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Mining and malaria in the Brazilian Amazon and in the Yanomami indigenous land
Castro, Marcia C.; Arisco, Nicholas J.; Diniz, Cesar Guerreiro; Ponmattam, Jamie; Peterka, Cassio; Basta, Paulo Cesar; Ferreira, Marcelo UrbanoIllegal mining expanded in the Brazilian Amazon since 2018, leading to increases in malaria among indigenous populations, particularly the Yanomami. We describe the temporal and spatial pattern of malaria and mining in indigenous lands and quantify the impact of mining on malaria among the Yanomami. We estimate that a 1% increase in the annual mining area was associated with a 24% (95% CrI: 17%, 32%) increase i...
Health risk assessment of mercury exposure from fish consumption in Munduruku I...
Vasconcelos, Ana Claudia Santiago de; Hallwass, Gustavo; Bezerra, Jaqueline Gato; Aciole, Ang?lico Nonato Serr?o; Meneses, Heloisa Nascimento de MouraOswaldo Cruz Foundation. Joaquim Ven?ncio Polytechnic School of Health. Laboratory of Professional Education in Health Surveillance. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.; Federal University of West Para. Postgraduate Program in Biosciences. Laboratory of Human Ecology, Fish, Fisheries and Conservation. Oriximin?, PA, Brazil.; Federal University of West Para. Postgraduate Program in Biosciences. Laboratory of Human Ecolo...
Under-reporting of COVID-19 cases among indigenous peoples in Brazil : a new ex...
Fellows, Martha; Paye, Valéria; Alencar, Ane; Nicácio, Mário; Castro, Isabel; Coelho, Maria Emília; Silva, Camila V. J.; Bandeira, MatheusObjective: To estimate the incidence, mortality and lethality rates of COVID-19 among Indigenous Peoples in the Brazilian Amazon. Additionally, to analyze how external threats can contribute to spread the disease in Indigenous Lands (IL). Methods: The Brazilian Amazon is home to nearly half a million Indigenous persons, representing more than 170 ethnic groups. As a pioneer in heading Indigenous community-based...
Brazilian Tuberculosis Research Network- TB Network
Kritski, Afranio; Ruffino-Nettoq, Antonio; Trajman, Anete; Scatena Villa, Tereza Cristina; Lapa e Silva, José Roberto; Hadad, David J.Despite the significant progress of tuberculosis (TB) and nontuberculous mycobacteria research in Brazil, at the beginning of the millennium there was still a weak cooperation among the various actors in this area: industry, universities, research institutes, civil society and health services, including the National TB Program (NTP). In 2001, REDE-TB - the Brazilian TB Research Network - was created as a multid...
Factors associated with TB in an indigenous population in Brazil: the effect of...
Malacarne, Jocieli; Kolte, Ida Viktoria; Freitas, Lais Picinini; Orellana, Jesem Douglas Yamall; Souza, Maximiliano Loiola Ponte deThe Mato Grosso do Sul State (MS) has the second-largest indigenous population and the highest incidence rates of TB among indigenous people in Brazil. However, little is known about the risk factors associated with active TB in indigenous people in the region, especially regarding socioeconomic factors. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of the Family Allowance Program (BFP) and of other predictors ...