n In Sofala province (Mozambique), young people living with HIV (YPLHIV) are estimated at 7%
among people aged 15–24 years. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic threatened HIV health services, data
on the impact of COVID-19 on YPLHIV people are lacking. This study aimed at exploring the seroprevalence o...
Background
The extent of population exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was uncertain in many African countries during the onset of the pandemic.
Methods
We conducted a cross-sectional study and randomly selected and surveyed general population and occupational groups...
Previous studies suggest that neurocysticercosis (NCC), the most common cause of acute symptomatic seizures (ASS), epilepsy and other neuropsychiatric disorders, typically presents with a solitary lesion and focal seizures in children from places where cysticercosis is endemic. We report a series of 3 pa...
Transplacental transfer of antibodies is essential for conferring protection in newborns against infectious diseases. We assessed the impact of different factors, including gestational age and maternal infections such as HIV and malaria, on the efficiency of cord blood levels and placental transfer of Ig...
Introduction: Longitudinal data and trends about chikungunya virus (CHIKV) are critical for its control, however in Mozambique very few studies were conducted over 5 decades, between 1957 and 2013. In this study, we retrospectively investigated the occurrence, geographical distribution and trend of anti-...
Hantavírus são vírus RNA pertencentes à família Bunyaviridae transmitidos por roedores silvestres de diferentes espécies. Em humanos, os hantavírus estão associados a duas síndromes clínicas: a febre hemorrágica com síndrome renal, descrita na Europa, África e Ásia e a síndrome pulmonar po...
After the report of an outbreak of dengue virus serotype 2 in 2014 in Nampula and Pemba cities, northernMozambique, a surveillance system was established by the National Institute of Health. A study was performed during2015–2016 to monitor the trend of the outbreak and confirm the circulating serotype ...
