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493. Clinical and Epidemiological Features of Healthcare Workers Detected with Coronavirus Disease

scientific article

68. Active Monitoring of a Healthcare Worker Cohort During the COVID-19 Epidemic

scientific article

<i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> in urban populations of terrestrial gastropods and rats in an impoverished region of Brazil

scientific article published in 2021

A Comparative Assessment of Track Plates to Quantify Fine Scale Variations in the Relative Abundance of Norway Rats in Urban Slums

scientific article published on 06 January 2016

A Cost-Effectiveness Tool for Informing Policies on Zika Virus Control

scientific article

A Cross-Sectional Survey of HIV Testing and Prevalence in Twelve Brazilian Correctional Facilities

scientific article published on 14 October 2015

A Large Leptospirosis Outbreak following Successive Severe Floods in Fiji, 2012

scientific article published on 20 August 2018

A New Clinical Section in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.

scientific article published on 28 September 2010

A Schistosoma mansoni epitope recognized by a protective monoclonal antibody is identical to the stage-specific embryonic antigen 1

scientific article

A Two-Year Ecological Study of Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in a Brazilian Urban Slum

scientific article

A model for leptospire dynamics and control in the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) the reservoir host in urban slum environments

A multivariate geostatistical framework for combining multiple indices of abundance for disease vectors and reservoirs: a case study of rattiness in a low-income urban Brazilian community

scientific article published on 02 September 2020

A novel flagellar sheath protein, FcpA, determines filament coiling, translational motility and virulence for the Leptospira spirochete

scientific article published on 26 April 2016

A putative regulatory genetic locus modulates virulence in the pathogen Leptospira interrogans

scientific article

A stochastic model for ecological systems with strong nonlinear response to environmental drivers: application to two water-borne diseases

scientific article

Abstract S03-03: Cancer patients display diminished viral RNA clearance and altered T cell responses during SARS-CoV-2 infection

scholarly article

Accuracy of Dengue Reporting by National Surveillance System, Brazil

scientific article published in February 2016

Accuracy of a dual path platform (DPP) assay for the rapid point-of-care diagnosis of human leptospirosis

scientific article

Accuracy of real-time PCR, Gram stain and culture for Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis and Haemophilus influenzae meningitis diagnosis

scientific article

Acquisition of negative complement regulators by the saprophyte Leptospira biflexa expressing LigA or LigB confers enhanced survival in human serum.

scientific article published on 11 March 2016

Active and latent tuberculosis in Brazilian correctional facilities: a cross-sectional study

scientific article

Acute encephalopathy with elevated CSF inflammatory markers as the initial presentation of COVID-19

scientific article published on 18 June 2020

Acute encephalopathy with elevated CSF inflammatory markers as the initial presentation of COVID-19

scientific article published on 12 May 2020

Adverse birth outcomes associated with Zika virus exposure during pregnancy in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil

scientific article published on 10 November 2017

Age-dependent impairment in antibody responses elicited by a homologous CoronaVac booster dose

scientific article published on 15 February 2023

An AI-powered patient triage platform for future viral outbreaks using COVID-19 as a disease model

scientific article published on 29 August 2023

An Optimized Method for Quantification of Pathogenic Leptospira in Environmental Water Samples

scientific article

An asymmetric sheath controls flagellar supercoiling and motility in the leptospira spirochete

scientific article published on 11 March 2020

An imprint method for detecting leptospires in the hamster model of vaccine-mediated immunity for leptospirosis

scientific article

An outbreak of severe leptospirosis in capuchin (Cebus) monkeys

scientific article published on 31 May 2010

Analytical sensitivity and efficiency comparisons of SARS-COV-2 qRT-PCR primer-probe sets

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Analytical sensitivity and efficiency comparisons of SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR primer-probe sets

scientific article published on 10 July 2020

Anicteric Leptospirosis-Associated Meningitis in a Tropical Urban Environment, Brazil

scientific article published on 01 September 2020

Anterior-Segment Ocular Findings and Microphthalmia in Congenital Zika Syndrome

scientific article published on July 2017

Antimicrobial resistance in Haemophilus influenzae isolated during population-based surveillance for meningitis in Salvador, Brazil

scientific article published in November 2002

Bartonella in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from the urban slum environment in Brazil

scientific article published in 2023

Burden of group A streptococcal meningitis in Salvador, Brazil: report of 11 years of population-based surveillance

