Search Results - "Gilberto Fontes"

Diversity, Leishmania detection, and blood meal sources of sand flies from Iguatama, Minas Gerais, Brazil by Dutra-Rêgo, Felipe, Binder, Camila, Capucci, Débora Cristina, Vaz, Talita Pereira, Andrade Filho, José Dilermando, Fontes, Gilberto, Gontijo, Célia Maria Ferreira

“…This study investigated the sand fly fauna of the municipality Iguatama, in the Midwest Region of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, including Leishmania infection…”
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Interruption of lymphatic filariasis transmission in Manaus, a former focus of Wuchereria bancrofti in the Western Brazilian Amazon by Martins, Marilaine, Guimarães, Rebeca Cristina Souza, Fontes, Gilberto

“…To confirm the absence of autochthonous cases in Manaus, a former focus of lymphatic filariasis in the Western Brazilian Amazon. A field survey was carried out…”
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Efforts to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: potential entry points for neglected tropical diseases by Ehrenberg, John P, Utzinger, Jürg, Fontes, Gilberto, da Rocha, Eliana Maria Mauricio, Ehrenberg, Nieves, Zhou, Xiao-Nong, Steinmann, Peter

“…The damage inflicted by the coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic upon humanity is and will continue to be considerable. Unprecedented progress made in…”
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Strategies supporting the prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic by Ehrenberg, John P, Zhou, Xiao-Nong, Fontes, Gilberto, Rocha, Eliana M M, Tanner, Marcel, Utzinger, Jürg

“…Emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases represent a public health challenge of international concern. They include a large group of neglected tropical…”
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Clinical and laboratory response of domiciled dogs with visceral leishmaniasis treated with miltefosine and allopurinol by Vaz, Talita Pereira, Quaresma, Patrícia Flávia, Rêgo, Felipe Dutra, Souza, Camila Binder, Fontes, Gilberto, Gontijo, Célia Maria Ferreira

“…Canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) remains a significant disease worldwide. In Brazil, its treatment is performed using miltefosine, which has demonstrated…”
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Neglected tropical diseases as a barometer for progress in health systems in times of COVID-19 by Ehrenberg, Nieves, Ehrenberg, John P, Fontes, Gilberto, Gyapong, Margaret, Rocha, Eliana M M, Steinmann, Peter, Utzinger, Jürg, Zhou, Xiao-Nong, de Savigny, Don

“…Amid untold suffering, COVID-19 presents the opportunity to galvanise support for long due social, political and economic reforms to address the root causes of…”
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Sensitivity of diagnostic methods for Mansonella ozzardi microfilariae detection in the Brazilian Amazon Region by Medeiros, Jansen Fernandes, Fontes, Gilberto, Nascimento, Vilma Lopes do, Rodrigues, Moreno, Cohen, Jacob, Andrade, Edmar Vaz de, Pessoa, Felipe Arley Costa, Martins, Marilaine

“…The human filarial worm Mansonella ozzardi is highly endemic in the large tributaries of the Amazon River. This infection is still highly neglected and can be…”
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Evaluation of the euthanasia of seropositive dogs for canine visceral leishmaniasis as the only method of controling the disease in the enzootic area in the Midwestern Minas Gerais by Vaz, Talita Pereira, Gama-Melo, Marcella Oliveira, Quaresma, Patrícia Flávia, Gontijo, Célia Maria Ferreira, Santos, Gilmar, Barbosa, Fernando Sérgio, Fontes, Gilberto

“…Human Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is expanding, and it is distributed in the five geographic regions of Brazil, with the Northeast being the region that…”
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Autochthonous case of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in a non-endemic area in Minas Gerais, Brazil by Faria, Mariana Teixeira de, Barbosa, Fernando S., Teixeira-Neto, Rafael G., Pinheiro, Guilherme R.G., Manhani, Marianna N., Marcelino, Andreza P., Barbosa, José Ronaldo, Fontes, Gilberto

“…Visceral Leishmaniasis by Leishmania infantum chagasi is an endemic zoonosis present in many areas of Brazil. This parasite needs reservoirs for maintenance of…”
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Wuchereria bancrofti infection in Haitian immigrants and the risk of re-emergence of lymphatic filariasis in the Brazilian Amazon by Silva, Junior, Edson Fidelis da, Lacerda, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães de, Fontes, Gilberto, Mourão, Maria Paula Gomes, Martins, Marilaine

“…Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a public health problem in Haiti. Thus, the emigration of Haitians to Brazil is worrisome because of the risk for LF re-emergence…”
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Lymphatic filariasis in Brazil: epidemiological situation and outlook for elimination by Fontes, Gilberto, Leite, Anderson Brandão, Lima, Ana Rachel Vasconcelos de, Freitas, Helen, Ehrenberg, John Patrick, Rocha, Eliana Maria Mauricio da

