2022
Rainfall and other meteorological factors as drivers of urban transmission of leptospirosis
Cunha M, Costa F, Ribeiro GS, Carvalho MS, Reis RB, Nery N, Pischel L, Gouveia EL, Santos AC, Queiroz A, Wunder EA, Reis MG, Diggle PJ, Ko AI. Rainfall and other meteorological factors as drivers of urban transmission of leptospirosis. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2022, 16: e0007507. PMID: 35404948, PMCID: PMC9022820, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImportant public health problemUrban slum populationPublic health problemRisk of leptospirosisAnnual incidence
2019
Significant Genetic Impacts Accompany an Urban Rat Control Campaign in Salvador, Brazil
Richardson J, Silveira G, Medrano I, Arietta A, Mariani C, Pertile A, Pereira T, Childs J, Ko A, Costa F, Caccone A. Significant Genetic Impacts Accompany an Urban Rat Control Campaign in Salvador, Brazil. Frontiers In Ecology And Evolution 2019, 7: 115. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00115.Peer-Reviewed Original Research