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A new interministerial strategy for the promotion of healthy eating in Portugal...
Graça, Pedro; Gregório, Maria João; de Sousa, Sofia Mendes; Brás, Sónia; Penedo, Tatiana; Carvalho, Telmo; Bandarra, Narcisa M.; Lima, Rui MatiasTo describe the implementation, main intervention areas and initial results of the Integrated Strategy for the Promotion of Healthy Eating (EIPAS) in Portugal.
Monitoring influenza vaccine effectiveness using the national influenza surveil...
Machado, Ausenda; Freitas, Maria Graça; Guiomar, Raquel; Dias, Carlos Matias; Nunes, BaltazarBackground: Due to the annual reformulation of the influenza vaccine composition estimates of the vaccine effectiveness (VE) are required every season. A portuguese influenza surveillance system is in place, and data obtained by this system may be used to evaluate VE (compared to studies specifically designed to this purpose). This study intends to evaluate the feasibility of using the national influenza survei...
Monitorização da efetividade da vacina antigripal utilizando o método screening
Machado, Ausenda; Freitas, Maria Graça; Guiomar, Raquel; Dias, Carlos Matias; Nunes, BaltazarIntrodução: Dada a reformulação anual da composição da vacina antigripal sazonal é necessário avaliar a efetividade da vacina antigripal (EVA) todas as épocas. No presente estudo estudou-se a viabilidade da utilização do método screening na monitorização da EVA. Materiais e Métodos: O estudo incidiu nas épocas 2004/05 a 2011/12. A EVA foi determinada comparando a cobertura da vacina (CV) nos casos de síndroma g...
Seroprevalence to cytomegalovirus in the Portuguese population, 2002-2003
Lopo, Sílvia; Vinagre, E; Palminha, P; Paixão, MT; Nogueira, Paulo; Freitas, Maria GraçaThe prevalence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections ranges between 50% and 85% in adults in the United States, and its epidemiology varies in different regions of the world and between socioeconomic and age groups. In Portugal, no study has been carried out to date to determine the prevalence of CMV in the general population. Under the second National Serological Survey conducted in continental Portugal in 2001–...
Seroprevalence to cytomegalovirus in the Portuguese population, 2002-2003
Lopo, Sílvia; Vinagre, Elsa; Palminha, Paula; Paixão, Maria Teresa; Nogueira, Paulo; Freitas, Maria GraçaThe prevalence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections ranges between 50% and 85% in adults in the United States, and its epidemiology varies in different regions of the world and between socioeconomic and age groups. In Portugal, no study has been carried out to date to determine the prevalence of CMV in the general population. Under the second National Serological Survey conducted in continental Portugal in 2001–...
A strategy to increase and assess vaccine coverage in the north of Portugal
Gonçalves, G; Frutuoso, M Assunção; Ferreira, M Carmo; Freitas, Maria GraçaIn the Northern Health Region of Portugal, vaccine coverage is measured by checking and studying individual vaccination records in health centres. Each year from 2001-2004, birth cohorts who were over 2, 6 and 14 years of age were selected for assessment. Data collection occurred on January the following year and meetings with district immunisation coordinators took place every March. For all vaccines and birth...
Dermatomyositis with normal muscle enzymes and pulmonary involvement
Marques, Sandra; Pacheco, Maria Helena; Martins Baptista, António; Freitas, Maria Graça; Malhado, JoséDermatomyositis (DM) is a rare autoimmune disease with inflammatory damage of muscles and skin. The survival rate is greater than 90% with current therapy. DM sine myositis is a particular form of this disease that may be associated with pulmonary damage. Prognosis is related to pulmonary interstitial damage.The authors report the case of a 42-year-old Indian woman with fever, cough, dyspneia and skin damage of...
Mumps epidemic in Portugal despite high vaccine coverage : preliminary report
Dias, JA; Cordeiro, M; Afzal, MA; Freitas, Maria Graça; Morgado, MR; Silva, JL; Nunes, LM; Lima, MG; Avilez, FA measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) trivalent vaccine was added to Portugal’s National Immunisation Programme (NIP) in 1987. All vaccines are given at health centres, free of charge, but an epidemic of mumps began in 1995, firstly in northern Portugal and has now spread to other areas. Initially, only one dose of MMR vaccine at the age of 15 months was recommended. In 1990 a second dose at the age of 11 to 13 y...