Background: The immunological response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and immunisation is variable. Objectives: To describe the humoral immune response by correlating IgA and IgG antibodies...

Usefulness of minimally invasive autopsy in the diagnosis of arboviruses to increase the sensitivity of the Epidemiological Surveillance System in Ceará, Brazil

Almeida L, Nunes de Melo D, Silva M, Souza P, Silva F, Coelho T, et al.

Epidemiol Serv Saude . 2024 May; 33:e2024008. PMID: 38808901

Objective: To create a protocol for performing minimally invasive autopsies (MIA) in detecting deaths from arboviruses and report preliminary data from its application in Ceará state, Brazil. Methods: Training was...

How much of the current serious arbovirus epidemic in Brazil is dengue and how much is chikungunya?

Ribas Freitas A, Pinheiro Chagas A, Siqueira A, Cavalcanti L

Lancet Reg Health Am . 2024 May; 34:100753. PMID: 38711542

No abstract available.

Correction: COVID-19 outbreaks surveillance through text mining applied to electronic health records

Rocha H, Solha E, Furtado V, Justino F, Barreto L, da Silva R, et al.

BMC Infect Dis . 2024 Apr; 24(1):394. PMID: 38605353

No abstract available.

COVID-19 outbreaks surveillance through text mining applied to electronic health records

Rocha H, Solha E, Furtado V, Justino F, Barreto L, da Silva R, et al.

BMC Infect Dis . 2024 Mar; 24(1):359. PMID: 38549109

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to everyday life and has had social, political, and financial consequences that will persist for years. Several initiatives with intensive use of...

Human Rabies during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights into Rabies Worldwide and Brazil

Farias L, Caminha I, Perdigao Neto L, Cavalcanti L

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop . 2024 Feb; 57:e003002024. PMID: 38359308

Human Rabies (HR) is a fatal zoonotic disease caused by lyssaviruses, with the rabies virus (RABV) identified as the causative agent. While the incidence of HR transmitted by dogs has...

Factors associated with hospitalization in the acute phase of Chikungunya

Lopes D, Cerutti Junior C, Areias Cabidelle A, Miranda A, Louro I, Cavalcanti L, et al.

PLoS One . 2023 Dec; 18(12):e0296131. PMID: 38134205

Objective: Determine characteristics associated with hospitalization in the acute phase of Chikungunya. Methods: Cross-sectional study including data on Chikungunya cases reported in Vitória, Espírito Santo state, Brazil, between March 2016...

Extra-articular Manifestations of Chikungunya

Oliveira J, Nogueira I, Amaral J, Campos L, Mendonca M, Ricarte M, et al.

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop . 2023 Dec; 56:0341. PMID: 38088664

Chikungunya fever (CHIK) is a neglected tropical disease associated with chronic arthritis. CHIK is usually a self-limiting condition; however, extra-articular manifestations present as atypical illness in a minority of patients....

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Multicenter study of the natural history and therapeutic responses of patients with chikungunya, focusing on acute and chronic musculoskeletal manifestations - a study protocol from the clinical and applied research in Chikungunya (REPLICK network)

da Silva Duarte G, Jones A, Cavalcanti L, Barreto de Melo Rego M, Ribeiro G, Boyton R, et al.

BMC Infect Dis . 2023 Jul; 23(1):499. PMID: 37507666

Background: Chikungunya is associated with high morbidity and the natural history of symptomatic infection has been divided into three phases (acute, post-acute, and chronic) according to the duration of musculoskeletal...