scientific article

COVID-19 annual update: a narrative review

scientific article published on 24 July 2023

COVID-19 vulnerability: the potential impact of genetic susceptibility and airborne transmission

scientific article published on 12 May 2020

Can Zika virus antibodies cross-protect against dengue virus? - Authors' reply

scientific article published in May 2018

Carriage of Leptospira interrogans among domestic rats from an urban setting highly endemic for leptospirosis in Brazil

scientific article published on 31 July 2008

Cathelicidin Insufficiency in Patients with Fatal Leptospirosis

scientific article

Characterization of virulence of Leptospira isolates in a hamster model

scientific article

Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes for 7,995 Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection

scientific article published on 21 July 2020

Clinical characteristics and risk factors of human leptospirosis in Argentina (1999-2005).

scientific article published on 12 July 2008

Clinical outcome of pneumococcal meningitis during the emergence of pencillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: an observational study

scientific article

Clonally related penicillin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 14 from cases of meningitis in Salvador, Brazil.

scientific article

Coast-to-Coast Spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the Early Epidemic in the United States

scientific article published on 4 May 2020

Coast-to-coast spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States revealed by genomic epidemiology

scientific article (preprint)

Collaborative teaching and learning: a model for building capacity and partnerships to address NTDs

scientific article

Comparative morbidity of axillary lymph node dissection and the sentinel lymph node technique: implications for patients with breast cancer.

scientific article published in July 2004

Concomitant transmission of dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses in Brazil: Clinical and epidemiological findings from surveillance for acute febrile illness

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Correction to: International prospective observational cohort study of Zika in infants and pregnancy (ZIP study): study protocol

scientific article published on 19 November 2019

Correction: Cathelicidin Insufficiency in Patients with Fatal Leptospirosis

scientific article published on 26 September 2017

Correction: Collaborative Teaching and Learning: A Model for Building Capacity and Partnerships to Address NTDs.

scientific article published on 12 August 2011

Correction: Evaluating strategies for control of tuberculosis in prisons and prevention of spillover into communities: An observational and modeling study from Brazil

article

Corrigendum to "Extensive transmission of SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1* variant in a population with high levels of hybrid immunity: A prevalence survey" [International Journal of Infectious Diseases 139 (2024) 159-167]

scientific article published in April 2024

Covid-19 vaccine acceptance among individuals incarcerated in Connecticut state jails

scientific article published on 13 March 2023

Cross-sectional study of brucellosis and Q fever in Thailand among livestock in two districts at the Thai-Cambodian border, Sa Kaeo province

scientific article published on 11 October 2018

Crystallization of FcpA from Leptospira, a novel flagellar protein that is essential for pathogenesis.

scientific article

Cutting Edge: Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Humans Is Defined by a Shift in the Serum Lipidome, Resulting in Dysregulation of Eicosanoid Immune Mediators

scientific article published on 04 December 2020

Cytokine response signatures in disease progression and development of severe clinical outcomes for leptospirosis

scientific article

DNA aptamer-based non-faradaic impedance biosensor for detecting E. coli

scientific article published on 07 February 2020

De novo emergence of a remdesivir resistance mutation during treatment of persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection in an immunocompromised patient: a case report

scientific article published on 17 March 2022

Delay in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in prisons in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

scientific article published in 2023

Delayed production of neutralizing antibodies correlates with fatal COVID-19

journal article published in 2021

Detection and modelling of case clusters for urban leptospirosis

scientific article

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA by multiplex RT-qPCR

scientific article published on 07 October 2020

Developmental outcomes in children exposed to Zika virus in utero from a Brazilian urban slum cohort study

scientific article

Diagnostic performance of anti-beta2 glycoprotein I and anticardiolipin assays for clinical manifestations of the antiphospholipid syndrome

scientific article published in December 2004

Differences in the Prevalence of Non-Communicable Disease between Slum Dwellers and the General Population in a Large Urban Area in Brazil

article

Disentangling the influence of reservoir abundance and pathogen shedding on zoonotic spillover of the agent in urban informal settlements

scientific article published in 2024

Disseminated Leishmaniasis: A New and Emerging Form of Leishmaniasis Observed in Northeastern Brazil

article

Dissemination of the ST-103 clonal complex serogroup C meningococci in Salvador, Brazil

scientific article published on 26 September 2017

Distinct antibody responses of patients with mild and severe leptospirosis determined by whole proteome microarray analysis

scientific article

Distribution of the leptospiral immunoglobulin-like (lig) genes in pathogenic Leptospira species and application of ligB to typing leptospiral isolates

scientific article

Divergent and self-reactive immune responses in the CNS of COVID-19 patients with neurological symptoms

scientific article published on 03 May 2021

Diverse Functional Autoantibodies in Patients with COVID-19

scientific article published on 12 December 2020

Diverse Functional Autoantibodies in Patients with COVID-19

scientific article published 19 May 2021

Does immunity after Zika virus infection cross-protect against dengue?

