Search Results - "Vale Barbosa Guerra, Maria das Graças"
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Socioenvironmental aspects of the Purus Region - Brazilian Amazon: Why relate them to the occurrence of American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis?
Published in PloS one (07-02-2019)“…This study aims to analyze factors related to the occurrence of American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis in the Purus Region, based on the reporting of cases between…”
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Vertical Transmission of Zika Virus (Flaviviridae, Flavivirus) in Amazonian Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Delays Egg Hatching and Larval Development of Progeny
Published in Journal of medical entomology (28-10-2019)“…Zika virus (ZIKV) has emerged as a globally important arbovirus and has been reported from all states of Brazil. The virus is primarily transmitted to humans…”
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The role of the peritrophic matrix and red blood cell concentration in Plasmodium vivax infection of Anopheles aquasalis
Published in Parasites & vectors (06-03-2018)“…Plasmodium vivax is predominant in the Amazon region, and enhanced knowledge of its development inside a natural vector, Anopheles aquasalis, is critical for…”
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The Obituary of the Brazilian Amazon Entomologist: Nelson Ferreira Fé (★1941 †2023)
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The Selvester QRS score as an estimative of myocardial injury in acute chagasic patients from the Brazilian Amazon
Published in BMC infectious diseases (29-04-2021)“…In the Brazilian Amazon, a new epidemiological profile of Chagas disease transmission, the oral route, has been detected and cited as being responsible for the…”
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Initial report of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Roraima, western Amazon state, Brazil
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-01-2022)“…BACKGROUNDThis study is the first report of the species Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus in Roraima, a state in northern Brazil. METHODSWe collected specimens…”
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Myocardial Injury in Patients With Acute and Subacute Chagas Disease in the Brazilian Amazon Using Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Published in Journal of the American Heart Association (05-07-2022)“…Background Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease that is still considered a global health emergency. In the Amazon region, most of the reports are of…”
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Composition of sand fly fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) and detection of Leishmania DNA (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) in different ecotopes from a rural settlement in the central Amazon, Brazil
Published in Parasites & vectors (13-03-2018)“…Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are vectors of Leishmania species, the etiological agents of leishmaniasis, which is one of the most important…”
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Ramsey hunt syndrome after antimonial treatment for American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-01-2021)“…Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (RHS), also known as herpes zoster oticus, is caused by the reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV) in the geniculate ganglion of the…”
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Anopheles aquasalis transcriptome reveals autophagic responses to Plasmodium vivax midgut invasion
Published in Parasites & vectors (24-05-2019)“…Elimination of malaria depends on mastering transmission and understanding the biological basis of Plasmodium infection in the vector. The first mosquito organ…”
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Treatment of tegumentary leishmaniasis in two hemodialysis patients with end-stage renal disease using two series of pentamidine
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-01-2021)“…In this study, we present two cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in patients with end-stage renal disease, who were treated solely with intramuscular…”
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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator prevents sudden death in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy in the Brazilian Amazon
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-01-2021)“…Chagas disease (CD), with approximately 10,000 deaths annually, has become a worldwide health problem. Approximately 35% of cases may show cardiac…”
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Trypanosoma cruzi discrete typing unit TcIV implicated in a case of acute Chagas disease in a domiciliated dog in the western Amazon
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-01-2021)“…Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. Seven lineages have been identified based on different molecular markers, namely TcI, TcII, TcIII,…”
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Epidemiological clinical profile and closure of chronic plantar ulcers in patients with leprosy sequelae undergoing orthopedic surgery in a municipality in western Amazon
Published in PloS one (28-07-2023)“…Chronic plantar ulcers in leprosy are lesions resulting from motor and sensory alterations caused by Mycobacterium leprae. They are lesions refractory to…”
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Type 1 cardiorenal syndrome in a patient with an acute infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi in the Brazilian Amazon region - a case report
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-11-2018)“…Cardiorenal syndrome type 1 (CRS 1) occurs when acute heart failure leads to acute kidney injury. There are several etiologies of CRS 1, including Chagas…”
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Urbanization and scorpion stings in Manaus, the largest metropolis in the Brazilian Amazon
Published in Toxicon (Oxford) (28-08-2024)“…This study analyzed a total of 260 confirmed scorpion stings reported in the city of Manaus, in the Brazilian Amazon, from 1990 to 2020. Cases were mapped…”
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Coinfection with Zika Virus (ZIKV) and Dengue Virus Results in Preferential ZIKV Transmission by Vector Bite to Vertebrate Host
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (13-07-2018)“…Several tropical cities are permissive to Aedes aegypti and dengue virus (DENV) endemicity and have allowed for invasion and circulation of Zika virus (ZIKV)…”
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Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis with a sequential scheme of pentamidine and tamoxifen in an area with a predominance of Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis: A randomised, non‐inferiority clinical trial
Published in Tropical medicine & international health (01-12-2023)“…Objective To determine whether a combination of a single intramuscular (IM) dose of pentamidine (7 mg/kg) followed by oral tamoxifen 40 mg/day for 20 days is…”
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Immunogenicity Characterization of COVID-19 Vaccines: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2023)“…Immunogenicity has emerged as a challenge in the development of vaccines against coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19). Immunogenicity is a determinant of the…”
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Scorpion envenoming caused by Tityus cf. silvestris evolving with severe muscle spasms in the Brazilian Amazon
Published in Toxicon (Oxford) (01-09-2016)“…Scorpion stings are a public health problem in the Brazilian Amazon. However, detailed clinical characterization with the proper animal identification is…”
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