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Syphilis in a mining region of the Brazilian Amazon: prevalence and characteristics
(2021)Syphilis is a chronic bacterial infection, being one of the main determinants of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It is endemic in low-income countries, it is important for both individual and public health because, ... -
Antibodies against the Plasmodium vivax apical membrane antigen 1 from the Belem strain share common epitopes among other worldwide variants
(Frontiers Media, 2021)Malaria is a human parasitic disease distributed in many tropical countries and caused by various Plasmodium species. Plasmodium vivax has the largest geographical distribution of the Plasmodium species and is predominant ... -
Hepatite C na década de 1980: resgate de casos das antigas hepatites "não A e não B" de um serviço de hepatologia na Amazônia, Brasil
(MS/SVS/Instituto Evandro Chagas, 2019)OBJETIVO: Descrever a frequência de infecção pelo vírus da hepatite C (VHC) em amostras de soro de pacientes diagnosticados como hepatite "não-A e não-B", atendidos em um instituto de pesquisa da Amazônia, entre 1982 e ... -
In situ cellular immune response in non-ulcerated skin lesions due to Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi infection
(BMC, 2021)Background: Skin lesions of patients affected by non-ulcerated cutaneous leishmaniasis (NUCL) caused by L. (L.) infantum chagasi are characterized by lymphohistiocytic inflammatory infiltrate associated with epithelioid ... -
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 ...