SEÇÃO DE PARASITOLOGIA
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Low specificity of point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen (POC[sbnd]CCA) diagnostic test in a non-endemic area for schistosomiasis mansoni in Brazil
(Elsevier, 2021)A point-of-care test for detecting schistosome circulating cathodic antigen in urine (POC[sbnd]CCA) has been proposed for mapping infection and defining prevalence thresholds for mass drug administration (MDA). However, ... -
Urine qPCR diagnoses over the entire clinical-immunological spectrum of human Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi-infections in the Brazilian Amazon
(Elsevier, 2021)The clinical-immunological spectrum of human Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi-infections in the Brazilian Amazon has been defined using DTH/IFAT-IgG immune assays and the clinical statuses of infected individuals, revealing ... -
Evaluation of histidine-rich proteins 2 and 3 gene deletions in Plasmodium falciparum in endemic areas of the Brazilian Amazon
(MDPI, 2021)Histidine-rich proteins 2 and 3 gene (pfhrp2 and pfhrp3) deletions affect the efficacy of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) based on the histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2), compromising the correct identification of the Plasmodium ... -
Further insights into the eco-epidemiology of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Belem metropolitan region, Pará State, Brazil
(Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2020)Introduction: In the Belém Metropolitan Region (BMR), Pará State, Brazil, American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is endemic; however, very little is known regarding its causative agents. Therefore, we used our standard ... -
Doença de Chagas - Protocolos clínicos de seguimento pós-tratamento em grupos especiais: experiência do IEC com binômio mãe-filho
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First report of canine infection by leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis in the brazilian amazon
(MDPI, 2020)Abstract: The American cutaneous (CL) and visceral leishmaniasis (VL) are zooanthroponoses transmitted by sand flies. Brazil records thousands of human leishmaniasis cases annually. Dogs are reservoirs of Leishmania ... -
Polymorphism in the IL-1β promoter is associated with IgG antibody response to circumsporozoite protein repeats of Plasmodium vivax
(Oxford University Press, 2020)BACKGROUND: It is well established that infection by Plasmodium vivax is a result of host-parasite interactions. In the present study, association with the IL1/IL2 cytokine profiles, anticircumsporozoite protein antibody ... -
Spatial analysis studies of endemic diseases for health surveillance: application of scan statistics for surveillance of tuberculosis among residents of a metropolitan municipality aged 60 years and above
(Abrasco, 2020)Health surveillance aims to monitor adverse health events, and to set disease prevention and control goals, especially for communicable diseases, such as tuberculosis (TB).Older people have a higher risk of TB, due to their ... -
Clinical, cardiological and serologic follow-up of Chagas Disease in children and adolescents from the Amazon Region, Brazil: longitudinal study
(MDPI, 2020)Background:Outbreaks of Chagas disease (CD) by foodborne transmission is a problem related to deforestation, exposing people to triatomines infected by T. cruzi, in the Amazon region. Once involving long-time follow-up, ... -
Chronic methylmercury exposure causes spinal cord impairment: proteomic modulation and oxidative stress
(Elsevier, 2020)Methylmercury (MeHg) is considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the chemicals of greatest public health concern. Although central nervous system (CNS) is the main target organ, the effects over the ... -
The use of the circulating cathodic antigen (Cca) urine cassette assay for the diagnosis and assessment of cure of schistosoma mansoni infections in an endemic
(Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2020)INTRODUCTION: Schistosomiasis is a poverty-related disease that affects people in 78 countries worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen (POC-CCA) test performance using sensitive ... -
Clinical-epidemiological analysis of the care services at a special immunobiological reference center in the amazon
(Universidade Federal do Paraná. Departamento de Enfermagem, 2020)Objective: to describe the clinical-epidemiological profile of the care service at the Reference Center for Special Immunobiologicals of Hospital in the Amazon. Method: a descriptive study, of a quantitative approach and ... -
Reactivity of purified and axenic amastigotes as a source of antigens to be used in serodiagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis
(Elsevier, 2020)Although there is a great diversity of techniques and antigens used in the serodiagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL), total sensitivity and specificity have not yet been found. Since the use of amastigote forms ... -
Accuracy of real-time polymerase chain reaction to detect Schistosoma mansoni – infected individuals from an endemic area with low parasite loads
(Cambridge University Press, 2020)Due to the efforts to control schistosomiasis transmission in tropical countries, a large proportion of individuals from endemic areas present low parasite loads, which hinders diagnosis of intestinal schistosomiasis by ... -
Association of cerebral malaria and TNF-alpha levels: a systematic review
(BMC, 2020)Background: Cerebral malaria is the most severe form of infection with Plasmodium falciparum characterized by a highly inflammatory response. This systematic review aimed to investigate the association between TNF-α ... -
Clinical and immunological features of human Leishmania (L.) infantum-Infection, novel insights Honduras, Central America
(MDPI, 2020)Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum is the etiological agent of both American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) and non-ulcerated cutaneous leishmaniasis (NUCL) in Honduras. Although AVL is the most severe clinical form of ... -
A doença de Chagas no município de Abaetetuba, Pará, Brasil
(Núcleo de Produções Científicas da Uniara, 2020)Traçar o perfil epidemiológico da doença de Chagas aguda em Abaetetuba/ Pará, entre 2007 a 2017. Foram analisados dados secundários da Prefeitura de Abaetetuba, Secretaria de Saúde Pública do Estado do Pará e do Sistema ... -
Malaria transmission and individual variability of the naturally acquired IgG antibody against the Plasmodium vivax blood-stage antigen in an endemic area in Brazil
(Elsevier, 2020)Plasmodium vivax remains an important cause of malaria in South America and Asia, and analyses of the antibody immune response are being used to identify biomarker of parasite exposure. The IgG antibody naturally acquired ... -
New record of preclinical diagnosis of American visceral leishmaniasis in Amazonian Brazil encourages optimizing disease control
(Elsevier, 2020)The clinical-immunological spectrum of human Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi-infection in Amazonian Brazil has recently been reviewed based on the combined use of the delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) and indirect ... -
Surveillance of cutaneous leishmaniasis in clinical samples: distribution of Leishmania guyanensis in the state of Amapá, Brazil, 2018
(Ministério da Saúde. Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, 2020)Objective: to investigate Leishmania species in a series of autochthonous cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) cases in Amapá State, Brazilian Amazon. Methods: this was a descriptive ecological study carried out from January-October/2018 ...
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