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Spatiotemporal dynamics and risk estimates of COVID-19 epidemic in Minas Gerais...

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the recently discovered coronavirus SARS-Cov-2. The disease became pandemic affecting many countries globally, including Brazil. Considering the expansion process and particularities during the initial stages of the epidemic, we aimed to analyze the spatial and spatiotemporal patterns of COVID-19 occurrence and to identify priority risk areas in Minas Gerais State, So...

Occurrence of Aedes aegypti (Diptera, Culicidae) in a Dengue Transmission Area ...

Evaluation of student' knowledgeas a contribution to dengue control programs

This study describes a survey (n=700) carried out in 14 elementary schools in the municipality of Caxias, State of Maranhão, Brazil. The survey was conducted between July and December 2007 in schools from seven neighborhoods on the outskirts of the western part of the municipality, where for the past three years high densities of immature Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have been recorded. The students' knowledge of d...

Variation in Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Diptera, Culicidae) infestation in artif...

Introduction: Dengue is a serious public health problem worldwide, with cases reported annually in tropical and subtropical regions. Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762), the main vector of dengue, is a domiciliary species with high dispersal and survival capacities and can use various artificial containers as breeding sites. We assessed potential container breeding sites of A. aegypti in the municipality of Caxias, ...

Breeding sites of aedes aegypti (linnaeus) (diptera, culicidae): study about th...

Housewives' knowledge about dengue in an endemic area of the state of maranhão,...

Malária no Maranhão: Análise dos fatores relacionados com a transmissão no perí...

Distinct variation in vector competence among nine field populations of Aedes a...

Brazil, dengue epidemics erupt sporadically throughout the country and it is unclear if outbreaks may initiate a sustainable transmission cycle. There are few studies evaluating the ability of Brazilian Aedes aegypti populations to transmit dengue virus (DENV). The aim of this study was to compare DENV susceptibility of field-captured Ae. aegypti populations from nine distinct geographic areas of the city of Be...

Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus’ dynamics influenced by spatiotemporal characteris...

Brazil reported the majority of the dengue cases in Americas during the last two decades, where theoccurrence of human dengue cases is exclusively attributed to the Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus).Nowadays, other recognized Dengue virus (DENV) vector in Asian countries, Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus(Skuse), has been detected in more than half of the 5565 Brazilian municipalities. Therefore, the aim of thepr...

Factors associated with Visceral Leishmaniasis in an endemic area of Codó, Stat...

Background and Objectives: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a disease with a high impact on public health. This study describes the epidemiological situation of VL in the Municipality of Codó, state of Maranhão, Brazil, between the years 2007-2012. Method: Initially, an analytical study was performed between the years 2007-2011, which assessed the characteristics of individuals with VL, such as: gender, age, ethn...