2024
Socio-environmental factors associated with small mammal assemblage and Leptospira prevalence in Suburban Areas of Terengganu, Malaysia
Zamri M, Shafie N, Ali M, Awoniyi A, Argibay H, Costa F. Socio-environmental factors associated with small mammal assemblage and Leptospira prevalence in Suburban Areas of Terengganu, Malaysia. Asian Pacific Journal Of Tropical Medicine 2024, 17: 400-407. DOI: 10.4103/apjtm.apjtm_931_23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall mammal assemblagesMammal assemblagesSmall mammalsStudy sitesAssemblage of small mammalsSmall mammal occurrenceGeneralized linear modelSmall mammal communitiesMammal occurrenceMammal communitiesTrap nightsTrapping pointsLive trapsSocio-environmental variablesCaptured animalsRattus exulansSampling pointsLeptospira prevalenceRattus rattusTrapping periodAnimal accessEnvironmental surveysAssemblagesPCR detectionSuburban areasDisentangling the influence of reservoir abundance and pathogen shedding on zoonotic spillover of the Leptospira agent in urban informal settlements
Soni N, Eyre M, Souza F, Diggle P, Ko A, Begon M, Pickup R, Childs J, Khalil H, Carvalho-Pereira T, Pertile A, Carvalho M, de Oliveira D, Nery N, Giorgi E, Costa F. Disentangling the influence of reservoir abundance and pathogen shedding on zoonotic spillover of the Leptospira agent in urban informal settlements. Frontiers In Public Health 2024, 12: 1447592. PMID: 39360250, PMCID: PMC11445007, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1447592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRat abundanceReservoir abundanceAbundance of ratsEnvironmentally transmitted diseasesVegetation land coverInfection riskSexually mature ratsHuman infection riskLive trapsUrban informal settlementsZoonotic spilloverLand coverSpatial variationHydrological factorsValley bottomTrack plateAbundanceHuman riskShedding rateMature ratsEco-epidemiological studiesLeptospira infectionSpillover transmissionSpatial distributionInformal settlementsAlternative domestic rodent pest management approaches to address the hazardous use of metal phosphides in low- and middle-income countries
Stuart A, Jacob J, Awoniyi A, Costa F, Bosma L, Meheretu Y, Htwe N, Williamson S, Eddleston M, Dalecky A, Willis S. Alternative domestic rodent pest management approaches to address the hazardous use of metal phosphides in low- and middle-income countries. Journal Of Pest Science 2024, 1-23. DOI: 10.1007/s10340-024-01825-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman antibodies in Mexico and Brazil neutralizing tick-borne flaviviruses
Cervantes Rincón T, Kapoor T, Keeffe J, Simonelli L, Hoffmann H, Agudelo M, Jurado A, Peace A, Lee Y, Gazumyan A, Guidetti F, Cantergiani J, Cena B, Bianchini F, Tamagnini E, Moro S, Svoboda P, Costa F, Reis M, Ko A, Fallon B, Avila-Rios S, Reyes-Téran G, Rice C, Nussenzweig M, Bjorkman P, Ruzek D, Varani L, MacDonald M, Robbiani D. Human antibodies in Mexico and Brazil neutralizing tick-borne flaviviruses. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 114298. PMID: 38819991, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPowassan virusEnvelope domain IIIYellow fever virusZika virusFever virusSerological neutralizing activityTemperate regionsDengue virusTicksTropical areasInfect humansLineage IMosquito-borne flavivirusNeutralizing activityHuman antibodiesVirusNeurological illnessBrazilFlavivirusesP002P003Human diseasesQuality of life among residents of informal urban settlements during the COVID-19 pandemic in Salvador, Brazil
Mogaji H, Nery N, Argibay H, Cruz J, Carneiro I, Lustosa R, Ko A, Costa F, Begon M, Khalil H. Quality of life among residents of informal urban settlements during the COVID-19 pandemic in Salvador, Brazil. BMJ Public Health 2024, 2: e000572. DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2023-000572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth-related quality of lifePhysical health scoresHealth scoresQuality of lifeHealth-related quality of life of residentsCross-sectional analysis of dataMental health scoresHealth-related qualityResults Most participantsMixed-effects regression modelsCross-sectional analysisCOVID-19 pandemicOlder age groupsPhysical healthOlder adultsDisadvantaged populationsOlder participantsMental challengesFood insecuritySlum communitiesMarginalised populationsCity of SalvadorAged 5Analysis of dataCreation of economic opportunitiesFactors associated with differential seropositivity to Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri in a high transmission urban setting for leptospirosis in Brazil