scientific article published in February 2018

Does tumor burden limit the accuracy of lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy in colorectal cancer?

scientific article published in November 2002

Dynamics of chikungunya virus transmission in the first year after its introduction in Brazil: A cohort study in an urban community

scientific article published on 27 December 2023

EVITA Dengue: a cluster-randomized controlled trial to EValuate the efficacy of Wolbachia-InfecTed Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in reducing the incidence of Arboviral infection in Brazil

scientific article published in 2022

Early identification of leptospirosis-associated pulmonary hemorrhage syndrome by use of a validated prediction model

scientific article published on 21 December 2009

Eco-epidemiological study of seropositivity against Rickettsia and Leptospira agents in rural areas of Urabá, Colombia

scientific article published on 4 January 2024

Effect of a region-wide incorporation of an algorithm based on the 2012 international consensus guideline on the practice pattern for the management of pancreatic cystic neoplasms in an integrated health system

article

Effectiveness of the CoronaVac vaccine in older adults during a gamma variant associated epidemic of covid-19 in Brazil: test negative case-control study ⬇️

journal article from 'BMJ' published in 2021

Effectiveness of the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines against severe COVID-19 among adults 40 years or older in Brazil: a population-based cohort study

scientific article published in June 2024

Effects of Accounting for Interval-Censored Antibody Titer Decay on Seroincidence in a Longitudinal Cohort Study of Leptospirosis

scientific article published on 04 December 2020

Efficient Detection of Pathogenic Leptospires Using 16S Ribosomal RNA

scientific article published on 19 June 2015

El Niño Southern Oscillation and leptospirosis outbreaks in New Caledonia

scientific article

Elevated Activation of Neutrophil Toll-Like Receptors in Patients with Acute Severe Leptospirosis: An Observational Study

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Emergence of Congenital Zika Syndrome: Viewpoint From the Front Lines

scientific article

Epidemiological Investigation of a Diarrhea Outbreak in the South Pacific Island Nation of Tuvalu During a Severe La Niña-Associated Drought Emergency in 2011.

scientific article

Epidemiological shift and geographical heterogeneity in the burden of leptospirosis in China.

scientific article

Escape of TLR5 Recognition by Leptospira spp.: A Rationale for Atypical Endoflagella

scientific article published on 11 August 2020

Eschar-associated spotted fever rickettsiosis, Bahia, Brazil

scientific article

Evaluating strategies for control of tuberculosis in prisons and prevention of spillover into communities: An observational and modeling study from Brazil

scientific article published in January 2019

Evaluation of Plasma Biomarkers to Predict Major Adverse Kidney Events in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19

scientific article published in September 2023

Evaluation of four whole-cell Leptospira-based serological tests for diagnosis of urban leptospirosis

scientific article

Evaluation of recombinant Leptospira antigen-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the serodiagnosis of leptospirosis

scientific article

Evaluation of the Anti‐LipL32 Monoclonal Antibodies Potential for Use in Leptospirosis Immunodiagnostic Tests

scientific article published on 01 January 2007

Evaluation of the EIE-IgM-Leptospirose assay for the serodiagnosis of leptospirosis

scientific article

Evaluation of the impact of chemical control on the ecology of Rattus norvegicus of an urban community in Salvador, Brazil

scientific article published on 20 July 2022

Evidence for SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein in the Urine of COVID-19 Patients

Evidence for SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein in the Urine of COVID-19 patients

scholarly article by Santosh George published in 2021

Evidence of Leaky Protection Following COVID-19 Vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 Infection in an Incarcerated Population

scientific article published on 23 February 2023

Evidence of leaky protection following COVID-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection in an incarcerated population

scientific article published on 19 August 2023

Evidence of multiple intraspecific transmission routes for Leptospira acquisition in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus).

scientific article published on 27 November 2017

Extensive transmission of SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1* variant in a population with high levels of hybrid immunity: A prevalence survey

scientific article published in February 2024

Factors affecting carriage and intensity of infection of Calodium hepaticum within Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from an urban slum environment in Salvador, Brazil.

