Search Results - "Carlos Henrique Alencar"

Dengue Fever and Aedes aegypti in indigenous Brazilians: seroprevalence, risk factors, knowledge and practices by Sacramento, Rafael Henrique Machado, Carvalho Araújo, Fernanda Montenegro, Lima, Danielle Malta, Alencar, Carlos Carlos Henrique, Martins, Victor Emanuel Pessoa, Araújo, Lucas Venâncio, Oliveira, Tais Castelo, Góes Cavalcanti, Luciano Pamplona

“…Objective Dengue remains an important public health problem in Brazil. We estimated the associated factors of dengue seroprevalence among native Indians of the…”
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Physical disabilities in leprosy patients after discharge from multidrug therapy in Northern Brazil by Monteiro, Lorena Dias, Alencar, Carlos Henrique Morais de, Barbosa, Jaqueline Caracas, Braga, Katiane Pereira, Castro, Milene Damous de, Heukelbach, Jorg

“…Chronic sequelae and disabilities are one of the main problems in leprosy. The current study aimed to estimate the prevalence of disabilities in leprosy…”
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Predictive factors for disseminated histoplasmosis in AIDS patients with fever admitted to a reference hospital in Brazil by Ramos, Isadora Cavalcanti, Soares, Yuri Coelho, Damasceno, Lisandra Serra, Libório, Mariana Pitombeira, Farias, Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha, Heukelbach, Jorg, Alencar, Carlos Henrique Morais de, Leitão, Terezinha do Menino Jesus Silva

“…In many settings, the lack of sensitive biomarkers of disseminated histoplasmosis (DH) leads to a clinical reliance on older diagnostic methods and delayed…”
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Unequal burden of mortality from gastric cancer in Brazil and its regions, 2000–2015 by Braga, Lucia Libanez Bessa Campelo, Ramos, Alberto Novaes, Braga Neto, Manuel Bonfim, Ferreira, Anderson Fuentes, Queiroz, Dulciene Maria Magalhães, Maia, Danielle Calheiros Campelo, Alencar, Carlos Henrique, Heukelbach, Jorg

“…Background Gastric cancer (GC) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, population-based data on GC mortality dynamics in low and…”
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Seroprevalence and spatial distribution dynamics of Yersinia pestis antibodies in dogs and cats from plague foci in the State of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil by Sousa, Larissa Leão Ferrer de, Alencar, Carlos Henrique Morais de, Almeida, Alzira Maria Paiva de, Cavalcanti, Luciano Pamplona de Góes

“…In Brazil, the plague is established in several foci located mainly in the northeastern part of the country, where it alternates between active and quiescent…”
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Interruption and defaulting of multidrug therapy against leprosy: population-based study in Brazil's Savannah Region by Heukelbach, Jorg, André Chichava, Olga, de Oliveira, Alexcian Rodrigues, Häfner, Kathrin, Walther, Friederike, de Alencar, Carlos Henrique Morais, Ramos, Jr, Alberto Novaes, Ferreira, Adriana Cavalcante, Ariza, Liana

“…Low adherence to multidrug therapy against leprosy (MDT) is still an important obstacle of disease control, and may lead to remaining sources of infection,…”
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Leprosy diagnosis in municipalities other than the patients' place of residence: spatial analysis, 2001-2009 by Alencar, Carlos Henrique Morais de, Ramos, Jr, Alberto Novaes, Sena Neto, Sebastião Alves de, Murto, Christine, Alencar, Maria de Jesus Freitas de, Barbosa, Jaqueline Caracas, Heukelbach, Jorg

“…The study analyzed the flow of persons with leprosy from their municipality (county) of residence to that of their diagnosis in a highly endemic area in…”
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Endothelial and metabolic disorders in adolescence: low birth weight is not an isolated risk factor by dos Santos Alves, Priscila de Jesus, P T Henriques, Ana Ciléia, Pinto, Livia R M, S Mota, Rosa Maria, M Alencar, Carlos Henrique, Alves, Renata S, C Carvalho, Francisco Herlânio

“…Low birth weight (LBW) seems to be a determining factor for many cardiovascular diseases in adult life. The objectives of this study were to investigate the…”
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Clinical and epidemiological profile of leprosy patients attended at Ceará, 2007-2011 by Queirós, Maria Iranilda, Ramos, Júnior, Alberto Novaes, Alencar, Carlos Henrique Morais, Monteiro, Lorena Dias, Sena, Amanda Lima, Barbosa, Jaqueline Caracas

“…Leprosy is an infectious chronic condition associated with potentially serious physical, social and psychological impacts. To characterize the clinical and…”
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Mortality and case fatality due to visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil: a nationwide analysis of epidemiology, trends and spatial patterns by Martins-Melo, Francisco Rogerlândio, Lima, Mauricélia da Silveira, Ramos, Jr, Alberto Novaes, Alencar, Carlos Henrique, Heukelbach, Jorg

