Search Results - "Cruz, Oswaldo G."
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Assessing the spread of COVID-19 in Brazil: Mobility, morbidity and social vulnerability
Published in PloS one (18-09-2020)“…Brazil detected community transmission of COVID-19 on March 13, 2020. In this study we identified which areas in the country were the most vulnerable for…”
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Multiplex cytokine profile from dengue patients: MIP-1beta and IFN-gamma as predictive factors for severity
Published in BMC infectious diseases (25-06-2008)“…Dengue virus pathogenesis is not yet fully understood and the identification of patients at high risk for developing severe disease forms is still a great…”
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Sensitivity and specificity of the World Health Organization dengue classification schemes for severe dengue assessment in children in Rio de Janeiro
Published in PloS one (01-04-2014)“…The clinical definition of severe dengue fever remains a challenge for researchers in hyperendemic areas like Brazil. The ability of the traditional (1997) as…”
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Socioeconomic and demographic characterization of an endemic malaria region in Brazil by multiple correspondence analysis
Published in Malaria journal (02-10-2017)“…In the process of geographical retraction of malaria, some important endemicity pockets remain. Here, we report results from a study developed to obtain…”
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Fast expansion of dengue in Brazil
Published in Lancet Regional Health - Americas (Online) (01-08-2022)Get full text
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The Zika Virus Epidemic in Brazil: From Discovery to Future Implications
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (09-01-2018)“…The first confirmed case of Zika virus infection in the Americas was reported in Northeast Brazil in May 2015, although phylogenetic studies indicate virus…”
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Correction to: Socioeconomic and demographic characterization of an endemic malaria region in Brazil by multiple correspondence analysis
Published in Malaria journal (11-10-2017)“…After publication of the article [1], it has been brought to our attention that the y-axis of Fig. 6 has been labeled incorrectly. It should read "linear…”
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A modelling approach for correcting reporting delays in disease surveillance data
Published in Statistics in medicine (30-09-2019)“…One difficulty for real‐time tracking of epidemics is related to reporting delay. The reporting delay may be due to laboratory confirmation, logistical…”
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From primary care to hospitalization: clinical warning signs of severe dengue fever in children and adolescents during an outbreak in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Published in Cadernos de saúde pública (01-01-2013)“…We analyzed factors associated with severe cases of dengue in children and adolescents hospitalized during the 2007/2008 epidemic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…”
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Clustering symptoms of non-severe malaria in semi-immune Amazonian patients
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (13-10-2015)“…Malaria is a disease that generates a broad spectrum of clinical features. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical spectrum of malaria in…”
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COVID-19 and hospitalizations for SARI in Brazil: a comparison up to the 12th epidemiological week of 2020
Published in Cadernos de saúde pública (2020)“…Surveillance of the severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) in Brazil aims to characterize the circulation of the Influenza A and B viruses in hospitalized…”
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Structural and topographic dynamics of pulmonary histopathology and local cytokine profiles in Paracoccidioides brasiliensis conidia-infected mice
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-07-2011)“…Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), an endemic systemic mycosis caused by the fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (Pb), usually results in severe lung damage in…”
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A Poisson-multinomial spatial model for simultaneous outbreaks with application to arboviral diseases
Published in Statistical methods in medical research (01-08-2022)“…Dengue, Zika, and chikungunya are arboviral diseases (AVD) transmitted mainly by Aedes aegypti. Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil, has been endemic for dengue for…”
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The impact of the Brazilian Family Health Strategy and the conditional cash transfer on tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Rio de Janeiro: an individual-level analysis of secondary data
Published in Journal of public health (Oxford, England) (01-09-2018)“…Unsuccessful tuberculosis outcomes are frequent; bold policies are needed to end the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic to attain the third Sustainable Development…”
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Cohort-profile: Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a low-resource community in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Published in BMJ open (07-12-2022)“…To better understand the household transmission of SARS-COV-2 in a low-resource community in Rio de Janeiro during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2022). This is…”
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Associations of human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes and related risk factors in a cohort of women living with HIV in a Brazilian countryside city
Published in Journal of medical virology (01-06-2022)“…The human papillomavirus (HPV) is associated with cervical abnormalities. People living with HIV are more susceptible to HPV. Campos dos Goytacazes implemented…”
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Infection by Brazilian and Dutch swine hepatitis E virus strains induces haematological changes in Macaca fascicularis
Published in BMC infectious diseases (23-10-2013)“…Hepatitis E virus (HEV) has been described as an emerging pathogen in Brazil and seems to be widely disseminated among swine herds. An autochthonous human case…”
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Metalloproteinases are produced during dengue fever and MMP9 is associated with severity
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COVID-19 e hospitalizações por SRAG no Brasil: uma comparação até a 12ª semana epidemiológica de 2020
Published in Cadernos de saúde pública (2020)“…Resumo: A vigilância de síndrome respiratória aguda grave (SRAG) no Brasil visa a caracterizar a circulação dos vírus Influenza A e B em casos hospitalizados e…”
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Traffic Crashes and Alcohol Outlets in a Brazilian State Capital
Published in Traffic injury prevention (01-01-2013)“…Objective: Restricting alcohol outlets is being considered as a measure for preventing alcohol-related crashes. However, in many developing countries, alcohol…”
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