Surveillance systems are important in detecting changes in disease patterns and can act as early warning systems for emerging disease outbreaks. We hypothesized that analysis of data from existing global influenza surveillance networks early in the COVID-19 pandemic could identify outliers in influenza-n...
Since the announcement of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in January 30th 2020, 68 countries reported to the World Health Organization that they were experiencing disruptions in malaria diagnosis and treatment. This situation had the potential to lead to delays in diagnosis and treatment, whi...
Few countries in sub-Saharan Africa know the magnitude of their HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs (PWID). This was the first study in Mozambique to measure prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV, and to assess demographic characteristics and risk behaviors in this key population.
Methods: We used resp...
Background
An immunization campaign using a two-dose regimen of Shanchol™ oral cholera vaccine (OCV) was implemented in the six most vulnerable neighborhoods of Nampula city, Mozambique. Of the 1292 suspected cholera cases reported in the city from September 2015 to July 2016, 66% of them originated in...
Objectivos Estimar a incidência e as características epidemiológicas do pneumococo invasivodoença (DPI) em crianças de <5 anos de idade residentes em uma área rural do sul de Moçambique.Métodos Como parte do manejo clínico de crianças internadas em Manhiçum Hospital Distrital,A vigilância pr...