scientific article published on 26 October 2016

Factors associated with Leptospira sp infection in a large urban center in northeastern Brazil

scientific article

Factors associated with differential seropositivity to and in a high transmission urban setting for leptospirosis in Brazil

scientific article published on 11 April 2023

Fatal Zika virus disease in adults: a critical reappraisal of an under-recognized clinical entity

scholarly article by Alfonso J. Rodríguez-Morales et al published 8 March 2019 in International Journal of Infectious Diseases

FcpB Is a Surface Filament Protein of the Endoflagellum Required for the Motility of the Spirochete Leptospira.

scientific article

Feasibility and acceptability of a pilot, peer-led HIV self-testing intervention in a hyperendemic fishing community in rural Uganda

scientific article published on 07 August 2020

Fidelity of capture-enrichment for mtDNA genome sequencing: influence of NUMTs

scientific article

Fine-scale GPS tracking to quantify human movement patterns and exposure to leptospires in the urban slum environment

scholarly article by Katharine A Owers et al published August 2018 in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

First evidence of concurrent enzootic and endemic transmission of Ross River virus in the absence of marsupial reservoirs in Fiji

scientific article published on 27 February 2020

Forecasting temporal dynamics of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Northeast Brazil

scientific article

Frequency of antiphospholipid antibodies in patients with infectious diseases using three different ELISA methods

Gender differences in the perception of leptospirosis severity, behaviours, and exposure risk in urban Brazil: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 30 April 2024

Genetic diversity of the Leptospiral immunoglobulin-like (Lig) genes in pathogenic Leptospira spp.

scientific article

Genome-wide transposon mutagenesis in pathogenic Leptospira species

scientific article

Genomic Comparison Among Global Isolates of L. interrogans Serovars Copenhageni and Icterohaemorrhagiae Identified Natural Genetic Variation Caused by an Indel.

scientific article published on 19 June 2018

Glaucoma and Congenital Zika Syndrome

scientific article published on 18 November 2016

Global Burden of Leptospirosis: Estimated in Terms of Disability Adjusted Life Years

scientific article published on 2 October 2015

Global Morbidity and Mortality of Leptospirosis: A Systematic Review

scientific article

Global population divergence and admixture of the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)

preprint

Global population divergence and admixture of the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus).

scientific article published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B in October 2016

Guillain-Barré Syndrome After Zika Virus Infection in Brazil

scientific article

Gut microbiome dysbiosis during COVID-19 is associated with increased risk for bacteremia and microbial translocation

scholarly article

Haemophilus influenzae meningitis 5 years after introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine in Brazil

scientific article published on 30 March 2007

Heterogeneous development of children with Congenital Zika Syndrome-associated microcephaly

Heterologous expression of pathogen-specific genes ligA and ligB in the saprophyte Leptospira biflexa confers enhanced adhesion to cultured cells and fibronectin

scientific article

High Prevalence of Treponema pallidum Infection in Brazilian Prisoners

scientific article

High serum nitric oxide levels in patients with severe leptospirosis

scientific article published on December 2006

Hospital-based surveillance of meningococcal meningitis in Salvador, Brazil

scientific article published on 6 August 2007

Host response-based screening to identify undiagnosed cases of COVID-19 and expand testing capacity

scientific article published on 05 June 2020

Host-microbe multiomic profiling reveals age-dependent immune dysregulation associated with COVID-19 immunopathology

scientific article published on 17 April 2024

Household transmission of leptospira infection in urban slum communities

scientific article

Human antibodies in Mexico and Brazil neutralizing tick-borne flaviviruses

scientific article published in June 2024

Human paternal and maternal demographic histories: insights from high-resolution Y chromosome and mtDNA sequences

scientific article (publication date: 13 January 2014)

Human paternal and maternal demographic histories: insights from high-resolution Y chromosome and mtDNA sequences.

scientific article

Hypertension in a Brazilian urban slum population

scientific article published on June 2015

Identification of cell-binding adhesins of Leptospira interrogans

scientific article

Identification of immunodominant antigens in canine leptospirosis by Multi-Antigen Print ImmunoAssay (MAPIA)

scientific article

Identification of seroreactive proteins of Leptospira interrogans serovar copenhageni using a high-density protein microarray approach

scientific article

Immunologically distinct responses occur in the CNS of COVID-19 patients

scientific article published on 12 September 2020

Impact of environment and social gradient on Leptospira infection in urban slums

scientific article published in 2008

Impact of mass-screening on tuberculosis incidence in a prospective cohort of Brazilian prisoners

scientific article

Impact of preexisting dengue immunity on Zika virus emergence in a dengue endemic region

scientific article published in Science

Impact of preexisting dengue immunity on Zika virus emergence in a dengue endemic region

scholarly article by Isabel Rodriguez-Barraquer et al published 7 February 2019 in Science

