2023
Epidemiological Survey of Human Alphaherpesvirus 2 (HSV-2) Infection in Indigenous People of Dourados Municipality, Central Brazil
de Oliveira Bonfim F, Villar L, Croda J, da Silva S, Gonçalves C, de Castro V, de Rezende Romeira G, Cesar G, dos Santos Weis-Torres S, Horta M, Simionatto S, Motta-Castro A, de Paula V. Epidemiological Survey of Human Alphaherpesvirus 2 (HSV-2) Infection in Indigenous People of Dourados Municipality, Central Brazil. Tropical Medicine And Infectious Disease 2023, 8: 197. PMID: 37104324, PMCID: PMC10143357, DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8040197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHSV-2 IgMHSV-2 transmissionHSV-2 infectionHealth access barriersIllicit drug abuseAdult Brazilian populationPublic health policyAppropriate intervention programsGenital ulcersGenital wartsUrethral dischargeExact prevalenceUrinary problemsHSV-2Used needlesSerologic testsContraceptive methodsActive adolescentsEpidemiological surveyBrazilian indigenous populationDrug usersCondom useDrug abuseHealth policyIndigenous populations
2022
HTLV infection in Brazil’s second-largest indigenous reserve
Amianti C, Bandeira L, Cesar G, Weis-Torres S, Tanaka T, Machado I, Gonçalves C, Simionatto S, Schnaufer E, Freitas F, Vallinoto A, Croda J, Motta-Castro A. HTLV infection in Brazil’s second-largest indigenous reserve. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 16701. PMID: 36202887, PMCID: PMC9537150, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21086-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHTLV infectionHTLV-1HTLV-2HTLV-1-associated myelopathyAdult T-cell leukemia/lymphomaHuman T-lymphotropic virus 1T-cell leukemia/lymphomaChronic inflammatory neurological diseaseHTLV-1 prevalenceInflammatory neurological diseasesHTLV-2 infectionAggressive malignant diseaseLeukemia/lymphomaEnzyme-linked immunosorbentMedian agePregnant populationMalignant diseaseBlood donorsStudy populationDrug usersNeurological diseasesCosmopolitan subtypeWestern blotSerum samplesDisease
2017
High Prevalence of Treponema pallidum Infection in Brazilian Prisoners.
Correa ME, Croda J, Coimbra Motta de Castro AR, Maria do Valle Leone de Oliveira S, Pompilio MA, Omizolo de Souza R, Ferreira de Sá Queiroz JH, Esther da Silva K, Ko AI, Simionatto S. High Prevalence of Treponema pallidum Infection in Brazilian Prisoners. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2017, 97: 1078-1084. PMID: 28820706, PMCID: PMC5637599, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive syphilisSyphilis prevalenceHigh prevalenceBrazilian prisonersHuman immunodeficiency virus statusGenital ulcer diseaseIntravenous drug usersHigh-risk groupUnprotected sexual practicesMultivariable regression analysisCross-sectional studyActive syphilis prevalenceNew syphilis casesPopulation-based sampleDevelopment of syphilisCongenital infectionUlcer diseaseSyphilis testingRisk factorsVirus statusScreening programSerological statusSyphilis casesSevere formDrug users