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Travel-associated international spread of Oropouche virus beyond the Amazon
Iani, Felipe Campos de Melo; Pereira, Felicidade Mota; Oliveira, Elaine Cristina de; Rodrigues, Janete Taynã Nascimento; Machado, Mariza HoffmannOropouche virus (OROV), first detected in Trinidad and Tobago in 1955, was historically confined to the Brazilian Amazon Basin. However, since late 2022, an increasing number of OROV cases have been reported across various regions of Brazil as well as in urban centers in Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana, Colombia, Cuba, Panama, and Peru. In collaboration with Central Public Health Laboratories across Brazil, we integra...
Establishing a dengue genomic monitoring in Cuba: uncovering virus dynamics to ...
Pérez, Melissa; Álvarez, Mayling; Perez, Lissette; Benitez, Ana Julia; Serrano, Silvia; Adelino, Talita Emile Ribeiro; Fonseca, Vagner; Resik, SoniaBackground: A major dengue outbreak was reported by the Cuban Ministry of Health in 2022, highlighting the need for strong surveillance, with high pediatric cases showing warning signs. Using phylogenetic and epidemiologic approaches, we provide evidence toward a better understanding of dengue's recent transmission history. Methods: This study details the implementation of the genomic surveillance system for De...
Could poor waste management be an additional factor for the spread of COVID-19?...
Mol, Marcos Paulo Gomes; Caldas, Sérgio; Pereira, Cristiane Mendes; Silva, Marcos Vinícius Ferreira; Piedade, Josiane BarbosaCOVID-19 is a new coronavirus respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, first described in China in December 2019 and since March 2020 has been affecting the whole world. The principal mode of transmission is through exposure to respiratory droplets carrying infectious virus. Contact with contaminated surfaces or objects (fomites) is also possible, although the risk is generally considered low. However, the wid...