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Projeto Quantizika Humano-UFG

O projeto QUANTIZIKA HUMANO, desenvolvido por docentes de várias unidades acadêmicas da Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), teve início em 2016, quando um grupo de pesquisadores composto por professores das áreas de biologia molecular e genética, epidemiologista e médico sanitarista, selecionaram...

Mosquito-transmitted viruses - the great Brazilian challenge

Braz. j. microbiol; 47 (supl.1), 2016
ABSTRACT Arboviruses pose a serious threat to public health worldwide, overloading the healthcare system and causing economic losses. These viruses form a very diverse group, and in Brazil, arboviruses belonging to the families Flaviviridae and Togaviridae are predominant. Unfortunately, the number of ar...

Mayaro fever in an HIV-infected patient suspected of having Chikungunya fever

Abstract Arboviruses impose a serious threat to public health services. We report a case of a patient returning from a work trip to the Amazon basin with myalgia, arthralgia, fever, and headache. During this travel, the patient visited riverside communities. Both dengue and Chikungunya fevers were first ...