Wu, Zhiwei;
Hu, Yaling;
Xu, Prof Miao;
Chen, Zhen;
Yang, Wanqi;
Jiang, Zhiwei;
Li, Minjie;
Jin, Hui;
Cui, Guoliang;
Chen, Panpan;
Wang, Lei;
Zhao, Guoqing;
Ding, Yuzhu;
Zhao, Prof Yuliang;
Yin, Weidong.
Background A vaccine against COVID-19 is urgently needed for older adults, in whom morbidity and mortality due to the disease are increased. We aimed to assess the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of a candidate COVID-19 vaccine, CoronaVac, containing inactivated SARS-CoV-2, in adults aged 60 yea...
Antibodies, Neutralizing,
Antibodies, Viral,
Antibody Formation,
COVID-19/prevention & control,
COVID-19 Vaccines/radiation effects,
COVID-19 Vaccines/immunology,
Double-Blind Method,
Immunogenicity, Vaccine,
SARS-CoV-2,
Vaccines, Inactivated/immunology,
Mozambique/epidemiology
No decurso das actividades planificadas do Convénio de Cooperação, “Melhorar a saúde da população, com incidência nos seus Determinantes Sociais e especial enfoque na nutrição, através do fortalecimento dos Cuidados de Saúde Primários como a melhor estratégia para garantir o Direito à Sa...
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic zoonotic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii that afflicts humans worldwide and wild and domestic warm-blooded animals. In immunocompetent individuals, the acute phase of infection presents transient low or mild symptoms that remain unnoticed. In immunocompromised patients, T...
Antibodies, Protozoan/blood,
Biomedical Research/trends,
Immunocompromised Host,
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/epidemiology,
Toxoplasma/genetics,
Immunoglobulin G/blood,
Zoonoses/epidemiology,
Risk Factors,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Toxoplasma/pathogenicity,
Toxoplasmosis/complications,
Toxoplasmosis/epidemiology,
Toxoplasmosis, Congenital/epidemiology
After the Ebola outbreaks the world is again facing a challenge in which human behaviours and contact history play crucial roles in determining the trends in disease spreading within and across communities. With the onset of the recent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, several issues related to co...
Background Mozambique is one of the countries with the deadly implementation gaps in the tuberculosis (TB) care and services delivery. In-hospital delays in TB diagnosis and treatment, transmission and mortality still persist, in part, due to poor-quality of TB care cascade. Objective We aimed to assess,...
National Health Programs/trends,
Quality of Health Care/trends,
Tuberculosis/epidemiology,
Attitude of Health Personnel,
Equipment and Supplies, Hospital/trends,
Health Facilities,
Health Personnel/psychology,
Hospitals,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Tuberculosis/diagnosis
Tuberculosis (TB) and malnutrition are important causes of morbidity and mortality in children in the developing world.
Aims
To assess the prevalence of pulmonary TB in severely malnourished children and evaluate TB detection using the urine lipoarabinomannan antigen assay (TB-LAM).
Methods
A retrospec...
HIV Infections,
Lipopolysaccharides,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Sensitivity and Specificity,
Severe Acute Malnutrition,
Tuberculosis,
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/diagnosis,
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/complications,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/epidemiology
In Mozambique, the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) was implemented in 1979 with the objective of reducing child mortality and morbidity through the provision of immunization services. This study aims to describe the characteristics of the EPI and review the available information related to immuniz...
Na estrutura do Ministério da Saúde, o
Programa Nacional de Controlo de ITS-HIV/SIDA
(PNC ITS-HIV/SIDA) representa a unidade
técnica que assegura à gestão dos serviços de
saúde relacionados ao HIV, sendo sua missão
coordenar, regulamentar e prestar cuidados e
tratamento às pessoas vivendo ...
HIV,
HIV Testing/trends,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Patients/statistics & numerical data,
Sexually Transmitted Diseases,
Sexually Transmitted Diseases/drug therapy,
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/epidemiology,
Sexually Transmitted Diseases/diagnosis,
Pregnant Women/education,
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome,
Health Information Systems,
Delivery of Health Care,
Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use
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. O impacto da COVID-19, a doença causada pelo SARS-CoV-2 em humanos, j...
Epidemiological transition theory aims to describe changes in epidemiological scenarios at the global and national level. The assumption is the shift from infectious diseases (IDs) to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Some authors argue that this theory failed to describe epidemiology in subSaharan Afric...