de Oliveira D, Khalil H, Palma F, Santana R, Nery N, Quintero-Vélez J, Zeppelini C, do Sacramento G, Cruz J, Lustosa R, Ferreira I, Carvalho-Pereira T, Diggle P, Wunder E, Ko A, Lopez Y, Begon M, Reis M, Costa F. Factors associated with differential seropositivity to Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri in a high transmission urban setting for leptospirosis in Brazil. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2024, 18: e0011292. PMID: 38758957, PMCID: PMC11139309, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYears of ageResidents of low-income areasMultinomial logistic regression modelWork-related exposureEpidemiological patternsLow-income areasLogistic regression modelsInformal urban communitiesFactors associated with seropositivityCity of SalvadorPathogenic species of bacteriaUrban settingsUrban communitiesHealth and place perceptions: an educative experience combining poetry and One Health perspective in teenagers from urban vulnerable communities of Brazil
Fitte B, Lustosa R, Melhado P, Costa F. Health and place perceptions: an educative experience combining poetry and One Health perspective in teenagers from urban vulnerable communities of Brazil. Journal Of Poetry Therapy 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-10. DOI: 10.1080/08893675.2024.2347856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConstruindo comunidades saudáveis
ALZATE LÓPEZ Y, ALIAGA M, ALMEIDA FIGUERÊDO L, LIMA DUARTE COUTINHO A, DE OLIVEIRA CARNEIRO I, ARGIBAY H, KHALIL H, COSTA F, LUSTOSA R, MOGAJI H. Construindo comunidades saudáveis. 2024, 89-108. DOI: 10.17184/eac.7947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCartographic Resources for Equitable University–Community Interaction in Slum Areas
Virgens M, Brito P, Lustosa R, Pedrassoli J, Ulbrich P, de Albuquerque J, Ferreira M, Severo F, da S. Figueiredo A, Fantin M, Khalil H, Costa F. Cartographic Resources for Equitable University–Community Interaction in Slum Areas. Urban Science 2024, 8: 20. DOI: 10.3390/urbansci8010020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCorrigendum 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]
Ticona J, Xiao M, Li D, Nery N, Hitchings M, Belitardo E, Fofana M, Victoriano R, Cruz J, de Moraes L, Strobel I, Silva J, do Aragão Filho A, Ribeiro G, Reis M, Costa F, Khouri R, Ko A, Cummings D. 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]. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2024, 141: 106964. PMID: 38452689, PMCID: PMC10927614, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2024.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWildlife as Food and Medicine in Brazil: A Neglected Zoonotic Risk?
Zeppelini C, de Oliveira Carneiro I, de Abreu P, Linder A, Alves R, Costa F. Wildlife as Food and Medicine in Brazil: A Neglected Zoonotic Risk? Pathogens 2024, 13: 222. PMID: 38535565, PMCID: PMC10975579, DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13030222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProcessing of carcassesCross-species pathogen transmissionFood safetyZoonotic riskWild animalsDiversity of speciesWet marketsWild environmentPathogen transmissionConsumption chainDisease emergenceFoodBrazilOutbreak potentialWildlife consumptionTaxaWild FaunaCarcassWildlifeAnimalsFishBirdsPublic health emergencyFaunaBiotopesSystematic surveillance tools to reduce rodent pests in disadvantaged urban areas can empower communities and improve public health
Awoniyi A, Barreto A, Argibay H, Santana J, Palma F, Riviere-Cinnamond A, Dobigny G, Bertherat E, Ferguson L, Belmain S, Costa F. Systematic surveillance tools to reduce rodent pests in disadvantaged urban areas can empower communities and improve public health. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 4503. PMID: 38402250, PMCID: PMC10894258, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55203-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity engagement programDisadvantaged urban settingsCommunity membersMultidisciplinary team of professionalsUrban settingsNational surveillance protocolsEngagement programsImprove public healthSemi-structured interviewsTeam of professionalsDisadvantaged urban areasSurveillance protocolsMultidisciplinary teamPublic health diseaseControl interventionsDisadvantaged communitiesCommunity engagementEvaluation formGeneralized linear modelPublic healthHealth diseasesStandardised protocolUrban communitiesTraining participantsPilot surveyOverestimation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Household Transmission in Settings of High Community Transmission: Insights From an Informal Settlement Community in Salvador, Brazil
Ticona J, Nery N, Hitchings M, Belitardo E, Fofana M, Dorión M, Victoriano R, Cruz J, Santana J, de Moraes L, Cardoso C, Ribeiro G, Reis M, Khouri R, Costa F, Ko A, Cummings D. 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. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2024, 11: ofae065. PMID: 38516384, PMCID: PMC10957159, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2Household transmissionRT-PCR positive casesSecondary attack rateAttack rateSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 Omicron variantRisk of infectionCommunity acquisitionTherapeutic optionsCOVID-19-related symptomsCase-finding studyHousehold contactsAcquisition of SARS-CoV-2Increased riskSymptom onsetSecondary infectionBooster vaccinationSevere outcomesBiweekly visitsHighest attack rateRT-PCRInfectionCOVID-19 severe outcomesOmicron BA
2023
