A5054953977- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Malaria Research and Control
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Leprosy Research and Treatment
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Rural Development and Agriculture
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Environmental Sustainability and Education
- Leptospirosis research and findings
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Plant and animal studies
Faculdade de Medicina do ABC
2017-2025
Universidade Federal do ABC
2017-2024
Fundação do ABC
2019-2024
University of Florida
2019-2020
Universidade de São Paulo
2006-2015
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
2015
Instituto de Saúde
2012-2014
Universidade Brasil
2011-2014
Departamento de Epidemiología
2007-2012
Hospital de Clínicas
1998
Arboviral mosquito vectors are key targets for the surveillance and control of vector-borne diseases worldwide. In recent years, changes to global distributions these species have been a major research focus, aimed at predicting outbreaks arboviral diseases. this study, we analyzed scenario climate change under regional rivalry predict species' over next century. Using occurrence data from VectorMap environmental variables (temperature precipitation) WorldClim v. 2.1, first built fundamental...
Background Plasmodium vivax is a widely distributed, neglected parasite that can cause malaria and death in tropical areas. It associated with an estimated 80–300 million cases of worldwide. Brazilian rain forests encompass host- vector-rich communities, which two hypothetical mechanisms could play role the dynamics transmission. The first mechanism dilution effect caused by presence wild warm-blooded animals, act as dead-end hosts to parasites. second diffuse mosquito vector competition,...
Malaria remains a significant public health issue in South America. Future climate change may influence the distribution of disease, which is dependent on those Anopheles mosquitoes competent to transmit Plasmodium falciparum. Herein, predictive niche models habitat suitability for P. falciparum, current primary vector darlingi and nine other known and/or potential species Neotropical Albitarsis Complex, were used document situation project future scenarios under changes America 2070.To...
<sec> <title>Objetivo.</title> Este estudo teve como objetivo estimar a prevalência da doença de Chagas (DC) crônica (DCC) na população brasileira, em mulheres e idade fértil. </sec> <title>Métodos.</title> Foi realizada uma metanálise literatura para extrair dados DCC fértil, municípios do Brasil, no período 2010–2022. Indicadores relacionados com disponíveis nos sistemas informação saúde foram selecionados escala municipal. A modelagem estatística dos extraídos função daqueles obtidos foi...
The Guiana Shield, a small region of South America, is currently one the main hotspots malaria transmission on continent. This Amazonian area characterised by remarkable socioeconomic, cultural, health, and political heterogeneity high degree regional cross-border population mobility, which has contributed to increase in past few years. In this context, cooperation control represents both challenge an indispensable initiative. Viewpoint advocates for creation cooperative mechanism...
Abstract The Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis (IDH) is well-known in ecology providing an explanation for the role of disturbance coexistence climax and colonist species. Here, we used IDH as a framework to describe forest shaping mosquito community structure, identify ecological processes that increase emergence vector-borne disease. Mosquitoes were collected central Panama at immature stages along linear transects colonising, mixed habitats, representing different levels disturbance....
Brazilian malaria control programmes successfully reduced the incidence and mortality rates from 2005 to 2016. Since 2017, increased has been reported across Amazon. Few field studies focus on primary vector in high moderate endemic areas, Nyssorhynchus darlingi, as key entomological component of risk, metrics Plasmodium vivax propagation Amazonian rural communities. Human landing catch collections were carried out 36 houses 26 communities five municipalities states Acre, Amazonas Rondônia...
Inter-relationships among mosquito vectors, Plasmodium parasites, human ecology, and biotic abiotic factors, drive malaria risk. Specifically, rural landscapes shaped by activities have a great potential to increase the abundance of putting many vulnerable people at Understanding which point vectors increases in landscape can help design policies interventions for effective sustainable control. Using dataset adult female mosquitoes collected 79 sites endemic areas Brazilian Amazon, this...
Yellow Fever Virus (YFV) reemergence in Brazil was followed by human suffering and the loss of biodiversity neotropical simians on Atlantic coast. The underlying mechanisms were investigated with special focus distinct landscape fragmentation thresholds affected municipalities. An ecological study epidemiology is employed to assess statistical relationship between events YFV forest municipal landscapes. Negative binomial regression model showed that highly fragmented cover associated an 85%...
Faced with the increased frequency of zoonotic spillover in recent decades, emerging vector-borne diseases from non-human primates pose a significant threat to global public health. Understanding transmission dynamics driven by arthropod vectors between wildlife populations is critical for surveillance, modelling and mitigation. Elevated canopy-level sampling valuable approach elucidating vector behaviour sylvatic transmission. However, this underutilized many regions due logistical...
The trained heart adapts through geometric changes influenced by concentric and eccentric hypertrophy, depending on the predominance of isometric or dynamic components exercise performed. Additionally, alterations in rhythm may occur due to increased vagal system activity. Cardiological evaluation with an electrocardiogram (ECG) aims identify cardiac conditions that could temporarily permanently disqualify athlete from competition. This study sought compare electrocardiographic findings...
