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Clinical aspects of human rabies in the state of Ceará, Brazil: an overview of ...
Duarte,Naylê Francelino Holanda; Pires Neto,Roberto da Justa; Viana,Victoria Forte; Feijão,Levi Ximenes; Alencar,Carlos Henrique; Heukelbach,JorgAbstract INTRODUCTION Rabies is considered one of the most relevant public health problems owing to its high fatality rate and the high number of deaths worldwide. METHODS We included patients with human rabies who attended a reference hospital in the state of Ceará during 1976-2019. RESULTS Data were available for 63 out of 171 (36.8%) patients. Of these patients, 48 (76.2%) were attacked by dogs. In recent ye...
Health system collapse 45 days after the detection of COVID-19 in Ceará, Northe...
Lemos,Daniele Rocha Queiros; D’Angelo,Sarah Mendes; Farias,Luis Arthur Brasil Gadelha; Almeida,Magda Moura; Gomes,Ricristhi GonçalvesAbstract INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 emerged in late 2019 and quickly became a serious public health problem worldwide. This study aim to describe the epidemiological course of cases and deaths due to COVID-19 and their impact on hospital bed occupancy rates in the first 45 days of the epidemic in the state of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil. METHODS: The study used an ecological design with data gathered from multiple g...