Search Results - "Luís, Marcelo Aranha Camargo"
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Histidine-rich protein 2 (pfhrp2) and pfhrp3 gene deletions in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from select sites in Brazil and Bolivia
Published in PloS one (16-03-2017)“…More than 80% of available malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are based on the detection of histidine-rich protein-2 (PfHRP2) for diagnosis of Plasmodium…”
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A Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for the Identification and Quantification of American Leishmania Species on the Basis of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (01-01-2008)“…A real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test was developed on the basis of the Leishmania glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase locus that enables…”
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Sustained clearance of Mansonella ozzardi infection after treatment with ivermectin in the Brazilian Amazon
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (01-06-2014)“…Therapy for mansonelliasis is challenging because there is no standard drug recommended for its treatment. This non-randomized study was conducted to evaluate…”
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Transition of the morbidity and mortality profile in a municipality in the interior of the Brazilian Amazon
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-07-2016)“…The morbidity and mortality profile in a given region reflects its quality of life and provides tools for improving public health policies in that region. A…”
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Diversity and seasonality of horse flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in Amazon Forest fragments of Monte Negro, Rondônia, Western Amazon
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (02-08-2024)“…Tabanidae are considered a nuisance to humans, wild animals, and livestock due to their painful, annoying, and insistent biting. Tabanids transmit some…”
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Fish endoparasite metacommunity in environments with different degrees of conservation in the western Brazilian Amazon
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (01-12-2023)“…Parasite communities correspond to the definition of metacommunity, as species interact and disperse within hosts. The present study evaluated parasite…”
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Epidemiological aspects of American cutaneous leishmaniasis and phlebotomine sandfly population, in the municipality of Monte Negro, State of Rondônia, Brazil
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-01-2013)“…This work was carried out on the purpose of identifying the species of phlebotomine sandflies in the municipality of Monte Negro, state of Rondonia, Brazil,…”
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Detection and Genotyping of Trypanosoma cruzi Samples in Species of Genus Rhodnius from Different Environments in the Brazilian Amazon
Published in Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) (01-02-2024)“…In the Amazon region, several species of triatomines occur in the natural environments. Among them, species of the genus are a risk to human populations due to…”
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Child injured by suspected catfish (Cetopsis sp.) bite in river, Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-01-2020)“…We present the first recent reported case of traumatic injury caused by catfish in the Americas. Although 66.2% of fish-related injuries occur in the Amazon…”
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Endoparasite Communities of Fish at Different Trophic Levels in the Western Brazilian Amazon: Human, Environmental and Seasonal Influence
Published in Acta parasitologica (01-09-2023)“…Purpose The composition of the fish parasite community depends on several factors related to the environment, the host and its biology. This study aimed to…”
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Occurrence of arbovirus infections in two riverine populations in the municipality of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-01-2024)“…The riverine communities of the Amazon comprise different social groups that inhabit the rural areas on the banks of rivers and lakes. Residents usually travel…”
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Flying to the moon: Impactful accounts of triatomines invasion from the 2nd to the 13th floor of an urban residential building in the municipality of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-01-2024)“…Vectorial transmission through hematophagous triatomine insects remains the primary mode of Chagas Disease contagion. These insects have become increasingly…”
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Phlebotomine sandfly (Diptera: Psychodidae) diversity and their Leishmania DNA in a hot spot of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis human cases along the Brazilian border with Peru and Bolivia
Published in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (10-06-2016)“…In this study, we identified the phlebotomine sandfly vectors involved in the transmission of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL) in Assis Brasil, Acre,…”
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Prevalence of chronic noncommunicable diseases and their associated factors in adults over 39 years in riverside population in the Western Brazilian Amazon region
Published in Revista brasileira de crescimento e desenvolvimento humano (2022)“…The prevalence of Chronic Noncommunicable Disease (CND) are rocketting over the world, including in young adults. The WHO estimates that more than half of the…”
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Serological Survey of Hantavirus in Inhabitants from Tropical and Subtropical Areas of Brazil
Published in Advances in virology (01-01-2016)“…Brazil has reported more than 1,600 cases of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HPS) since 1993, with a 39% rate of reported fatalities. Using a recombinant…”
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First report of Panstrongylus lignarius , Walker, 1873 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae), in the State of Rondônia, Brazil
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-07-2017)“…This study reports, for the first time, the presence of Panstrongylus lignarius in the State of Rondonia, Brazil. Specimen of P. lignarius was collected from a…”
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Selenium status and hair mercury levels in riverine children from Rondônia, Amazonia
Published in Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (01-11-2014)“…Abstract Objective Riverine communities in Rondônia State are exposed to high selenium (Se) content in their diet because of the high-selenium soils identified…”
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Occurrence of triatomines (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) and their natural infection by Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909) in Boca do Moa community, Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-01-2021)“…Triatomines are insect vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease. Triatomines were collected from households and by dissecting palm…”
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Paracoccidioidomycosis in a western Brazilian Amazon State: clinical-epidemiologic profile and spatial distribution of the disease
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-01-2014)“…Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic infection caused by the fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. PCM is considered one of the most important systemic…”
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Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) in homes: Report of their occurrence in the municipality of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, South Western Amazon
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-01-2021)“…Triatomines are hematophagous insects that are important to public health since they are the vectors of American Trypanosomiasis. The objective of this study…”
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