Dynamics of chikungunya virus transmission in the first year after its introduction in Brazil: A cohort study in an urban community
Anjos R, Portilho M, Jacob-Nascimento L, Carvalho C, Moreira P, Sacramento G, Nery N, de Oliveira D, Cruz J, Cardoso C, Argibay H, Plante K, Plante J, Weaver S, Kitron U, Reis M, Ko A, Costa F, Ribeiro G. Dynamics of chikungunya virus transmission in the first year after its introduction in Brazil: A cohort study in an urban community. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2023, 17: e0011863. PMID: 38150470, PMCID: PMC10775974, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBasic urban services fail to neutralise environmental determinants of ‘rattiness’, a composite metric of rat abundance
Carvalho-Pereira T, Eyre M, Zeppelini C, Espirito Santo V, Santiago D, Santana R, Palma F, Reis M, Lustosa R, Khalil H, Diggle P, Giorgi E, Costa F, Begon M. Basic urban services fail to neutralise environmental determinants of ‘rattiness’, a composite metric of rat abundance. Urban Ecosystems 2023, 27: 757-771. DOI: 10.1007/s11252-023-01481-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtensive transmission of SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1* variant in a population with high levels of hybrid immunity: A prevalence survey
Ticona J, Xiao M, Li D, Nery N, Hitchings M, Belitardo E, Fofana M, Victoriano R, Cruz J, de Moraes L, Strobel I, Silva J, do Aragão Filho A, Ribeiro G, Reis M, Costa F, Khouri R, Ko A, Cummings D. 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 2023, 139: 159-167. PMID: 38070701, PMCID: PMC10784150, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2023.11.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredictors 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 expertsMonthsChildrenCircumferenceBartonella in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from the urban slum environment in Brazil
Zeppelini C, Oliveira D, Kosoy M, Reis M, Ko A, Childs J, Costa F. Bartonella in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from the urban slum environment in Brazil. Anais Da Academia Brasileira De Ciências 2023, 95: e20220809. PMID: 37909607, DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202320220809.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Plasmodium infection is associated with cross-reactive antibodies to carbohydrate epitopes on the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein
Lapidus S, Liu F, Casanovas-Massana A, Dai Y, Huck J, Lucas C, Klein J, Filler R, Strine M, Sy M, Deme A, Badiane A, Dieye B, Ndiaye I, Diedhiou Y, Mbaye A, Diagne C, Vigan-Womas I, Mbengue A, Sadio B, Diagne M, Moore A, Mangou K, Diallo F, Sene S, Pouye M, Faye R, Diouf B, Nery N, Costa F, Reis M, Muenker M, Hodson D, Mbarga Y, Katz B, Andrews J, Campbell M, Srivathsan A, Kamath K, Baum-Jones E, Faye O, Sall A, Vélez J, Cappello M, Wilson M, Ben-Mamoun C, Tedder R, McClure M, Cherepanov P, Somé F, Dabiré R, Moukoko C, Ouédraogo J, Boum Y, Shon J, Ndiaye D, Wisnewski A, Parikh S, Iwasaki A, Wilen C, Ko A, Ring A, Bei A. Plasmodium infection is associated with cross-reactive antibodies to carbohydrate epitopes on the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 22175. PMID: 36550362, PMCID: PMC9778468, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26709-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-reactive antibodiesSARS-CoV-2Positive SARS-CoV-2 antibody resultsPositive SARS-CoV-2 antibodiesSARS-CoV-2 reactivitySARS-CoV-2 antibodiesAcute malaria infectionSpike proteinAntibody test resultsPre-pandemic samplesMalaria-endemic countriesPopulation-level immunityMalaria-endemic regionsSpike S1 subunitNon-endemic countriesSARS-CoV-2 spike proteinSARS-CoV-2 proteinsPopulation-level exposureCOVID-19 transmissionMalaria exposureFalse-positive resultsMalaria infectionDisease burdenPlasmodium infectionAntibody resultsCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and associated factors according to sex: A population-based survey in Salvador, Brazil
Nery N, Ticona J, Cardoso C, Prates A, Vieira H, de Almeida A, da Silva Souza M, dos Reis O, Pellizzaro M, Portilho M, da Anunciação R, Victoriano R, dos Anjos R, Argibay H, Lima D, Mesquita I, Conceição W, Santana P, Oliveira E, Santana P, Brodskyn C, Fraga D, da Silva Solcà M, Reis M, Costa F, Ribeiro G. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and associated factors according to sex: A population-based survey in Salvador, Brazil. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0262649. PMID: 35061811, PMCID: PMC8782400, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancyVaccine hesitancyCOVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19 riskCOVID-19 vaccine acceptanceInfluenza vaccination historyPopulation-based surveyCoronavirus disease 2019Less vaccine hesitancyHigher educational levelInfluenza vaccinationVaccination historyMultivariable analysisPrevious diagnosisVaccine acceptanceAssociated FactorsVaccine campaignDisease 2019VaccineComorbiditiesHesitancyCOVID-19VaccinationEducational levelWomen