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Notifications of acute diarrheal diseases in a municipality in the Pantanal
Bühler, Barbara Ferraz; Bonilha, Sandra Mara Fernandes; Oliveira Junior, Ernandes SobreiraAcute Diarrheal Disease (ADD) is a global public health problem, with 1.7 billion childhood cases per year. Its occurrence may be related to social, cultural, nutritional and environmental factors, such as low coverage of basic sanitation and the dynamics of waters in a region. In situations of intense rain and flooding, cases of diarrhea tend to increase. Considering the above, the present study aims to compar...
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in children: case report and case series from an ...
Terças-Trettel, Ana Cláudia Pereira; Melo, Alba Valéria Gomes de; Bonilha, Sandra Mara Fernandes; Moraes, Josdemar Muniz deHantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome (HCPS) is an important emergent zoonosis associated with wild rodents in Brazil, where this viral infection in children is generally rare. We present HCPS in a child from the Pantanal Biome and a review of all reported pediatric cases in Mato Grosso State, an endemic area for HCPS in Brazil. The investigation used the Information System for Notifiable Diseases database (SINAN...