Search Results - "Borja, Lairton"
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COVID-19 Outbreak in a Large Penitentiary Complex, April-June 2020, Brazil
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-03-2021)“…An outbreak of coronavirus disease began in a large penitentiary complex in Brazil on April 1, 2020. By June 12, there were 1,057 confirmed cases among inmates…”
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Changes in the dynamics of dengue incidence in South and Central America are possibly due to cross‐population immunity after Zika virus epidemics
Published in Tropical medicine & international health (01-03-2021)“…Objective We tested the hypothesis that Zika virus (ZIKV) immunity may protect against dengue virus (DENV) infection, disease severity or human amplification,…”
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The Rapid Test Based on Leishmania infantum Chimeric rK28 Protein Improves the Diagnosis of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis by Reducing the Detection of False-Positive Dogs
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-01-2016)“…Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) has spread to many urban centers worldwide. Dogs are considered the main reservoir of VL, because canine cases often precede the…”
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SARS-CoV-2 among inmates aged over 60 during a COVID-19 outbreak in a penitentiary complex in Brazil: Positive health outcomes despite high prevalence
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-10-2021)“…•More than 90% (144/159) of inmates aged >60 were infected with SARS-CoV-2.•Only 2 hospitalisations occurred and no COVID-19 related deaths.•Key actions…”
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Clinical and histopathologic features of canine tegumentary leishmaniasis and the molecular characterization of Leishmania braziliensis in dogs
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-07-2019)“…Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), caused by Leishmania braziliensis, is the most important presentation of tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) in Latin American. While…”
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multicentric evaluation of the recombinant Leishmania infantum antigen-based immunochromatographic assay for the serodiagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis
Published in Parasites & vectors (31-03-2014)“…BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a serious public health challenge in Brazil and dogs are considered to be the main urban reservoir of the causative…”
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Temporal distribution of positive results of tests for detecting Leishmania infection in stray dogs of an endemic area of visceral leishmaniasis in the Brazilian tropics: A 13 years survey and association with human disease
Published in Veterinary parasitology (21-12-2012)“…Human visceral leishmaniasis occurs in periodic waves in endemic areas of Brazil. In this study we followed the prevalence of human visceral leishmaniasis and…”
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Leishmania exposure in dogs from two endemic countries from New and Old Worlds (Brazil and Portugal): evaluation of three serological tests using Bayesian Latent Class Models
Published in Parasites & vectors (13-06-2022)“…Zoonotic leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum is endemic in several countries of the Mediterranean Basin, Latin America, and Asia. Dogs are the main…”
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Diversity of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in An Atlantic Forest Urban Park, Salvador, Brazil
Published in Journal of medical entomology (11-05-2022)“…We identified mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) in an Atlantic Forest fragment located in a large urban park in Salvador, Brazil, one year after a citywide…”
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Evaluating the accuracy of molecular diagnostic testing for canine visceral leishmaniasis using latent class analysis
Published in PloS one (30-07-2014)“…Host tissues affected by Leishmania infantum have differing degrees of parasitism. Previously, the use of different biological tissues to detect L. infantum…”
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Early detection and persistent positivity of anti-Leishmania antibodies using a recombinant protein-based ELISA in naturally infected dogs in Brazil
Published in Parasites & vectors (12-08-2021)“…Abstract Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonotic disease caused by Leishmania infantum , for which dogs constitute the main urban parasite…”
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Natural infection by Leishmania infantum in the Lutzomyia longipalpis population of an endemic coastal area to visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil is not associated with bioclimatic factors
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-08-2019)“…Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonosis caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum and in Brazil is transmitted mainly by the bite of Lutzomuyia longipalpis…”
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Correction: High accuracy of an ELISA test based in a flagella antigen of Leishmania in serodiagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis with potential to improve the control measures in Brazil-A Phase II study
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (20-05-2020)“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006871.]…”
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High accuracy of an ELISA test based in a flagella antigen of Leishmania in serodiagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis with potential to improve the control measures in Brazil - A Phase II study
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-10-2018)“…Canine Visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is a serious public health problem, thus for its control, the Ministry of Health in Brazil recommends the rapid diagnosis…”
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SARS CoV-2 seroprevalence and diagnostic accuracy during a COVID-19 outbreak in a major penitentiary complex in Brazil, June to July 2020
Published in International journal of prisoner health (10-05-2023)“…Purpose This study aims to estimate the overall SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and evaluate the accuracy of an antibody rapid test compared to a reference…”
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Avaliação da infectividade parasitária a Lutzomyia longipalpis por xenodiagnóstico em cães tratados para leishmaniose visceral naturalmente adquirida
Published in Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira“…RESUMO: O efeito de um protocolo quimioterápico multidrogas contra a leishmaniose visceral (LV) canina, sobre a capacidade de transmissão de Leishmania…”
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Parasite load in the blood and skin of dogs naturally infected by Leishmania infantum is correlated with their capacity to infect sand fly vectors
Published in Veterinary parasitology (15-10-2016)“…•Almost half of the dogs were found to be capable of infecting sandflies.•Low infection rates and low parasite loads were detected in sandflies.•Parasite loads…”
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The Rapid Test Based on Leishmania infantum Chimeric rK28 Protein Improves the Diagnosis of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis by Reducing the Detection of False-Positive Dogs: e0004333
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-01-2016)“…Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) has spread to many urban centers worldwide. Dogs are considered the main reservoir of VL, because canine cases often precede the…”
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Avaliação da infectividade parasitária a Lutzomyia longipalpis por xenodiagnóstico em cães tratados para leishmaniose visceral naturalmente adquirida
Published in Pesquisa veterinária brasileira (01-07-2017)“…RESUMO: O efeito de um protocolo quimioterápico multidrogas contra a leishmaniose visceral (LV) canina, sobre a capacidade de transmissão de Leishmania…”
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Evaluating the Accuracy of Molecular Diagnostic Testing for Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis Using Latent Class Analysis: e103635
Published in PloS one (01-07-2014)“…Host tissues affected by Leishmania infantum have differing degrees of parasitism. Previously, the use of different biological tissues to detect L. infantum…”
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