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Oropouche Fever on the Rise: Overview of a Reemerging Arbovirus in Latin America
Arraiol, Ana Filipa; Pinto Junior, Vitor LaerteOropouche virus is a reemerging arbovirus in Latin America, responsible for multiple outbreaks since its first identification in 1955. Following decades of sustained circulation in the Amazon region, it has recently spread to previously unaffected areas, particularly since late 2023, raising new public health concerns. Despite its growing relevance, it remains largely underdiagnosed, often confused with other a...
Combating Vaccine Hesitancy Requires Knowledge of Misfortunes and Controversies
Pinto Junior, Vitor Laerte; Valadas, Emília; Hanscheid, ThomasN/a.; N/a.
Synopsys of the 3rd National Congress of Tropical Medicine and 1st Lusophone Co...
Lobo, Maria Luísa; Santos Costa, Sofia; Pinto Junior, Vitor Laerte; Salgueiro, Patrícia; Tavanez, João Paulo; Campino, LeneaCurrently, Tropical Medicine emerged as both an important medical specialty and scientific discipline assuming a preponderant global dimension. Until a few years ago, several tropical pathologies, which were exclusively associated with tropical regions, have been gradually expanding to other geographic areas previously considered free of these infections. Vectorborne diseases are included among this group of in...
O desafio da gestão de equipamentos médico-hospitalares no Sistema Único de Saúde
Amorim, Aline Silva; Pinto Junior, Vitor Laerte; Shimizu, Helena EriO estudo analisou as políticas de gestão de equipamentos médico-hospitalares ado¬tadas pelo Ministério da Saúde para o Sistema Único de Saúde. Realizou-se uma análise docu¬mental das publicações do Ministério da Saúde e uma análise de dados do Cadastro Nacional de Estabelecimentos de Saúde, no período de 2005 a 2013. O País instituiu uma Política de Gestão de Tecnologias em Saúde e uma área para a gestão dos eq...
Zika Virus: A Review to Clinicians
Pinto Junior, Vitor Laerte; Luz, Kleber; Parreira, Ricardo; Ferrinho, PauloZika virus is a flavivirus related to Dengue virus, yellow fever virus and West Nile virus. It is considered an emerging arbovirus transmitted by mosquitos of the genus Aedes. Its first description took place in 1947 in the Zika Forest in Uganda, isolated on Rhesus monkey used as bait to study the yellow fever virus. Sporadic cases have been detected in African countries and at the end of the 70’s in Indonesia....