Increase in Tuberculosis Cases among Prisoners, Brazil, 2009-20141.

scientific article published on March 2017

Increased Rotavirus Prevalence in Diarrheal Outbreak Precipitated by Localized Flooding, Solomon Islands, 2014.

scientific article

Increased SARS-CoV-2 Testing Capacity with Pooled Saliva Samples

scientific article

Infections by Leptospira interrogans, Seoul virus, and Bartonella spp. among Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from the urban slum environment in Brazil

scientific article published on 20 December 2013

Influence of Rainfall on Leptospira Infection and Disease in a Tropical Urban Setting, Brazil

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Influence of herd immunity in the cyclical nature of arboviruses

scientific article published on 16 March 2020

Influence of household rat infestation on leptospira transmission in the urban slum environment

scientific article

Influenza-like illness in an urban community of Salvador, Brazil: incidence, seasonality and risk factors

scientific article

International prospective observational cohort study of Zika in infants and pregnancy (ZIP study): study protocol

scholarly article by Jill F Lebov et al published 7 August 2019 in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Isolation of Leptospira noguchii from sheep

scientific article published on 21 November 2006

Kinetics of antibody responses dictate COVID-19 outcome

scientific article published on 22 December 2020

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to Leptospirosis among urban slum residents in Brazil

scientific article published on 26 December 2012

Kynurenic acid may underlie sex-specific immune responses to COVID-19

scientific article

Leptospira immunoglobulin-like proteins as a serodiagnostic marker for acute leptospirosis

scientific article published on 14 March 2007

Leptospira in breast tissue and milk of urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus).

scientific article

Leptospira interrogans enolase is secreted extracellularly and interacts with plasminogen

scientific article published on 18 October 2013

Leptospira noguchii and human and animal leptospirosis, Southern Brazil

scientific article published in April 2009

Leptospira yasudae sp. nov. and Leptospira stimsonii sp. nov., two new species of the pathogenic group isolated from environmental sources

scientific article published on 11 June 2019

Leptospira: the dawn of the molecular genetics era for an emerging zoonotic pathogen

scientific article

Leptospiral proteins recognized during the humoral immune response to leptospirosis in humans.

scientific article

Leptospirosis

scientific article published on 01 October 2005

Leptospirosis in a subsistence farming community in Brazil.

scientific article published on 02 July 2008

Leptospirosis serosurvey in bovines from Brazilian Pantanal using IGG ELISA with recombinant protein LipL32 and microscopic agglutination test

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Leptospirosis-associated severe pulmonary hemorrhagic syndrome, Salvador, Brazil

scientific article published on March 2008

Longitudinal analyses reveal immunological misfiring in severe COVID-19

scientific article published on 27 July 2020

Longitudinal immunological analyses reveal inflammatory misfiring in severe COVID-19 patients

scientific article

Low Risk of International Zika Virus Spread due to the 2016 Olympics in Brazil

scientific article

Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Involving the Endometrium and Presenting with Mucinous Vaginal Discharge

scientific article published on 23 October 2016

Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira

scientific article published on 23 February 2018

MPL36, a major plasminogen (PLG) receptor in pathogenic Leptospira, has an essential role during infection

scientific article published on 25 March 2023

MPL36, a major plasminogen (PLG) receptor in pathogenic Leptospira, has an essential role during infection

scientific article published on 24 July 2023

Major surface protein LipL32 is not required for either acute or chronic infection with Leptospira interrogans

scientific article published on 22 December 2008

Maternal respiratory SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy is associated with a robust inflammatory response at the maternal-fetal interface

scientific article

Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater tracks community infection dynamics

scientific article published on 18 September 2020

Mechanistic dose-response modelling of animal challenge data shows that intact skin is a crucial barrier to leptospiral infection

scientific article published on 12 August 2019

Misperceived Risks of Zika-related Microcephaly in India

scientific article published on 27 February 2019

Molecular Characterization of Species Detected in the Kidneys of Slaughtered Livestock in Abattoirs in Gauteng Province, South Africa

scientific article published on 30 April 2023

Monitoring Leptospira strain collections: the need for quality control

scientific article

Monoclonal Antibodies Against LipL32, The Major Outer Membrane Protein of Pathogenic Leptospira: Production, Characterization, and Testing in Diagnostic Applications

