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On the origin and timing of Zika virus introduction in Brazil by MASSAD, E., BURATTINI, M. NASCIMENTO, KHAN, K., STRUCHINER, C. J., COUTINHO, F. A. B., WILDER-SMITH, A.

“…The timing and origin of Zika virus (ZIKV) introduction in Brazil has been the subject of controversy. Initially, it was assumed that the virus was introduced…”
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Modelling the control strategies against dengue in Singapore by BURATTINI, M. N., CHEN, M., CHOW, A., COUTINHO, F. A. B., GOH, K. T., LOPEZ, L. F., MA, S., MASSAD, E.

“…Notified cases of dengue infections in Singapore reached historical highs in 2004 (9459 cases) and 2005 (13 817 cases) and the reason for such an increase is…”
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An unusual rectal obstruction by Bassotti, G., Torti, G., Burattini, M. F.

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Estimation of R₀ from the initial phase of an outbreak of a vector-borne infection by Massad, E, Coutinho, F.A.B, Burattini, M.N, Amaku, M

“…The magnitude of the basic reproduction ratio R₀ of an epidemic can be estimated in several ways, namely, from the final size of the epidemic, from the average…”
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Potential exposure to Zika virus for foreign tourists during the 2016 Carnival and Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by BURATTINI, M. N., COUTINHO, F. A. B., LOPEZ, L. F., XIMENES, R., QUAM, M., WILDER-SMITH, A., MASSAD, E.

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The value of admission Troponin I to predict outcomes in suspected infections in elderly patients admitted in Internal Medicine: results from the SOFA-T collaboration, a multi-center study by Tarquinio, N., Viticchi, G., Zaccone, V., Martino, M., Fioranelli, A., Morciano, P., Moroncini, G., Di Pentima, C., Martini, A., Nitti, C., Salvi, A., Burattini, M., Falsetti, L.

“…Elderly patients affected by suspected infection and declining clinical conditions can be admitted to stepdown units (SDU), but a risk stratification is…”
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Magnitude and frequency variations of vector-borne infection outbreaks using the Ross–Macdonald model: explaining and predicting outbreaks of dengue fever by AMAKU, M., AZEVEDO, F., BURATTINI, M. N., COELHO, G. E., COUTINHO, F. A. B., GREENHALGH, D., LOPEZ, L. F., MOTITSUKI, R. S., WILDER-SMITH, A., MASSAD, E.

“…The classical Ross–Macdonald model is often utilized to model vector-borne infections; however, this model fails on several fronts. First, using measured (or…”
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Role of inflammation parameters in locally advanced breast cancer: the debate is still open by Merloni, F, Pistelli, M, Cantini, L, Della Mora, A, Bastianelli, L, De Lisa, M, Burattini, M, Maccaroni, E, Ballatore, Z, Savini, A, Pagliacci, A, Berardi, R

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Will people change their vector-control practices in the presence of an imperfect dengue vaccine? by BOCCIA, T. M. Q. R., BURATTINI, M. N., COUTINHO, F. A. B., MASSAD, E.

“…Human behaviours, which are influenced by social, cultural, economic and political factors, can increase or decrease the risk of dengue infection, depending on…”
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Interpretations and pitfalls in modelling vector-transmitted infections by AMAKU, M., AZEVEDO, F., BURATTINI, M. N., COUTINHO, F. A. B., LOPEZ, L. F., MASSAD, E.

“…In this paper we propose a debate on the role of mathematical models in evaluating control strategies for vector-borne infections. Mathematical models must…”
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A hypothesis for the 2007 dengue outbreak in Singapore by MASSAD, E., COUTINHO, F. A. B., MA, S., BURATTINI, M. N.

“…A previous mathematical model explaining dengue in Singapore predicted a reasonable outbreak of about 6500 cases for 2006 and a very mild outbreak with about…”
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Threshold conditions for a non-autonomous epidemic system describing the population dynamics of dengue by Coutinho, F A B, Burattini, M N, Lopez, L F, Massad, E

“…A non-autonomous dynamical system, in which the seasonal variation of a mosquito vector population is modeled, is proposed to investigate dengue overwintering…”
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Effectiveness of Group Psychoeducation On Psychiatric Inpatients by Mattei, G, Raisi, F, Burattini, M, Ferrari, S, Galeazzi, G, Mazzi, F, Pingani, L, Starace, F, Vallone, P, Rigatelli, M

“…Introduction In recent years, psychoeducational interventions involving inpatients have been steadily increasing, in Italy. Yet, few studies were carried on to…”
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Impact of coagulation in the development of thromboembolic events in patients with spinal cord injury by de Campos Guerra, J C, Mourão, M A, França, C N, da Rosa, C D P, Burattini, M N

“…Study design: Although the knowledge described about risk factors and venous thromboembolism (VT) in the general population, the impact of these factors in the…”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of a hypothetical hepatitis C vaccine compared to antiviral therapy by MASSAD, E., COUTINHO, F. A. B., CHAIB, E., BURATTINI, M. N.

“…We propose a mathematical model to simulate the dynamics of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. We assumed that a hypothetical…”
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Correlation between HIV and HCV in Brazilian prisoners: evidence for parenteral transmission inside prison by Burattini, M, Massad, E, Rozman, M, Azevedo, R, Carvalho, H

“…It is an accepted fact that confinement conditions increase the risk of some infections related to sexual and/or injecting drugs practices. Mathematical…”
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Interferon‐γ and tumour necrosis factor‐α production by CD4+ T and CD8+ T lymphocytes in AIDS patients with tuberculosis by De Castro Cunha, R. M., Kallas, E. G., Rodrigues, D. S., Nascimento Burattini, M., Salomao, R.

“…Summary Tuberculosis (TB) is usually more severe in HIV‐infected patients, and the immune derangement found in co‐infected patients may differ from that in…”
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Fuzzy Logic and measles vaccination : designing a control strategy by MASSAD, E, BURATTINI, M. N, SIQUEIRA ORTEGA, N. R

“…The State of São Paulo, the most populous in Brazil, was virtually free of measles from 1987 until the end of 1996 when the number of cases started to rise. It…”
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A hypothesis for explaining single outbreaks (like the Black Death in European cities) of vector-borne infections by Burattini, M.N, Coutinho, F.A.B, Massad, E

“…Summary We propose a mechanism by which single outbreaks of vector-borne infections can happen even when the value of the basic reproduction number, R0 , of…”
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The Eyam plague revisited: did the village isolation change transmission from fleas to pulmonary? by Massad, E., Coutinho, F.A.B., Burattini, M.N., Lopez, L.F.

“…Back in the 17th century the Derbyshire village of Eyam fell victim to the Black Death, which is thought to have arrived from London in some old clothes…”
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