Abstract INTRODUCTION: The domestic and peridomestic presence of Triatoma infestans depends on several factors, such as human behavior, vector behavior, ecology, and the environment. METHODS: This work was conducted in 139 domiciliary units, where triatomines were captured and risk factors in domicil...
Argentina,
Enfermedad de Chagas/transmisión,
Estudios Transversales,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Vivienda,
Insectos Vectores/clasificación,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Factores de Riesgo,
Población Rural,
Triatominae/clasificación
Hepatitis E virus (HEV), an emerging virus associated with acute hepatic disease, leads to thousands of deaths worldwide. HEV has already been reported in Brazil; however, there is a lack of epidemiological and molecular information on the genetic variability, taxonomy, and evolution of HEV. It is thus u...
Brasil,
Cápside/virología,
Heces/virología,
Genotipo,
Hepatitis E/virología,
Virus de la Hepatitis E/genética,
Virus de la Hepatitis E/aislamiento & purificación,
Filogenia,
ARN Viral,
Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa,
Análisis de Secuencia de ADN,
Porcinos,
Enfermedades de los Porcinos/transmisión,
Zoonosis/virología
Anopheles bellator is a primary malaria vector in the Atlantic Forest. Partial sequences of timeless and Clock genes were used to assess the genetic differentiation of five Brazilian populations, which showed strong population structure (e.g. high F ST values and fixed differences) in all pairwise compa...
Abstract INTRODUCTION The present study reports the presence of triatomines in natural, peridomestic, and intradomicile environments in Itacoatiara municipality, state of Amazonas, a non-endemic region for Chagas disease. METHODS Active search was performed inside tree trunks, and palm trees, residen...
Distribución Animal,
Brasil,
Enfermedad de Chagas/transmisión,
Bosques,
Vivienda,
Insectos Vectores/clasificación,
Insectos Vectores/parasitología,
Densidad de Población,
Triatominae/clasificación,
Triatominae/parasitología,
Trypanosoma cruzi/aislamiento & purificación
Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study evaluated knowledge about HIV/AIDS in elders using the services of Family Health Strategy. METHODS: Cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical study involving 238 participants. Mini-Mental State Examination and QHIV3I were applied. RESULTS: About 30% of participa...
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/prevención & control,
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/psicología,
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/transmisión,
Estudios Transversales,
Infecciones por VIH/prevención & control,
Infecciones por VIH/psicología,
Infecciones por VIH/transmisión,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Población Urbana
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Nyssomyia intermedia is an important vector of American cutaneous leishmaniasis. METHODS: Sand flies were captured in a Shannon trap and after landing on human collectors and retrieved monthly. Nocturnal activity was estimated using a log-linear model. RESULTS: Peak sand fly col...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Areas at risk of transmission of arboviruses have been monitored using ovitraps. This study aimed to evaluate the spatial distribution of Aedes aegypti in vulnerable areas for the transmission of arboviruses and assess the influence of climatic conditions on the infestation of the...
Aedes/fisiología,
Flavivirus,
Brasil,
Fiebre Chikungunya/prevención & control,
Fiebre Chikungunya/transmisión,
Dengue/prevención & control,
Dengue/transmisión,
Humedad,
Control de Mosquitos/métodos,
Mosquitos Vectores/fisiología,
Oviposición,
Lluvia,
Características de la Residencia,
Estaciones del Año,
Análisis Espacial,
Temperatura,
Infección por el Virus Zika/prevención & control,
Infección por el Virus Zika/transmisión
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), a lethal tick-borne Rickettsioses (2000 - 2018 >600 human deaths) involving synanthropic capybara as host. METHODS: We introduced an alternative to mitigate human-capybara conflicts and epidemiologic concerns of BSF. Complex aspects like transm...
Cavalcante, Natalia dos Santos;
Lima, Heverton Rodrigo Reis de;
Tabosa, Denise Ferreira;
Barbosa, Elisa do Socorro Sousa;
Costa, Nayara Priscila da Silva;
Costa, Luana Mota da;
Frade, Paula Cristina Rodrigues;
Martins, Luisa Caricio;
Silva-Oliveira, Gláucia Caroline;
Oliveira-Filho, Aldemir Branco de.
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Female sex workers (FSWs) are considered a bridge for transmission of pathogens from high-risk to general populations. We assessed the epidemiological status of syphilis in FSWs along the Pará highway system. METHODS: Two hundred and twenty-two FSWs were interviewed and sample...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Prevalencia,
Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa,
Factores de Riesgo,
Trabajadores Sexuales/estadística & datos numéricos,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/complicaciones,
Sífilis/diagnóstico,
Sífilis/epidemiología,
Sífilis/transmisión,
Transportes,
Treponema pallidum/genética,
Sexo Inseguro
Abstract: INTRODUCTION This study aimed to confirm the occurrence of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus in the state of Acre, Brazil. METHODS The four specimens of P. rufotuberculatus were obtained from the entomological collection of the Zoobotanical Park of the Federal University of Acre (UFAC). RESUL...
