Browsing by Subject "Infection"

Implementação oportuna de intervenções para reduzir a transmissão vertical do HIV: uma experiência brasileira bem-sucedida

Amaral, Eliana; Assis-Gomes, Francisco; Milanez, Helaine; Cecatti, José Guilherme; Vilela, Maria Marluce; Silva, João Luiz Pinto e (2007)

Zika virus infection: step by step guide on Risk Communications and Community Engagement

Pan American Health Organization (Washington, D.C, PAHO, 2016)

This document offers suggested risk communication actions in relation to Zika virus infection and other health issues linked to this disease. It is directed toward ministers of health and other health sector actors who, ...

Chronic kidney disease of non-traditional origin in Mesoamerica: a disease primarily driven by occupational heat stress

Wesseling, Catharina; Glaser, Jason; Rodríguez-Guzmán, Julieta; Weiss, Ilana; Lucas, Rebekah; Peraza, Sandra; Soares da Silva, Agnes; Hansson, Erik; Johnson, Richard J.; Hogstedt, Christer; Wegman, David H.; Jakobsson, Kristina (2020-01)

[ABSTRACT]. The death toll of the epidemic of chronic kidney disease of nontraditional origin (CKDnt) in Mesoamerica runs into the tens of thousands, affecting mostly young men. There is no consensus on the etiology. ...

Mayaro virus in Latin America and the Caribbean

Ganjian, Niloofar; Riviere-Cinnamond, Ana (2020-02-06)

[ABSTRACT]. Objectives. To assess the distribution of Mayaro virus (MAYV) in Latin America and the Caribbean and evaluate existing country-level MAYV surveillance mechanisms. Methods. Research was conducted from May 2018 ...