2023
Predictors of Neurodevelopment in Microcephaly Associated with Congenital Zika Syndrome: A Prospective Study
Mattos A, Rastely-Junior V, Pires M, Aguilar J, Lessa M, Regis C, Wanderley M, Leony J, Bouzon J, Ballalai V, Vieira C, Carvalho G, Almeida J, Nery N, Leal R, Costa F, Ko A, Reis M, Oliveira-Filho J. Predictors of Neurodevelopment in Microcephaly Associated with Congenital Zika Syndrome: A Prospective Study. Children 2023, 10: 1831. PMID: 38136033, PMCID: PMC10741834, DOI: 10.3390/children10121831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCongenital Zika syndromeEvans indexZika syndromeHead circumferenceNeurodevelopmental delayMedian head circumferenceBayley-III scoresCT scan analysisMicrocephaly AssociatedNeurodevelopmental examinationProspective studyVentricle enlargementBrain abnormalitiesCongenital manifestationsMultiprofessional teamGross motorNeonate periodDevelopmental anomaliesDevelopmental delaySyndromeMicrocephalyBlinded expertsMonthsChildrenCircumference
2022
Evaluation of the impact of chemical control on the ecology of Rattus norvegicus of an urban community in Salvador, Brazil
Pertile A, Lustosa R, Carvalho-Pereira T, Pedra G, Panti-May J, Oliveira U, Zeppelini C, Souza F, Oliveira D, Khalil H, Reis M, Childs J, Ko A, Begon M, Costa F. Evaluation of the impact of chemical control on the ecology of Rattus norvegicus of an urban community in Salvador, Brazil. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0270568. PMID: 35857771, PMCID: PMC9299319, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRodent control programsDemographic variablesSpirochete Leptospira interrogansControl interventionsCommunity settingsR. norvegicusChi-squareControl of zoonosesLeptospira interrogansChemical interventionDemographic characteristicsInterventionIntervention campaignsRodentsSynanthropic rodentsMonthsBody massControl programsControl practicesRattus norvegicusControl campaignsUrban poor communitiesPopulationEnvironmental transmissionAnalysis of variance