Sack, Daniel E;
Schacht, Caroline De;
Paulo, Paula;
Graves, Erin;
Emílio, Almiro M;
Matino, Ariano;
Fonseca, Carlota L;
Aboobacar, Arifo U;
Rompaey, Sara Van;
Audet, Carolyn M.
Background: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has the potential to reduce HIV transmission and stem the HIV epidemic. Unfortunately, PrEP uptake in rural sub-Saharan Africa has been slow and medication adherence has been suboptimal.
Objective: To explore the perspectives, attitudes, and experiences of HIV ...
Boane, Simone S;
João, Eva D;
Strydom, Amy;
Munlela, Benilde;
Chissaque, Assucênio;
Bauhofer, Adilson Fernando Loforte;
Nabetse, Elvino;
Dalilo, Latifo;
Cala, Aida;
Mapaco, Lourenço;
Chilaúle, Jorfélia;
O'Neill, Hester G;
Deus, nilza.
Rotavirus A (RVA) is an important pathogen causing gastroenteritis in many species, including humans and pigs. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of RVA in pigs from smallholdings and commercial farms in southern Mozambique and characterize the complete genomes of selected strain...
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Rotavirus/isolation & purification,
Rotavirus/genetics,
Swine/virology,
Sequence Analysis, RNA,
Feces/virology,
Genotype,
Genome, Viral,
Rotavirus Infections/epidemiology,
Phylogeny
Nhama, abel;
Nhamússua, lídia;
Macete, eusébio;
Bassat, quique;
Salvador, crizolgo;
Enosse, sónia;
Candrinho, baltazar;
Carvalho, eva;
Nhacolo, arsénio;
Chidimatembue, arlindo;
Saifodine, abuchahama;
Zulliger, rose;
Lucchi, naomi;
Svigel, samaly s;
Moriarty, leah f;
Halsey, eric s;
Mayor, alfredo;
Aide, pedro.
Background: Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) has been the recommended first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria in Mozambique since 2006, with artemether–lumefantrine (AL) and amodiaquine–artesunate (AS–AQ) as the first choice. To assess efficacy of currently used ACT, an in vivo...
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Artemether/administration & dosage,
Artesunate/administration & dosage,
Algorithms,
Malaria, Falciparum,
Malaria/drug therapy,
Lumefantrine,
Infections,
Efficacy/methods,
34628,
Patients,
Parasites,
Lost to Follow-Up,
Polymerase Chain Reaction,
Recurrence,
Safety,
Therapeutics,
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
A disseminação global do SARS-CoV-2 decorre a um ritmo veloz. Menos de um ano após a sua detecção pela primeira vez na China, já foram notificadas mais de 32 milhões de pessoas infectadas em cerca de 200 países e territórios.1 O impacto da COVID-19, a doença causada pelo SARS-CoV-2 em humanos, ...
precaução transmissão cruzada e a importância de consciencializar e actualizar os profissionais de saúde sobre as medidas e os riscos de contaminação intra-hospitalar....
16359/methods,
eHealth Strategies,
COVID-19/epidemiology,
Public Health,
Disease Prevention,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Risk,
Health Centers,
National Health Strategies,
COVID-19/prevention & control,
Epidemiological Monitoring,
Health Personnel/statistics & numerical data
O novo coronavírus (SARS-CoV-2) causou uma pandemia que vem desestabilizando a saúde,
economia e a circulação de indivíduos mundialmente. Os primeiros casos de COVID-19 foram
detectados na China e declarada como pandemia em Março de 2020. Até o momento atingiu
mais de 151 milhões de pessoas pelo ...
Chaúque, Sílvia 1;
Mohole, jyodi;
Zucula, Helton 3;
Lambo, Luisa 1;
Lisboa, Anselmo 1;
Domitila, Ferreira 3;
Nguyen, Hanh 2;
Chowdhary, Harshika 2;
Macmillian, Belinda 3;
Elias, Beatriz 1;
Seni, Amir 3;
Buc k, W Chris 1 2.
Introduction: The neurodevelopmental impact of HIV infection in older children has been welldescribed, with characterization of HIV-associated encephalopathy (HIVE) and associated cognitive
defects. HIVE is relatively common in older children who were vertically infected. The sparse literature on HIVE in...
Soro, laura fuente;
Luis, sheila fernández;
Varela, elisa lópez;
Augusto, orvalho;
Nhampossa, tacilta;
Nhacolo, ariel;
Bernardo, edson;
Burgueño, blanca;
Ngeno, bernadette;
Couto, aleny;
Guambe, helga;
Tibana, kwalila;
Urso, marilena;
Naniche, denise.
Background: Eliminating mother-to-child HIV-transmission (EMTCT) implies a case rate target of new pediatric HIV-infections< 50/100,000 live-births and a transmission rate < 5%. We assessed these indicators at community-level in Mozambique, where MTCT is the second highest globally..
Methods: A cross-sec...
Teasdale, Chloe A;
Brittain, Kirsty;
Zerbe, Allison;
Mellins, Claude Ann;
Falcao, Joana;
Couto, Aleny;
De Gusmao, Eduarda Pimentel;
Vitale, Mirriah;
Kapogiannis, Bill;
Simione, Teresa Beatriz;
Myer, Landon;
Mantell, Joanne;
Desmond, Christopher;
Abrams, Elaine J.
Background: Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) 15-19 years of age are a growing proportion of all people living with HIV globally and the population includes adolescents with vertically acquired HIV (AVH) and behaviorally acquired HIV (ABH).
Methods: We conducted a survey to measure sociodemographic ch...
Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use,
Condoms,
Educational Status,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
HIV Infections/physiopathology,
HIV Infections/transmission,
HIV-1/pathogenicity,
Medical History Taking/statistics & numerical data,
Medication Adherence/statistics & numerical data,
Sexual Behavior/statistics & numerical data,
Mozambique/epidemiology
Chissaque, Assucênio;
Cassocera, Marta;
Gasparinho, Carolina;
Langa, Jéronimo Souzinho;
Bauhofer, Adilson Fernando Loforte;
Chilaúle, Jorfélia José;
João, Eva Dora;
Munlela, Benilde António;
Sambo, Júlia Assiat Monteiro;
Boene, Simone Salvador;
Djedje, Marlene Bernardo;
Anapakala, Elda Muianga;
Guimarães, Esperança Lourenço;
Bero, Diocreciano Matias;
Manhique-Coutinho, Lena Vânia;
Cossa-Moiane, Idalécia;
Kellogg, Timothy A;
Augusta Pires Gonçalves, Luzia;
de Deus, Nilsa.
Background: Mozambique has a high burden of group A rotavirus (RVA) infection and chronic undernutrition. This
study aimed to determine the frequency and potential risk factors for RVA infection in undernourished children
under 5 years old with diarrhoea in Mozambique.
Methods: The analysis was conducted...