In Brazil, malaria is endemic in the Amazon River basin and non-endemic extra-Amazon region, which includes areas of São Paulo state. this state, a number autochthonous cases occur annually, prevalence subclinical infection unknown. Asymptomatic infections may remain undetected, maintaining transmission pathogen, including by blood transfusion. these report it has been described Plasmodium donors from transfusion centre Paulo, Brazil. cross-sectional study, representative samples were...
Recently an unexpectedly high prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum was found in asymptomatic blood donors living the southeastern Brazilian Atlantic forest. The bromeliad-malaria paradigm assumes that transmission vivax and malariae involves species subgenus Kerteszia Anopheles only a few cases P. malaria are reported annually this region. expectations low null falciparum. Therefore, aim study to verify if is actively circulating forest remains.In study, anophelines were collected with...
Several biomarkers of ovarian reserve have been proposed as possible predictors the response to controlled stimulation (COS). We aimed evaluate age, FSH, AMH, antral follicle count (AFC), and prediction index (ORPI), potential COS.Cross-sectional study enrolling 188 infertile women who underwent first cycle IVF/ICSI. AFC was evaluated; serum FSH AMH levels were measured by ELISA. ORPI calculated x AFC/patient´s age.As expected, hypo-responder group had less retrieved oocytes, MII, embryos...
Abstract The relationship between deforestation and malaria is a spatiotemporal process of variation in Plasmodium incidence human-dominated Amazonian rural environments. present study aimed to assess the underlying mechanisms malarial exposure risk at fine scale 5-km 2 sites across Brazilian Amazon, using field-collected data with longitudinal spatiotemporally structured approach. Anopheline mosquitoes were sampled from 80 investigate infection rate mosquito communities estimate landscapes....
OBJETIVO: Analisar a distribuição espacial e sazonal da leptospirose, identificando possíveis componentes ecológicos sociais para sua transmissão. MÉTODOS: Foram georreferenciados 2.490 casos em cada distrito do município de São Paulo, SP, registrados 1998 2006. Os dados foram obtidos Sistema Informação Agravos Notificação. realizados mapas temáticos com as variáveis taxa incidência, letalidade, alfabetização, renda média mensal, número moradores por domicilio, abastecimento água rede...
Abstract Background The most substantial and best preserved area of Atlantic Forest is within the biogeographical sub-region Serra do Mar. topographic complexity region creates a diverse array microclimates, which can affect species distribution diversity inside forest. Given that includes highly heterogeneous environments, medically important Culicidae assemblage, possible co-occurrence, we evaluated mosquito assemblages from bromeliad phytotelmata in Mar (southeastern Brazil). Methods...
Every year, autochthonous cases of Plasmodium vivax malaria occur in low-endemicity areas Vale do Ribeira the south-eastern part Atlantic Forest, state São Paulo, where Anopheles cruzii and bellator are considered primary vectors. However, other species subgenus Nyssorhynchus (e.g., marajoara) abundant may participate dynamics malarial transmission that region. The objectives present study were to assess spatial distribution An. cruzii, marajoara associate presence these with municipalities...
Deforestation in the Amazon and social vulnerability of its settler communities has been associated with increased malaria incidence. The feeding biology most important vectors region, notably Nyssorhynchus darlingi, compounds efforts to control reduce transmission what become known as "Frontier Malaria". Exploring Anophelinae mosquito diversity is fundamental understanding species responsible for developing appropriate management intervention strategies River basin.
The Brazilian Amazon, a vital tropical region, faces escalating threats from human activities, agriculture, and climate change. This study aims to assess the relationship between forest fire occurrences, meteorological factors, hospitalizations due respiratory diseases in Legal Amazon region 2009 2019. Employing simultaneous equation models with official data, we examined association deforestation-induced fires health issues. Over studied period, recorded staggering 1,438,322 wildfires,...
Species coexistence in mosquito assemblages may depend on mechanisms related to interspecific resource partitioning occurring at multiple scales. In the present work we investigated co-occurrence or spatial segregation sharing resources micro-habitat, habitat and landscape Environmental characteristics, fauna as adults larvae were assessed along vegetation gradient a natural of tropical rainforest. Huisman-Olff-Fresco (HOF) Generalized Additive (GAM) models employed explore relationships...
Abstract Background Environmental disturbance, deforestation and socioeconomic factors all affect malaria incidence in tropical subtropical endemic areas. Deforestation is the major driver of habitat loss fragmentation, which frequently leads to shifts composition, abundance spatial distribution vector species. The goals present study were to: (i) identify anophelines found naturally infected with Plasmodium ; (ii) measure effects landscape on number Nyssorhynchus darlingi , presence...
Since 2015, the Global Technical Strategy (GTS) for Malaria 2016-2030 has been adopted by World Health Organization (WHO) as a comprehensive framework to accelerate progress malaria elimination in endemic countries. This strategy sets target of reducing global incidence and mortality rates 90% 2030. Here it is sought evaluate Brazil's achievements towards reaching WHO GTS milestone Considering total number new cases main research question is: will Brazil reach goal 2030? Analytical...