Luzia Freitas

ORCID: 0009-0003-3831-5788
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  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection

Imperial College London
2024

University of Oxford
2021-2024

Infectious Diseases Data Observatory
2022-2024

London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research
2024

Royal Veterinary College
2022

Ghana Health Service
2022

Ricardo Águas Adam Mahdi Rima Shretta Peter Horby Martin Landray and 82 more Lisa J. White Fatima Arifi Chynar Zhumalieva Inke Nadia Diniyanti Lubis Antoninho Benjamin Monteiro Ainura Moldokmatova Siyu Chen Aida Estebesova Mofakhar Hussain Dipti Lata Emmanuel A. Bakare Biniam Getachew Mohammad Nadir Sahak Phetsavanh Chanthavilay Akindeh M. Nji Yu Nandar Aung Nathaniel Hupert Sai Thein Than Tun Wirichada Pan‐ngum K. C. Sarin Handoyo Harsono Sana Eybpoosh Renato Mendes Coutinho Semeeh Akinwale Omoleke Amen-Patrick Nwosu Nantasit Luangasanatip Ainura Kutmanova Aizhan Dooronbekova Antônio Ximenes Merita Monteiro O. Celhay Keyrellous Adib Amel H. Salim Yuki Yunanda Mahnaz Hossain Fariba Amirah Azzeri Penny Hancock Hakim Bekrizadeh Sayed Ataullah Saeedzai Ivana Alona Grace Wezi Mzumara João Martins José Herrera Hamid Sharifi Talant Abdyldaev Babak Jamshidi Noran Naqiah Hairi Naima Nasir Rashid Uz Zaman Sopuruchukwu Obiesie R. A. Kraenkel Nicholas Letchford Lucsendar Raimunda Fernandes Alves Sandra Adele Lorena Suárez‐Idueta Nicole Advani Manar Marzouk Viviana Mabombo Aibek Mukambetov Adeniyi Kolade Aderoba Bpriya Lakshmy Tbalasubramaniam Nicole Feune de Colombi Maria Angela Varela Niha Francisco Obando Parinda Wattanasri Sompob Saralamba Fatiha Hana Shabaruddin Shafiun Nahin Shimul Maznah Dahlui Reshania Naidoo Caroline Franco Michael Klein Aisuluu Kubatova Nusrat Jabin Shwe Sin Kyaw Luzia Freitas Sunil Pokharel Proochista Ariana Chris Erwin Gran Mercado Shamil Ibragimov John Robert C. Medina Mesulame Namedre

Dexamethasone can reduce mortality in hospitalised COVID-19 patients needing oxygen and ventilation by 18% 36%, respectively. Here, we estimate the potential number of lives saved life years gained if this treatment were to be rolled out UK globally, as well cost-effectiveness implementing intervention. Assuming SARS-CoV-2 exposure levels 5% 15%, that, for UK, approximately 12,000 (4,250 - 27,000) could between July December 2020. that dexamethasone has a similar effect size settings where...

10.1038/s41467-021-21134-2 article EN cc-by Nature Communications 2021-02-10

<ns4:p>The Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO, <ns4:underline>https://www.iddo.org</ns4:underline>) has launched a clinical data platform for the collation, curation, standardisation and reuse of individual participant (IPD) on treatments two most globally important neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), schistosomiasis (SCH) soil-transmitted helminthiases (STHs). This initiative aims to harness power data-sharing by facilitating collaborative joint analyses pooled datasets generate...

10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17468.1 preprint EN cc-by Wellcome Open Research 2022-01-05
Ricardo Águas Adam Mahdi Rima Shretta Peter Horby Martin Landray and 82 more Lisa J. White Fatima Arifi Chynar Zhumalieva Inke Nadia Diniyanti Lubis Antoninho Benjamin Monteiro Ainura Moldokmatova Siyu Chen Aida Estebesova Mofakhar Hussain Dipti Lata Emmanuel A. Bakare Biniam Getachew Mohammad Nadir Sahak Phetsavanh Chanthavilay Akindeh M. Nji Yu Nandar Aung Nathaniel Hupert Sai Thein Than Tun Wirichada Pan‐ngum K. C. Sarin Handoyo Harsono Sana Eybpoosh Renato Mendes Coutinho Semeeh Akinwale Omoleke Amen-Patrick Nwosu Nantasit Luangasanatip Ainura Kutmanova Aizhan Dooronbekova Antônio Ximenes Merita Monteiro O. Celhay Keyrellous Adib Amel H. Salim Yuki Yunanda Mahnaz Hossain Fariba Amirah Azzeri Penny Hancock Hakim Bekrizadeh Sayed Ataullah Saeedzai Ivana Alona Grace Wezi Mzumara João Martins José Herrera Hamid Sharifi Talant Abdyldaev Babak Jamshidi Noran Naqiah Hairi Naima Nasir Rashid Uz Zaman Sopuruchukwu Obiesie R. A. Kraenkel Nicholas Letchford Lucsendar Raimunda Fernandes Alves Sandra Adele Lorena Suárez‐Idueta Nicole Advani Manar Marzouk Viviana Mabombo Aibek Mukambetov Adeniyi Kolade Aderoba Bpriya Lakshmy Tbalasubramaniam Nicole Feune de Colombi Maria Angela Varela Niha Francisco Obando Parinda Wattanasri Sompob Saralamba Fatiha Hana Shabaruddin Shafiun Nahin Shimul Maznah Dahlui Reshania Naidoo Caroline Franco Michael Klein Aisuluu Kubatova Nusrat Jabin Shwe Sin Kyaw Luzia Freitas Sunil Pokharel Proochista Ariana Chris Erwin Gran Mercado Shamil Ibragimov John Robert C. Medina Mesulame Namedre

A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22038-x.

10.1038/s41467-021-22038-x article EN cc-by Nature Communications 2021-03-05

Abstract Objectives In December 2020, an unprecedented vaccination programme to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic was initiated worldwide. However, vaccine provision is currently insufficient for most countries vaccinate their entire eligible population, so it essential develop efficient strategies. disease severity and mortality vary by age, therefore age-dependent strategies must be developed. Study design/Methods Here, we use SIERS (susceptible–infected–exposed–recovered–susceptible)...

10.1101/2021.12.21.21268200 preprint EN medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2021-12-30
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