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Seroepidemiologic Screening for Zoonotic Viral Infections, Maputo, Mozambique

Emerg. infect. dis; 22 (5), 2016
In sub-Saharan Africa, febrile patients are often assumed to have, and are treated for, malaria, but when tested, many are malaria-negative. Because emerging diseases, such as chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and dengue virus (DENV) infections, cause outbreaks around the world (1–3), the importance of these p...

Clinical and epidemiological characterization of the first recognized outbreak of dengue virus-Type 2 in mozambique, 2014

Am. j. trop. med. hyg; 94 (2), 2016
Since the first reported epidemic of dengue in Pemba, the capital of Cabo Delgado province, in 1984-1985, no further cases have been reported in Mozambique. In March 2014, the Provincial Health Directorate of Cabo Delgado reported a suspected dengue outbreak in Pemba, associated with a recent increase in...

Hypoglycemia and risk factors for death in 13 years of pediatric admissions in mozambique

Am. j. trop. med. hyg; 94 (1), 2016
Abstract. Hypoglycemia is a life-threatening complication of several diseases in childhood. We describe the prevalence and incidence of hypoglycemia among admitted Mozambican children, establishing its associated risk factors. We retro spectively reviewed clinical data of 13 years collected through an on...

Perfil de sensibilidade dos isolados de Mycobacterium tuberculosis de pacientes com tuberculose e coinfectados TB/HIV na cidade da Beira, Sofala, Moçambique

A tuberculose (TB) é uma doença infecciosa que ameaça a humanidade há séculos. Recentemente grandes avanços foram conseguidos no combate à tuberculose, entretanto a resistência bacilar e a coinfecção pelo Vírus de Imunodeficiência Humana (HIV) persistem como os principais desafios dos program...

Relatório Semestral 2016 Relatório Semestral das Actividades Relacionadas ao HIV/SIDA

O Programa Nacional de Controlo (PNC) de ITS-HIV/SIDA é a entidade do Serviço Nacional de Saúde responsável pela gestão dos serviços de saúde relacionados ao HIV. A sua missão é de coordenar, regulamentar e prestar cuidados e tratamento às pessoas vivendo com HIV. Para responder de forma est...

Seroepidemiology of Rubella in Mozambique, 2006-2014: Implications for Rubella Immunization in Settings With High Fertility Rates

Pediatr. infect. dis. j; 35 (10), 2016
Background: Rubella and congenital rubella syndrome are highly underreported and neglected in most sub-Saharan countries and vaccination has not yet been incorporated into their national immunization schedules. In this study, we investigated the frequency of immunoglobulin M antibodies against rubella an...

Prevenção e controlo de doenças orais e do noma como intervenções essenciais contra as doenças não transmissíveis
Prevention and control of oral diseases and as essential interventions against against non-communicable diseases

Uma boa saúde oral é uma das condições essenciais para se viver bem. A saúde oral é fundamental para a capacidade de respirar, comer, engolir, falar e mesmo sorrir. O comprometimento destas funções pode interferir seriamente com a capacidade de interagir com os outros, frequentar a escola e traba...

Infecções invasivas por salmonella entre crianças da zona rural de moçambique, 2001–2014

Clin. infect. dis; 61 (4), 2015
Invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella (iNTS) has emerged as a cause of bacteremia in African children and HIV-infected adults, which is associated with high mortality. Epidemiological data and burden of iNTS infections in resource-constrained settings are needed to better define preventive and curative strate...

Changing Trends in P. falciparum Burden, Immunity, and Disease in Pregnancy

N. Engl. j. med; (), 2015
Background: Prevention of reinfection and resurgence is an integral component of the goal to eradicate malaria. However, the adverse effects of malaria resurgences are not known. Methods: We assessed the prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection among 1819 Mozambican women who delivered infants betwe...