at 24 weeks of gestation, pregnancy interruption was performed. On direct examination of the ...