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Strongyloides stercoralis in Low-Income Immigrants from Portuguese Speaking Afr...
Carinton, Diamarize; Teodósio, Rosa; Belo, Silvana; L. Maurício, IsabelN/a.; N/a.
What do travelers know about Traveler’s Diarrhea? Impact of a pre-travel consul...
Estrada, Joana; Conceição, Cláudia; Augusto, Gonçalo Figueiredo; Teodósio, RosaTraveler’s diarrhea (TD) is one of the most common travel-related health problems, largely interfering with planned activities and potentially contributing to antimicrobial resistance. This study aimed to characterize the knowledge about TD among pre-travel consultation users of one Portuguese travel clinic and determine the impact of the consultation on knowledge levels. Using a quasi-experimental, separate-sa...
Moringa as a household water purification method – community perception and pil...
Bancessi, Aducabe; Teodósio, Rosa; Duarte, Elizabeth; Baldé, Aladje; Catarino, Luís; Nazareth, TeresaBackground: Public perceptions of water-related issues are still under-researched topics. The current paper intends to explore a local community’s perceptions regarding household water purification (HWP) strategies, namely before and after trying a new method: moringa seeds powder (moringa-teabag). Methods: In September 2020, six focus group discussions (N = 65) assessing perceptions about the usefulness of Mor...
Moringa as a household water purification method – community perception and pil...
Bancessi, Aducabe; Teodósio, Rosa; Duarte, Elizabeth; Baldé, Aladje; Catarino, Luís; Nazareth, TeresaBackground Public perceptions of water-related issues are still under-researched topics. The current paper intends to explore a local community’s perceptions regarding household water purification (HWP) strategies, namely before and after trying a new method: moringa seeds powder (moringa-teabag). Methods In September 2020, six focus group discussions (N = 65) assessing perceptions about the usefulness of Morin...
Pre-travel consultations quality criteria: a Delphi consensus
Wakimoto, Mayumi Duarte; Havik, Philip J.; Hartz, Zulmira M. A.; Teodósio, RosaWith the exponential growth of international travel over the last decades, the question of travellers’ health has taken on a crucial importance. International tourism, occupational travel and migratory fluxes have all contributed to this phenomenon which has drawn the attention of international organizations and national authorities on the risks associated with the spread of infectious diseases. The increasing ...
Chikungunya Virus: A Review to Clinicians
Cerol, Marta; Cezarino, Giovana; Ferrinho, Paulo; Teodósio, RosaChikungunya virus is a re-emerging alphavirus, transmitted by mosquitoes from Aedes species. It is endemic in Af- rica, and recently it has spread throughout the Indian Ocean, Asia and the Americas, where it has caused several major outbreaks. Since 2007 small outbreaks with autochthone transmission happened in southern Europe, where Aedes albopictus expanded. The disease is characterized by fever, headache, ra...
Health Problems During and After Travel: A Prospective Observational Study in a...
Conceição, Cláudia; Medeiros, Márcia; Pereira, Nélia; Gonçalves, Luzia; Antunes, Abilio; Blondé, Ellen; Teodósio, Rosa; Araújo, CarlosIntroduction: In order to improve the health of travellers during travel it is important to better understand the health problems faced by travellers in different destinations. The main objective of this study was to characterise the perceived health problems of travellers during and up to six months after travel on a pre-travel clinic in Lisbon, Portugal.Material and Methods: This is a prospective observationa...
Travel medicine in Portugal: workshop and launch of the portuguese society of t...
Conceição, Cláudia; Teodósio, Rosa; Pereira, Filomena; Racha Pacheco, Ricardo; Araújo, Carlos; Seixas, Jorge; Atouguia, JorgeTravel Medicine, as we know it today, started in Portugal during the late 1990’s. The recent wave of Portuguese citizens migrating to tropical countries gave a new impulse to this discipline. This Workshop on Travel Medicine was an excellent opportunity to invite representatives of Portuguese travel medicine clinics to discuss the problems of this practice, and the right moment to launch the Portuguese Society ...
MEDICINA DO VIAJANTE: IMPORTÂNCIA E CONCEITOS
Marques, Nuno; Seixas, Jorge; Teodósio, Rosa; Atouguia, Jorge.
INFORMAÇÃO EM MEDICINA DAS VIAGENS: TER OU NÃO TER, EIS A QUESTÃO
Seixas, Jorge; Teodósio, Rosa; Atouguia, Jorge.