- Global Health and Surgery
- Leptospirosis research and findings
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Dental Education, Practice, Research
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Animal testing and alternatives
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Biotechnology and Related Fields
Universidade de São Paulo
2013-2025
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
2016-2023
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
2018
Centro Universitário das Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas
2016
Universidade Brasil
2012
Until recently, Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) was considered to represent a single tick species in the New World. Recent studies have split this taxon into six species. While A. complex or (sensu lato) (s.l.) is currently represented by two Brazil, stricto) (s.s.) and sculptum Berlese, 1888, their geographical distribution poorly known. The of Brazil determined morphological examination all lots large collections collecting new material during three field expeditions possible...
Dogs are highly susceptible to the leptospiral infection, notably stray and sheltered dogs. Unsanitary conditions often observed in dog shelters may predispose introduction spread of leptospires among populations, potentially increasing chances for inadvertent adoption asymptomatically infected animals. The present work describes a longitudinal study using multidisciplinary approach identification chronically dogs characterization pathogenic strains circulating populations São Paulo, Brazil....
Background Brazil boasts a health scheme that aspires to provide universal coverage, but its surgical system has rarely been analysed. In an effort strengthen systems worldwide, the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery proposed collection of 6 standardised indicators: 2-hour access surgery, workforce density, volume, perioperative mortality rate (POMR) and protection against impoverishing catastrophic expenditure. This study aims characterise Brazilian with these newly devised indicators...
The intertwined relation between public and private care in Brazil is reshaping the medical profession, possibly affecting distribution profile of country's workforce. Physicians' simultaneous engagement services a common unregulated practice Brazil, but influence played by contextual factors personal characteristics over dual are still poorly understood. This study aimed at exploring sociodemographic Brazilian physicians to shed light on links their across services. A nation-wide...
Dogs presenting with acute leptospirosis may present non-specific clinical and laboratory findings, the definitive diagnosis require additional confirmatory tests, including bacterial culture, for direct or indirect identification of pathogen. The study describes in suspected dogs based on use multiple diagnostic serological, molecular bacteriological along characterization recovered leptospiral strains.Urine, serum blood samples were collected from 33 treated at University São Paulo...
Leptospirosis and dengue share similar unspecific symptoms, complicating differential diagnosis in endemic regions. This overlap is further exacerbated by the often-underrecognized nature of leptospirosis, resulting low clinical suspicion among healthcare providers. Understanding scale underdiagnosed leptospirosis cases, particularly dengue-negative patients, critical for improving public health responses. cross-sectional study analyzed data from 6,936 febrile patients who tested negative at...
A longitudinal study was carried out to describe the size and spatial distribution of stray dog population in University São Paulo campus, Brazil from November 2010 2011. The campus is located within urban area Paulo, largest city Brazil, with a over 11 million. 4.2 km(2) that comprise university grounds are walled, 10 access gates, allowing dogs move freely. Over 100,000 people 50,000 vehicles circulate daily. Five observations were made during period, using mark-resight method. same route...
Objective In many countries an increase in the number of women medicine is accompanied by gender inequality various aspects professional practice. Women medical workforce usually earn less than their male counterparts. The aim this study was to describe wage difference and analyse associated factors relation Brazil’s physicians. Participants 2400 Setting Nationwide, cross-sectional conducted 2014. Methods Data were collected via a telephone enquiry. Sociodemographic work characteristics...
O abandono de animais é frequente e comum em toda América Latina, causando prejuízos nos âmbitos da saúde pública, social, ecológica, economia do bem-estar animal. Estão entre as principais causas animal: os problemas comportamentais dos animais, relacionados à falta espaço nas moradias, bem como o estilo vida proprietários, a informação sobre responsabilidades custos gerados pela guarda animais. É crescente número leis municipais brasileiras relacionadas ao animal, devido pressão setores...
The internal migration of physicians from one place to another in the same country can unbalance supply and distribution these professionals national health systems. In addition economic, social demographic issues, there are individual professional factors associated with a physician's decision migrate. Brazil, is an ongoing debate as whether opening medicine programmes interior induce stay locations. This article examines Brazil based on location medical schools which they graduated. A...
To evaluate the socio-demographic profile, path to medical school admission and factors affecting choice of becoming a physician in Brazil.Application structured questionnaire 4,601 participants among 16,323 physicians who graduated between 2014 2015 that subsequently registered with one 27 Regional Boards Medicine (CRMs).The average age is years, 77.2% are white, 57% come from families monthly income greater than ten times minimum wage, 65% have fathers completed higher education, 79.1%...
ABSTRACT: Stray dogs are associated with environment and public health impacts. São Paulo is a city approximately 2.5 million owned until the time of writing no studies describing distribution stray dog population have been conducted in this city. Therefore, scientific support for intervention plans available. The objective study was to evaluate association local sociodemographic environmental factors perception presence urban fragments A convenience sample six selected. In-depth interviews...
Women remain underrepresented in 80% of Brazilian surgical specialties, however, women representation within the academic literature remains unknown. This study aims to evaluate gender distribution first and last authors journals. All publications between 2015 2019 from five journals with highest impact factor were reviewed. The authors' names extracted each article a predictive algorithm was used classify author. Authors further classified by field geographic region investigate patterns...
Primary health care (PHC) doctors' numbers are dwindling in high- as well low-income countries, which is feared to hamper the achievement of Universal Health Coverage goals. As a large proportion doctors privately educated and private medical schools becoming increasingly common middle-income settings, there debate on whether education represents suitable mean increase supply PHC physicians. We analyse intentions practice residents Brazil understand these differ for public schools.Drawing...
Lack of providers in surgery, anesthesia, and obstetrics (SAO) is a primary driver limited surgical capacity worldwide. We aimed to identify predictors entry into Surgery, Anesthesia, Obstetrics Gynecology fields preference working the public sector Brazil which may help profiling medical students for recruitment these needed areas. A questionnaire was applied all Brazilian graduates registered with Board Medicine from 2014 2015. Twenty-three characteristics were analyzed. Logistic...
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus tick is one of the most important parasite afflicting cattle, mainly in taurine breed. Chemical application still widely used way control, although there are reports resisting to many active principles different countries. The goal this study was obtain vitro sensitivity profile dairy cattle ticks six commercial acaricides five small farms northwestern São Paulo state, located Bady Bassitt and Ipiguá municipalities, investigate productive characteristics...