Oswaldo 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...
Objective: 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...
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...
The 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 ...