Abstract: This study aimed to identify the distribution pattern of leprosy in a hyperendemic municipality in Brazil and determine its relationship with the clinico-epidemiological situation over 11 years. The geographic information system, MapInfo, spatial scan statistics and the Moran I index were used ...
O objetivo foi verificar a aplicação e o desempenho dos rastreadores para a busca ativa de eventos adversos a medicamentos em recém-nascidos hospitalizados. Trata-se de um estudo de coorte prospectivo. A pesquisa foi realizada em um hospital universitário, nas unidades de cuidado neonatal, durante o ...
Epidemiological methods are essential for the discovery of cancer risks and prognostic factors as well as for the evaluation of cancer prevention measures. In this review, we discuss epidemiological surveillance procedures for data collection and processing to guide and evaluate the consequences of antic...
ABSTRACT The object is to reflect on the need for effective implementation of a surveillance program of suicidal behavior and of the causal and intervening factors of suicide, as well as to training and qualification of health professionals about this topic, and the profile of the individual with suicida...
RESUMO: Introdução: A tuberculose (TB) é um dos graves problemas da saúde pública mundial. A vigilância epidemiológica tem se mostrado uma importante ferramenta para auxiliar em ações de controle e prevenção de doenças transmissíveis, como a TB e a aids. O objetivo do presente estudo foi e...
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the association of several clinical markers with acute laboratory-positive Dengue Virus infection. Methods A hospital-based case-control study was conducted in the state of Colima, Mexico, by using information from the National System of Epidemiological Surveillance (Sist...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: In Brazil, the plague is established in several foci located mainly in the northeastern part of the country, where it alternates between active and quiescent periods. These foci in the State of Ceará have high epidemiological importance. In addition to other plague detection act...
Anticuerpos Antibacterianos/sangre,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de los Gatos/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de los Gatos/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de los Gatos/inmunología,
Enfermedades de los Perros/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de los Perros/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de los Perros/inmunología,
Peste/diagnóstico,
Peste/epidemiología,
Peste/inmunología,
Peste/veterinaria,
Vigilancia de la Población,
Prevalencia,
Estudios Seroepidemiológicos,
Análisis Espacio-Temporal,
Yersinia pestis/inmunología
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) is rare in Northeastern Brazil. METHODS: Prospective surveillance was conducted over a two-year period in Alagoas State, Northeastern Brazil. The prevalence of anti-hantavirus N-antigen IgM and IgG in human serum samples was determined...
Anticuerpos Antivirales/sangre,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Orthohantavirus/inmunología,
Infecciones por Hantavirus/diagnóstico,
Infecciones por Hantavirus/epidemiología,
Inmunoglobulina G/sangre,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Vigilancia de la Población,
Prevalencia,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Población Rural
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) are zoonotic reservoirs for Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii, and influence diseases in urban areas. METHODS: Free-ranging and laboratory-raised rats from two zoos in southern Brazil were tested for Leptospira spp. and T. gondii using micros...
Pruebas de Aglutinación,
Animales de Zoológico,
Anticuerpos Antibacterianos/sangre,
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/sangre,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Leptospira/inmunología,
Leptospirosis/diagnóstico,
Leptospirosis/epidemiología,
Leptospirosis/veterinaria,
Vigilancia de la Población,
Prevalencia,
Toxoplasma/inmunología,
Toxoplasmosis Animal/diagnóstico,
Toxoplasmosis Animal/epidemiología,
Población Urbana
Resumo Trata-se de pesquisa sobre os desafios da Vigilância em Saúde, considerando suas teorias e práticas. Procedeu-se ampla revisão da literatura internacional e nacional, e de documentos institucionais; alguns dos autores participaram na formulação do documento orientador elaborado pela Comissã...