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Monoclonal antibodies against an outer membrane protein from pathogenic Leptospira

article

Morphological alterations in the kidney of rats with natural and experimental Leptospira infection.

scientific article

Morphometric and demographic differences between tropical and temperate Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus)

article published in 2015

Multiple Paternity in the Norway Rat, Rattus norvegicus, from Urban Slums in Salvador, Brazil

scientific article published on 4 January 2016

Nasal host response-based screening for undiagnosed respiratory viruses: a pathogen surveillance and detection study

scientific article published in January 2023

Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae among children in an urban setting in Brazil prior to PCV10 introduction

scientific article published on 29 December 2015

Nonsystematic Reporting Biases of the SARS-CoV-2 Variant Mu Could Impact Our Understanding of the Epidemiological Dynamics of Emerging Variants

scientific article published on 5 April 2023

Ocular Findings in Infants With Microcephaly Associated With Presumed Zika Virus Congenital Infection in Salvador, Brazil

scientific article

Ocular abnormalities in congenital Zika syndrome: are the ophthalmoscopic findings "the top of the iceberg"?

scientific article published on 23 April 2018

Omicron-specific mRNA vaccination alone and as a heterologous booster against SARS-CoV-2

scientific article published on 06 June 2022

Optimal Control of Rat-Borne Leptospirosis in an Urban Environment

scientific article published in 2019

Osmotic regulation of expression of two extracellular matrix-binding proteins and a haemolysin of Leptospira interrogans: differential effects on LigA and Sph2 extracellular release

scientific article published on October 2007

Overestimation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Household Transmission in Settings of High Community Transmission: Insights From an Informal Settlement Community in Salvador, Brazil

scientific article published on 5 February 2024

Oxidative stress markers correlate with renal dysfunction and thrombocytopenia in severe leptospirosis

scientific article

Pathogenic Leptospira species express surface-exposed proteins belonging to the bacterial immunoglobulin superfamily

scientific article

Pathways to zoonotic spillover.

scientific article

Patterns in Leptospira Shedding in Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Brazilian Slum Communities at High Risk of Disease Transmission

scientific article published on 5 June 2015

Perspectives on the Future of Epidemiology: a Framework for Training

scientific article published on 31 January 2020

Phenotypes of disease severity in a cohort of hospitalized COVID-19 patients: Results from the IMPACC study

scientific article published in 2022

Pooling saliva to increase SARS-CoV-2 testing capacity

scientific article published on 03 September 2020

Poor clinical outcome for meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae serotype A strains containing the IS1016-bexA deletion

scientific article

Population-based case-control investigation of risk factors for leptospirosis during an urban epidemic

scientific article published on May 2002

Population-based survey of antimicrobial susceptibility and serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae from meningitis patients in Salvador, Brazil

scientific article

Post-translational modification of LipL32 during Leptospira interrogans infection

scientific article

Predictors of Neurodevelopment in Microcephaly Associated with Congenital Zika Syndrome: A Prospective Study

scientific article published on 21 November 2023

Prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6C among invasive and carriage isolates in metropolitan Salvador, Brazil, from 1996 to 2007. ⬇️

scientific article published on 25 August 2009

Prevention of Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) Meningitis and Emergence of Serotype Replacement with Type a Strains after Introduction of Hib Immunization in Brazil

article

Prisons as reservoir for community transmission of tuberculosis, Brazil

scientific article

Prospective evaluation of accuracy and clinical utility of the Dual Path Platform (DPP) assay for the point-of-care diagnosis of leptospirosis in hospitalized patients

scientific article published on 20 February 2018

Prospective study of leptospirosis transmission in an urban slum community: role of poor environment in repeated exposures to the Leptospira agent

scientific article

Proteomic features predict seroreactivity against leptospiral antigens in leptospirosis patients

scientific article

Puerperal brain cryptococcoma in an HIV-negative woman successfully treated with fluconazole: a case report

scientific article

Quantification of pathogenic Leptospira in the soils of a Brazilian urban slum.

scientific article published on 6 April 2018

Quantitative survival of Leptospira interrogans in soil and water microcosms.

