Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are transmitted by arthropod vectors to humans, leading to disease outbreaks mainly in tropical regions of the world.1 Although many arboviruses are known, three Aedes-spp-borne viruses are particularly concerning for humans at a global scale due to recurring large a...
Cholera disproportionately affects the most vulnerable segments of the population, particularly those who have low or no access to basic water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). Despite some improvements in WASH conditions, cholera still represents a persistent challenge in Mozambique, where outbreaks occu...
O Programa Alargado de Vacinação (PAV) é parte da estratégia do Governo para redução da morbi-mortalidade infantil e melhoria do estado de saúde da população. As actividades do PAV são providas de forma integrada com outras componentes de cuidados de saúde primários através de postos fixos q...
Mugabe, Vánio André;
Mahumane, Arlete;
Baltazar, Cynthia Semá Baltazar;
Rossetto, Érika Valeska;
Nhabomba, Crescêncio Sequeira;
Fataha, Neusa;
Nyamula, Unicia;
Sotomane, Angélica;
Irugula, Wilson;
Canze, Benigno;
Inlamea, Osvaldo Frederico;
Kitron, Uriel;
Ribeiro, Guilherme Sousa;
Gudo, Eduardo Samo.
In mid-June 2019, 3 months after cyclone Idai landfall in Mozambique, health authorities of Nhamatanda district reported an outbreak of Pellagra. Applying a mixed-method protocol, we carried out an investigation to characterize cases of pellagra, identify the associated factors for the outbreak using a c...
Cyclone Idai, which hit Mozambique in March 2019, was one of the worst climate-related natural disasters on record in the Southern Hemisphere causing massive destruction of housing and disruption to vital infrastructure including the electrical grid, communications and water supply. Almost two million pe...
Pope Francis visited Mozambique from September 4-6, 2019. During the visit, a real-time surveillance system for mass gathering events was implemented in all places where people gathered in Maputo City for early detection of possible outbreaks and other health-related events. The system was implemented at...
Braga, Judite Monteiro;
Nhantumbo, Lucas;
Nhambomba, António;
Cossa, Esmeralda;
Nhabomba, Crescêncio;
Dimas, Tomas;
Nunes, Daniele;
Salamoa, Cristolde;
Langa, José Paulo;
Baltazar, Cynthia;
Brant, Jonas.
The use of mass gatherings as spaces to practice health surveillance has been growing in recent years. In Mozambique, the 9th National Festival of Culture in 2016 was selected for this practice. A specific public health surveillance system to facilitate rapid detection of outbreaks and other health-relat...
Introdução: os surtos de cólera, uma infecção bacteriana aguda intestinal causada pela ingestão de alimentos ou água contaminados com o Vibrio cholerae, devem-se a condições inadequadas de habitação, saneamento e falta de água potável. Esta doença é endémica em Moçambique, tendo ocorrido...
Cholera,
Urban Population,
Knowledge,
Hygiene,
International Cooperation,
Eating,
Mozambique,
Disease Prevention,
Sanitation,
Disease Outbreaks,
Vibrio cholerae,
Drinking Water,
Water
o presente relatório, estão apresentadas, de forma sucinta, os resultados obtidos durante o
ano de 2018, com maior destaque para a taxa de Crianças Completamente Vacinadas (CCV)
entre outros antígenos administrados pelo programa, os desafios para lidar com a rotura de
stock de alguns antígenos e ...
Badolo, Athanase;
Burt, Felicity;
Daniel, Susan;
Fearns, Rachel;
Gudo, Eduardo Samo;
Kielian, Margaret;
Lescar, Julien;
Shi, Yi;
Brunn, Albrecht von;
Weiss, Susan R;
Hilgenfeld, Rolf.
The Third Tofo Advanced Study Week on Emerging and Re-Emerging Viruses (3rd TASW) was held in Praia do Tofo, Mozambique, from September 02 to 06, 2018. It brought together 55 participants from 10 African countries as well as from Belgium, China, Germany, Singapore, and the USA. Meeting sessions covered a...
Chikungunya Fever,
Congresses as Topic/trends,
Disease Outbreaks,
Mozambique,
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola,
Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean,
Flavivirus/pathogenicity,
Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo/pathogenicity,
RNA Viruses/pathogenicity,
Zika Virus/pathogenicity,
Communicable Diseases, Emerging/virology
