Abstract Listeria is an unusual pathogen that causes neonatal infection with high morbidity and mortality. We present the case of a premature newborn whose mother had a rash during pregnancy; the newborn had severe early sepsis because of Listeria monocytogenes and histopathologically suggestive findings...
Enfermedades del Recién Nacido/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades del Recién Nacido/microbiología,
Transmisión Vertical de Enfermedad Infecciosa,
Unidades de Cuidado Intensivo Neonatal,
Listeria monocytogenes/aislamiento & purificación,
Listeriosis/diagnóstico,
Listeriosis/microbiología,
Listeriosis/transmisión,
Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo,
Sepsis/diagnóstico,
Sepsis/microbiología
Abstract INTRODUCTION The ecoepidemiological situation in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil is characterized by frequent invasion and colonization of domiciliary units (DUs) by several triatomine species, with high rates of natural infection by Trypanosoma cruzi. METHODS: We evaluated the possib...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Elimination of malaria in areas of interrupted transmission warrants careful case assessment to avoid the reintroduction of this disease. Occasional malaria cases are reported among visitors of the Atlantic Forest area of Brazil, while data on residents of this area are scarce. ...
Antígenos de Protozoos/inmunología,
Infecciones Asintomáticas/epidemiología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
ADN Protozoario/análisis,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Malaria Falciparum/diagnóstico,
Malaria Falciparum/epidemiología,
Malaria Falciparum/transmisión,
Malaria Vivax/diagnóstico,
Malaria Vivax/epidemiología,
Malaria Vivax/transmisión,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa
Abstract Emerging arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses), such as chikungunya and Zika viruses, are a major threat to public health in countries like Brazil where biodiversity is high and medical care is sometimes precarious. West Nile fever is a disease caused by the West Nile Virus (WNV), an RNA virus b...
Baia-da-Silva, Djane Clarys;
Brito-Sousa, José Diego;
Rodovalho, Sheila Rodrigues;
Peterka, Cassio;
Moresco, Gilberto;
Lapouble, Oscar Martín Mesones;
Melo, Gisely Cardoso de;
Sampaio, Vanderson de Souza;
Alecrim, Maria das Graças Costa;
Pimenta, Paulo;
Lima, José Bento Pereira;
Lacerda, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães de;
Monteiro, Wuelton Marcelo.
Abstract In Brazil, malaria is an important public health problem first reported in 1560. Historically, fluctuations in malaria cases in Brazil are attributed to waves of economic development; construction of railroads, highways, and hydroelectric dams; and population displacement and land occupation pol...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Leishmaniasis is a complex vector-borne infectious diseases caused by protozoan parasites in the genus Leishmania and spread by hematophagous phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae). The aim of this study was to investigate the phlebotomine fauna, endophily a...
Análisis de Varianza,
Distribución Animal,
Brasil,
Conservación de los Recursos Naturales,
Ecosistema,
Insectos Vectores/fisiología,
Leishmaniasis Cutánea/transmisión,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/transmisión,
Densidad de Población,
Psychodidae/fisiología,
Estaciones del Año,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores de Tiempo
Miranda, Diego Lopes Paim;
Ribeiro Jr, Gilmar;
Lanza, Fernanda Cardoso;
Santos, Fred Luciano Neves;
Reis, Renato Barbosa;
Fraga, Deborah Bittencourt Mothé;
Silva, Luciano Kalabric;
Silva Neto, Marinho Marques da;
Santana, Iraildes de Jesus;
Reis, Mitermayer Galvão dos.
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease (CD) affects 5.7-7.0 million individuals worldwide, and its prevalence reached 25.1% in the state of Bahia, Brazil. There is an association between the prevalence of CD, the socioeconomic status of the population, and the risk of re-emergence due to non-vectorial t...
Distribución por Edad,
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/sangre,
Donantes de Sangre/estadística & datos numéricos,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedad de Chagas/sangre,
Enfermedad de Chagas/epidemiología,
Enfermedad de Chagas/transmisión,
Estudios Transversales,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Tamizaje Masivo/estadística & datos numéricos,
Prevalencia,
Estudios Seroepidemiológicos,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Trypanosoma cruzi/aislamiento & purificación
Abstract INTRODUCTION: The Middle Paranapanema watershed is known for the transmission of schistosomiasis, and there have been autochthonous cases since 1952. This study aimed to describe this disease in space and time and evaluate its current importance as a public health problem. METHODS: Thematic ...
Resumo Objetivo: caracterizar os casos confirmados de leptospirose humana residentes em Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, entre 2007 e 2013, e sua distribuição espacial. Métodos: estudo descritivo dos casos registrados no Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (Sinan); foram in...