scientific article

Rainfall and other meteorological factors as drivers of urban transmission of leptospirosis

scientific article published on 11 April 2022

Randomized, Double‐Blind Study of Stibogluconate Plus Human Granulocyte Macrophage Colony‐Stimulating Factor versus Stibogluconate Alone in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

scientific article published in 1999

Rapid translocation of polarized MDCK cell monolayers by Leptospira interrogans, an invasive but nonintracellular pathogen

scientific article

Rapid, actionable diagnosis of urban epidemic leptospirosis using a pathogenic Leptospira lipL32-based real-time PCR assay

scientific article published on 15 September 2017

Rat infestation associated with environmental deficiencies in an urban slum community with high risk of leptospirosis transmission

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Rat infestation associated with environmental deficiencies in an urban slum community with high risk of leptospirosis transmission.

scientific article published on 9 March 2017

Rattus norvegicus as a model for persistent renal colonization by pathogenic Leptospira interrogans

article

Real-Time PCR Reveals Rapid Dissemination of Leptospira interrogans after Intraperitoneal and Conjunctival Inoculation of Hamsters

scientific article published on 02 May 2016

Recurrent Potent Human Neutralizing Antibodies to Zika Virus in Brazil and Mexico

scientific article

Referral pattern of leptospirosis cases during a large urban epidemic of dengue ⬇️

scientific article published on November 1, 2001

Relationship between Physicochemical Characteristics and Pathogenic Leptospira in Urban Slum Waters

scientific article published on 16 September 2020

Reversal of renal tubule transporter downregulation during severe leptospirosis with antimicrobial therapy.

scientific article published in December 2007

Risk of Zika microcephaly correlates with features of maternal antibodies

scientific article published on 14 August 2019

Risk of sexually transmitted Zika virus in a cohort of economically disadvantaged urban residents

scientific article published on 04 January 2021

Routine saliva testing for SARS-CoV-2 in children: Methods for partnering with community childcare centers

scientific article published in 2023

SARS-CoV-2 Infection Hospitalization Rate and Infection Fatality Rate Among the Non-Congregate Population in Connecticut

scientific article

SARS-CoV-2 Infection of the Placenta

scientific article published on 5 May 2020

SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations in primary municipal sewage sludge as a leading indicator of COVID-19 outbreak dynamics

scientific article published on 22 May 2020

SARS-CoV-2 infection of the placenta

scientific article published on 23 June 2020

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines decouple anti-viral immunity from humoral autoimmunity

scientific article published on 9 March 2023

Saliva is more sensitive for SARS-CoV-2 detection in COVID-19 patients than nasopharyngeal swabs

scientific article published on 22 April 2020

Saliva or Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens for Detection of SARS-CoV-2

scientific article published on 28 August 2020

SalivaDirect: A simplified and flexible platform to enhance SARS-CoV-2 testing capacity

scientific article

Seizures as a Complication of Congenital Zika Syndrome in Early Infancy

scientific article

Serological trail of Brucella infection in an urban slum population in Brazil

scientific article published on 17 September 2012

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2-Specific IgG Antibodies Among Adults Living in Connecticut: Post-Infection Prevalence (PIP) Study

scientific article published on 29 October 2020

Seroprevalence, Risk Factors, and Rodent Reservoirs of Leptospirosis in an Urban Community of Puerto Rico, 2015

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae prior to introduction of the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Brazil, 2000-2007

scientific article

Serum vitamin D levels and risk of prevalent tuberculosis, incident tuberculosis and tuberculin skin test conversion among prisoners

scientific article published on 17 January 2018

Severe SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans is defined by a shift in the serum lipidome resulting in dysregulation of eicosanoid immune mediators

scientific article published on 13 July 2020

Severe SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans is defined by a shift in the serum lipidome resulting in dysregulation of eicosanoid immune mediators

scientific article published on 22 July 2020

Severe leptospirosis after rat bite: A case report

scientific article published on 09 July 2020

Severity-dependent test-seeking behaviors and test-negative designs: impact on estimated vaccine effectiveness and utility of analytic and design choices

scientific article published on 27 August 2024

Sex differences in immune responses that underlie COVID-19 disease outcomes

scientific article published on 26 August 2020

Sex differences in immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 that underlie disease outcomes

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Significant Genetic Impacts Accompany an Urban Rat Control Campaign in Salvador, Brazil

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Simply saliva: stability of SARS-CoV-2 detection negates the need for expensive collection devices

