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Molecular characterization of Giardia lamblia in children less than 5 years of ...
Gasparinho, Carolina; Ferreira, Filipa S.; Mayer, António Carlos; Mirante, Maria Clara; Vaz Nery, Susana; Santos-Reis, Ana; Portugal-Calisto, DanielaIntroduction - Giardia lamblia is a pathogenic intestinal protozoan with high prevalence in developing countries, especially among children. Molecular characterization has revealed the existence of eight assemblages, with A and B being more commonly described in human infections. Despite its importance, to our knowledge, this is the first published molecular analysis of G. lamblia assemblages in Angola. Methods...
Main causes of death in Dande, Angola: results from Verbal Autopsies of deaths ...
Rosário, Edite; Costa, Diogo; Timóteo, Luís; Rodrigues, Ana Paula; Varanda, Jorge; Vaz Nery, Susana; Brito, MiguelBackground: The Dande Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) located in Bengo Province, Angola, covers nearly 65,500 residents living in approximately 19,800 households. This study aims to describe the main causes of deaths (CoD) occurred within the HDSS, from 2009 to 2012, and to explore associations between demographic or socioeconomic factors and broad mortality groups (Group I—Communicable diseas...