“…Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a significant public health problem in Brazil and several regions of the world. This study investigated the magnitude, temporal…”
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Impact of water renewal on the residual effect of larvicides in the control of Aedes aegypti by Pontes, Ricardo José Soares, Filho, Fábio Fernandes Dantas, de Alencar, Carlos Henrique Morais, Regazzi, Ana Cláudia Ferreira, Cavalcanti, Luciano Pamplona de Góes, Ramos, Alberto Novaes Jr, Lima, José Wellington de Oliveira

“…This study was carried out to evaluate the residual effect of three larvicides under laboratory conditions for 100 days in Aedes aegypti . The larval mortality…”
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Occurrence of natural vertical transmission of dengue-2 and dengue-3 viruses in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil by Martins, Victor Emanuel Pessoa, Alencar, Carlos Henrique, Kamimura, Michel Toth, Kamimura, Michel Tott, de Carvalho Araújo, Fernanda Montenegro, De Simone, Salvatore Giovanni, Dutra, Rosa Fireman, Guedes, Maria Izabel Florindo

“…Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus perform an important role in the transmission of the dengue virus to human populations, particularly in the tropical and…”
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Occurrence of Tungiasis in Ceará State, Northeast Brazil: Results of a Rapid Assessment Method by Silva, Nathiel de Sousa, Alencar, Carlos Henrique, Calheiros, Cláudia Maria Lins, Heukelbach, Jorg

“…BACKGROUNDSystematic data on the occurrence of tungiasis are scarce.METHODSWe analyzed data on tungiasis in humans and animals from all municipalities of Ceará…”
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SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in a small-sized municipality in Ceara State, Brazil: Temporal and spatial evolution by Nascimento Dos Santos, Jaliana Holanda, Alencar, Carlos Henrique, Heukelbach, Jorg

“…Data on the temporal and spatial evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and local control measures and their effects on morbidity and mortality patterns in rural Brazil are…”
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Social determinants of leprosy in a hyperendemic State in North Brazil by Monteiro, Lorena Dias, Mota, Rosa Maria Salani, Martins-Melo, Francisco Rogerlândio, Alencar, Carlos Henrique, Heukelbach, Jorg

“…To identify the socioeconomic, demographic, operational, and health service-related factors associated with the occurrence of leprosy in a hyperendemic State…”
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Spatiotemporal Patterns of Schistosomiasis-Related Deaths, Brazil, 2000-2011 by Martins-Melo, Francisco Rogerlândio, Pinheiro, Marta Cristhiany Cunha, Ramos, Jr, Alberto Novaes, Alencar, Carlos Henrique, Bezerra, Fernando Schemelzer de Moraes, Heukelbach, Jorg

“…We analyzed spatiotemporal patterns of 8,756 schistosomiasis-related deaths in Brazil during 2000-2011 and identified high-risk clusters of deaths, mainly in…”
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Leprosy and gender in Brazil: trends in an endemic area of the Northeast region, 2001-2014 by Souza, Eliana Amorim de, Ferreira, Anderson Fuentes, Boigny, Reagan Nzundu, Alencar, Carlos Henrique, Heukelbach, Jorg, Martins-Melo, Francisco Rogerlândio, Barbosa, Jaqueline Caracas, Ramos, Jr, Alberto Novaes

“…OBJECTIVE To analyze, stratifield by gender, trends of the new case leprosy detection rates in the general population and in children; of grade 2 disability,…”
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Epidemiology of mortality related to Chagas' disease in Brazil, 1999-2007 by Martins-Melo, Francisco Rogerlândio, Alencar, Carlos Henrique, Ramos, Jr, Alberto Novaes, Heukelbach, Jorg

“…Chagas' disease is an important neglected public health problem in many Latin American countries, but population-based epidemiological data are scarce. Here we…”
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Human visceral leishmaniasis: epidemiological, temporal and spacial aspects in Northeast Brazil, 2003-2017 by Cavalcante, Francisco Roger Aguiar, Cavalcante, Kellyn Kessiene de Sousa, Florencio, Caroline Mary Gurgel Dias, Moreno, Jarier de Oliveira, Correia, Francisco Gustavo Silveira, Alencar, Carlos Henrique

“…Visceral leishmaniasis is a highly lethal zoonosis transmitted by a sandfly. It is caused by a Leishmania protozoan parasite and dogs are the main reservoir…”
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Epidemiological Aspects and High Magnitude of Human Visceral Leishmaniasis in Ceará, Northeast of Brazil, 2007-2021 by Cavalcante, Kellyn Kessiene de Sousa, Borges, Kelvia Maria Oliveira, Cavalcante, Francisco Roger Aguiar, Correia, Francisco Gustavo Silveira, Florêncio, Caroline Mary Gurgel Dias, Alencar, Carlos Henrique

“…Human visceral leishmaniasis HVL is endemic to 75 countries. The state of Ceará, the Northeast region of Brazil, is of great sanitary importance for the…”
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