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Single-cell multi-omics reveals dyssynchrony of the innate and adaptive immune system in progressive COVID-19

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Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well-Being in Urban Informal Settlements

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Slum health: diseases of neglected populations

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Social determinants associated with Zika virus infection in pregnant women

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Spatial Distribution of Dengue in a Brazilian Urban Slum Setting: Role of Socioeconomic Gradient in Disease Risk

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Spatial and Simultaneous Seroprevalence of Anti-<i>Leptospira</i> Antibodies in Owners and Their Domiciled Dogs in a Major City of Southern Brazil

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Spatial and temporal dynamics of pathogenic Leptospira in surface waters from the urban slum environment

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Spatiotemporal Determinants of Urban Leptospirosis Transmission: Four-Year Prospective Cohort Study of Slum Residents in Brazil

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Splenic infarction associated with anti-cardiolipin antibody: a report of two cases

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Stability of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Nonsupplemented Saliva

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Stereochemical aspects of the intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions of deca-2,7,9-trienoate esters. 3. Thermal, Lewis acid catalyzed, and asymmetric cyclizations

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Stereochemical aspects of the intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions of methyl deca-2,7,9-trienoates. 1. Thermal cyclizations

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Strategies to Prevent Cholera Introduction during International Personnel Deployments: A Computational Modeling Analysis Based on the 2010 Haiti Outbreak

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Strengthening Mentoring in Low- and Middle-Income Countries to Advance Global Health Research: An Overview

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Sugar cane manufacturing is associated with tuberculosis in an indigenous population in Brazil

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Suicide in Brazilian indigenous communities: clustering of cases in children and adolescents by household.

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Surfaceome of Leptospira spp.

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Surgery for valvular heart disease: a population-based study in a Brazilian urban center

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Surveillance for leptospirosis in the Americas, 1996-2005: a review of data from ministries of health

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Tails of Two Cities: Age and Wounding Are Associated With Carriage of Leptospira interrogans by Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Ecologically Distinct Urban Environments

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Targeted mutagenesis in pathogenic Leptospira species: disruption of the LigB gene does not affect virulence in animal models of leptospirosis

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Temporal trends and clonal diversity of penicillin non-susceptible pneumococci from meningitis cases from 1996 to 2012, in Salvador, Brazil

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The Impact of Ventilation and Early Diagnosis on Tuberculosis Transmission in Brazilian Prisons

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The OmpA-like protein Loa22 is essential for leptospiral virulence

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The Sensitivity of Respiratory Tract Specimens for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2: A Protocol for a Living Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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The helminth community of a population of Rattus norvegicus from an urban Brazilian slum and the threat of zoonotic diseases.

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The impact of Brazil's Bolsa Família conditional cash transfer program on children's health care utilization and health outcomes

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The multifunctional LigB adhesin binds homeostatic proteins with potential roles in cutaneous infection by pathogenic Leptospira interrogans

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The terminal portion of leptospiral immunoglobulin-like protein LigA confers protective immunity against lethal infection in the hamster model of leptospirosis

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Transient Hearing Loss in Adults Associated with Zika Virus Infection

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Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in an Urban Slum, Brazil

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Transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae in an urban slum community

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Two mosquito salivary antigens demonstrate promise as biomarkers of recent exposure to infected mosquito bites

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Unequal burden of Zika-associated microcephaly among populations with public and private healthcare in Salvador, Brazil

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Unsuspected leptospirosis is a cause of acute febrile illness in Nicaragua

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Urban population genetics of slum-dwelling rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Salvador, Brazil

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Urban slum structure: integrating socioeconomic and land cover data to model slum evolution in Salvador, Brazil

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Using fine-scale spatial genetics of Norway rats to improve control efforts and reduce leptospirosis risk in urban slum environments.

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What Makes a Bacterial Species Pathogenic?:Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Genus Leptospira

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Yield, Efficiency and Costs of Mass Screening Algorithms for Tuberculosis in Brazilian Prisons

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Zika Virus Infection - After the Pandemic

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Zika Virus Infection - After the Pandemic. Reply

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Zika Virus Infection and Stillbirths: A Case of Hydrops Fetalis, Hydranencephaly and Fetal Demise

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Zika Virus: From Obscurity to Potentially Devastating International Threat

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Zika virus RNA persistence and recovery in water and wastewater: An approach for Zika virus surveillance in resource-constrained settings

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Zika virus and microcephaly: where do we go from here?

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Zika virus: History, emergence, biology, and prospects for control

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