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Perfil clínico, epidemiológico y geográfico de casos de dengue durante el fenómeno El Niño Costero 2017, Lambayeque-Perú
Clinical, epidemiological and geographic profile of dengue cases during El Niño Costero Phenomenon 2017, Lambayeque-Perú

Introducción: En la actualidad, el dengue persiste como un problema latente para la salud pública en nuestro país; se debe tener en cuenta también que los casos de dengue han presentado una tendencia creciente en los últimos 5 años, en 2017 una cifra de 76 093 casos (3.03 veces más casos en relac...

Environmental and socioeconomic analysis of malaria transmission in the Brazilian Amazon, 2010-2015

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the environmental and socioeconomic risk factors of malaria transmission at municipality level, from 2010 to 2015, in the Brazilian Amazon. METHODS The municipalities were stratified into high, moderate, and low transmission based on the annual parasite incidence. A mult...

Trend analysis of leprosy indicators in a hyperendemic Brazilian state, 2001-2015

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the temporal trend of leprosy indicators in a hyperendemic state of Brazil, from 2001-2015. METHODS This is a time-series study of leprosy indicators in the state of Maranhão, Northeastern region of Brazil. The study used data from the Brazilian National System of Repor...

Influence of strategic points in the dispersion of Aedes aegypti in infested areas

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether sites with large amount of potential breeding sites for immature forms of Aedes aegypti, called strategic points, influence in the active vector's dispersion into properties in their surroundings. METHODS: We selected four areas in the municipality of Campinas, t...

HIV testing and HIV knowledge among men who have sex with men in Natal, Northeast Brazil

Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for the highest prevalence of HIV in Brazil. HIV testing allows to implement preventive measures, reduces transmission, morbidity, and mortality. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate HIV testing during lifetime, factors a...

Hepatitis E virus prevalence in Egyptian children with transfusion-dependent thalassemia

Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is one of the major public health problems in developing countries. HEV can cause chronic infections in immunocompromised individuals e.g. thalassemic patients with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. In addition there is possibility of HEV transmission t...

A systematic review on the influence of hla-b polymorphisms on hiv-1 mother-to-child-transmission

Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Mother-to-child-transmission (MTCT) is the main route of HIV-1 infection in children. Genetic studies suggest HLA-B alleles play an important role on HIV-1 transmission, progression, and control of HIV-1 infection. Objective: To evaluate which polymorphisms of HLA-B are involved in...

A crise do desabastecimento da penicilina benzatina e o impacto na sífilis congênita: um estudo ecológico no município do Rio de Janeiro

O objeto de estudo é a crise do desabastecimento da penicilina benzatina (PB) e o impacto na sífilis congênita (SC) por um estudo ecológico no Município do Rio de Janeiro. Os objetivos são (i) descrever a evolução temporal do desabastecimento da PB, da incidência de (SC) e do aumento significati...

Estudo da permeabilidade vascular pulmonar e das junções interendoteliais na malária experimental

Infecções por Plasmodium spp. podem acarretar em complicações pulmonares (1 a 40% dos casos), que podem resultar no desenvolvimento da síndrome do desconforto respiratório agudo (SDRA). Esta síndrome é caracterizada por inflamação aguda, lesão do endotélio alveolar e do parênquima pulmonar, ...

Prevalence of infection of biomphalaria glabrata by schistosoma mansoni and the risk of urban schistosomiasis mansoni in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Biomphalaria glabrata is considered to be responsible for the incidence of schistosomiasis in Brazil. Therefore, surveillance of areas where schistosomiasis is prevalent is fundamental for public health planning. This study was aimed to evaluate B. glabrata populations in water bo...