The present study aimed to review literature on studies of dengue cases conducted over 30 years in the state of Ceara´. Between November 2015 and January 2016, articles published in Portuguese and English in 7 databases were searched using keywords and a Boolean operator. A total of 191 articles were identified in the databases; 133 were excluded according to the exclusion criteria, and 58 were included in the ...
Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a public health problem worldwide. The urban transmission of Leishmania infantum (L. infantum) has been growing the prevalence of asymptomatic carriers of this parasite in large center. Occurrence of L. infantum transmission by blood transfusion has been reporting around the world, therefore it is important to evaluate the possibility of blood products as a potential risk for Leis...