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Entry of dengue virus serotypes and their geographic distribution in Brazilian ...
Bezerra,Juliana Maria Trindade; Sousa,Selma Costa de; Tauil,Pedro Luiz; Carneiro,Mariângela; Barbosa,David SoeiroObjective: To describe the entry of Dengue virus (DENV) serotypes in Brazil and its federative units. Methods: A systematic review of studies published between 1980 and 2018 in databases and in the gray literature was performed using descriptors related to the years of entry of the DENV serotypes. Additionally, experts and official sources of information (Brazilian Ministry of Health) were consulted. Results: F...
Emergence of chikungunya and Zika in a municipality endemic to dengue, Santa Lu...
Vega,Farley Liliana Romero; Bezerra,Juliana Maria Trindade; Said,Rodrigo Fabiano de Carmo; Gama Neto,Aloysio Nogueira da; Cotrim,Emanuela CardosoAbstract INTRODUCTION: The recent circulation of arboviruses transmitted by vectors, such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, is concerning due to the high morbidity rates, clinical complications, and increased demand on health services. The objective of this study was to analyze the clinical and epidemiological aspects of an epidemic caused by arboviruses in the municipality of Santa Luzia, Minas Gerais, Brazil....
Aumento da carga de dengue no Brasil e unidades federadas, 2000 e 2015: análise...
Araújo,Valdelaine Etelvina Miranda de; Bezerra,Juliana Maria Trindade; Amâncio,Frederico Figueiredo; Passos,Valéria Maria de AzeredoRESUMO: Objetivo: Descrever as principais métricas sobre dengue geradas pelo Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2015, para o Brasil e suas 27 unidades federadas, nos anos de 2000 e 2015. Métodos: As métricas descritas foram: taxas de incidência e de mortalidade por dengue, padronizadas por idade, years of life lost (YLL), years lived with disability (YLD) e disability adjusted life years (DALY) (frequência ab...
Conhecimentos de estudantes sobre Leishmaniose Visceral em escolas públicas de ...
Lobo,Katiane dos Santos; Bezerra,Juliana Maria Trindade; Brito,Luciane Maria de Oliveira; Silva,Joelma Soares da; Pinheiro,Valéria Cristina SoaresTrata-se de um inquérito amostral (743 questionários), realizado nos meses de abril a novembro de 2009 em dez escolas públicas municipais, previamente sorteadas e localizadas em oito bairros da cidade de Caxias. Avaliou-se por meio da aplicação de questionários fechados, o conhecimento dos estudantes sobre a Leishmaniose Visceral (LV), seu vetor e prevenção. Os resultados mostraram mudanças com maior percentual...
Variation in Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Diptera, Culicidae) infestation in artif...
Soares-da-Silva,Joelma; Ibiapina,Sebastiana Silva; Bezerra,Juliana Maria Trindade; Tadei,Wanderli Pedro; Pinheiro,Valéria Cristina SoaresINTRODUCTION: 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, ...
Evaluation of students' knowledge as a contribution to dengue control programs
Bezerra,Juliana Maria Trindade; Silva,Joelma Soares-da; Ibiapina,Sebastiana Silva; Tadei,Wanderli Pedro; Pinheiro,Valéria Cristina SoaresThis 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...