ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus infection is one of the main causes of chronic liver disease, with high death rates. The aim here was to analyze case outcomes, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and spatial distribution among patients diagnosed with hepatitis C in the city of Santa Cr...
Abstract This study aimed to determine the dynamics of natural infection in the transmission of Babesia spp. to cattle in an enzootic instability area in Northeastern Brazil. Blood samples were collected from 30 calves located on two dairy farms to determine the packed cell volume (PCV) and the timing of...
No contexto do HIV/AIDS, estratégias comensais são acordadas pelas famílias para reduzir riscos. Com o objetivo de identificar percepções de risco nos convívios comensais desenvolveu-se estudo qualitativo com jovens órfãos pela AIDS. Os dados foram obtidos durante entrevista com questões sobre o...
RESUMEN El objetivo de este trabajo fue investigar el origen de los casos importados de dengue en la ciudad de Araraquara, Brasil y describir las principales características epidemiológicas. El estudio abarcó todos los casos confirmados de dengue registrados en el Sistema de Información de Enfermedad...
ABSTRACT HIV/AIDS epidemic is not well controlled, and multiple sexual behavior factors help explain high rates of HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM). This article proposes to exam the use of a potential risk behavior score for HIV infection, based on the type and number of sexual partne...
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/epidemiología,
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/prevención & control,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Condones/estadística & datos numéricos,
Estudios Transversales,
Escolaridad,
Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología,
Infecciones por VIH/prevención & control,
Infecciones por VIH/transmisión,
Homosexualidad Masculina/estadística & datos numéricos,
Medición de Riesgo,
Factores de Riesgo,
Asunción de Riesgos,
Parejas Sexuales,
Clase Social,
Sífilis/sangre,
Sífilis/transmisión
BACKGROUND Studies on malaria vectors in the Pantanal biome, Central Brazil, were conducted more than half a century ago. OBJECTIVES To update anopheline records and assess receptivity and vulnerability to malaria transmission. METHODS Five-day anopheline collections were conducted bimonthly in Salobra...
Melo, Victor Hugo;
Maia, Marcelle Marie Martins;
Correa Júnior, Mário Dias;
Kakehasi, Fabiana Maria;
Ferreira, Flávia Gomes Faleiro;
Andrade, Beatriz Amélia Monteiro de;
Scaramussa, Fernanda Sobral;
Ferreira, Fernanda Alves Morais;
Messias, Alfredo Augusto;
Pinto, Jorge Andrade.
Abstract Objective To revise HIV-1 vertical transmission (VT) rates in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, from January of 2006 to December of 2014. Methods Descriptive study of a prospective cohort of HIV-1-infected pregnant women and their children, monitored by the Maternal and Child ...
Summary Introduction: Hepatitis B is an important public health problem in the world and one of the forms of contagion would be through vertical transmission. Precose diagnosis allows the adoption of prophylaxis measures, which results in prevention in more than 90% of cases. Objective: To describe the...
Abstract INTRODUCTION The occurrence of Triatoma sordida in the Brazilian Western Amazon is reported for the first time. METHODS Triatoma sordida specimens were collected from a Gallus gallus nest in a peridomiciliary area of Senador Guiomard municipality in the state of Acre. RESULTS The number of ...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: the Building Infestation Index (BII) uses the Rapid Assay of the Larval Index for Aedes aegypti (LIRAa) to express the relationship between positive and surveyed properties. We evaluated LIRAa and the relationship between the BII and climate variables for dengue cases in Foz do Ig...