“…Since the World Health Assembly’s (Resolution WHA 50.29, 1997) call for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis by the year 2020, most of the endemic countries…”
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FIRST CASE OF HUMAN INFECTION BY Bertiella studeri (Blanchard, 1891) Stunkard,1940 (Cestoda; Anoplocephalidae) IN BRAZIL by Lopes, Valeriana Valadares, dos Santos, Hudson Andrade, Silva, Amália Verônica Mendes da, Fontes, Gilberto, Vieira, Gabriela Lisboa, Ferreira, Arilton Carlos, da Silva, Eduardo Sergio

“…Cestodes of the Bertiella genus are parasites of non-human primates found in Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. Species Bertiella studeri and Bertiella…”
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From Haiti to the Amazon: public health issues related to the recent immigration of Haitians to Brazil by Rawlinson, Tom, Siqueira, André Machado, Fontes, Gilberto, Beltrão, Renata Paula Lima, Monteiro, Wuelton Marcelo, Martins, Marilaine, Silva-Júnior, Edson Fidelis, Mourão, Maria Paula Gomes, Albuquerque, Bernardino, Alecrim, Maria das Graças Costa, Lacerda, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães

“…  Haiti's public health situation is in stark contrast to that of Brazil. Since the 2010 earthquake, the Haitian health infrastructure has been massively…”
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Factors Associated with Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infections among Young Population in Northeast Brazil by Santos, Rafael Vital dos, Santos, Célia Dias dos, Fontes, Gilberto, Silva, Juliana Vasconcelos Lyra da, da Rocha, Eliana Maria Mauricio

“…Background. Intestinal parasitic infections constitute a major public health problem that is frequently associated with poverty, inadequate sanitation, and the…”
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Occurrence of Mansonella ozzardi diagnosed using a polycarbonate membrane in a riverside population of Lábrea in the Western Brazilian Amazon by Basano, Sergio de Almeida, Medeiros, Jansen Fernandes, Fontes, Gilberto, Vieira, Gabriel de Deus, Camargo, Juliana Souza de Almeida Aranha, Vera, Luana Janaína Souza, Ferreira, Ricardo de Godoi Mattos, Camargo, Luís Marcelo Aranha

“…INTRODUCTION Mansonella ozzardi is a widely distributed filaria worm in the Amazon region. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of M. ozzardi infection…”
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Survey of Bancroftian filariasis infection in humans and Culex mosquitoes in the western Brazilian Amazon region: implications for transmission and control by Korte, Rodolfo Luís, Fontes, Gilberto, Camargo, Juliana de Souza Almeida Aranha, Rocha, Eliana Maria Maurício da, Araújo, Edicarlos André Cavalcante de, Oliveira, Marcelo Zagonel de, Santos, Rafael Vital dos, Camargo, Luís Marcelo Aranha

“…The aim of this work was to identify possible lymphatic filariasis foci in the western Brazilian Amazonian that could be established from the reports of Rachou…”
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High occurrence of Entamoeba histolytica in the municipalities of Ariquemes and Monte Negro, State of Rondônia, Western Amazonia, Brazil by Santos, Rafael Vital dos, Nunes, Jucélia da Silva, Camargo, Juliana Almeida de Souza Aranha, Rocha, Eliana Maria Maurício da, Fontes, Gilberto, Camargo, Luís Marcelo Aranha

“…Entamoeba histolytica infections were investigated in residents of the Ariquemes and Monte Negro municipalities in Rondônia State, Brazil. Stool samples of 216…”
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Improvement of a PCR test to diagnose infection by Mansonella ozzardi by Vera, Luana Janaína Souza, Basano, Sergio de Almeida, Camargo, Juliana de Souza Almeida Aranha, França, Andonai Krauze de, Ferreira, Ricardo de Godoi Mattos, Casseb, Almeida Andrade, Medeiros, Jansen Fernandes, Fontes, Gilberto, Camargo, Luís Marcelo Aranha

“…Mansonelliasis is caused by Mansonella ozzardi. It is widespread in the Amazon region, with a high prevalence. The common exam of thick blood smears stained…”
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Leishmaniose visceral canina autóctone em área indene no Centro Oeste de Minas Gerais, Brasil by Viviane Valadares Lamounier, Rafael Gonçalves Teixeira Neto, Valeriana Valadares Lopes, José Ronaldo Barbosa, Gilberto Fontes

“…Objetivou-se relatar o primeiro caso autóctone de leishmaniose visceral canina no município de Cláudio-MG, Brasil. Com base no exame clínico foram constatados…”
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Assessment of family and neighbors of an individual infected with Wuchereria bancrofti from a non-endemic area in the city of Maceió, Brazil by Leite, Anderson B, Lima, Ana RV de, Leite, Renata B, Santos, Rafael V, Gonçalves, Johnathan EL, Rocha, Eliana MM, Fontes, Gilberto

“…The family and neighbors of a patient infected with W. bancrofti microfilariae were assessed aiming to evaluate the occurrence of cases of lymphatic filariasis…”
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