Mitermayer Reis, MD
Professor Adjunct of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)About
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Biography
Mitermayer Reis holds a medical degree from the Bahia School of Medicine and Public Health, a Master's Degree in Human Pathology from the Federal University of Bahia and a PhD in Human Pathology from the Federal University of Bahia/ He did postdoctoral work at Case Western Reserve University and the Harvard School of Public Health. He is a researcher at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Researcher category 1A of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development - CNPq), full professor at the Federal University of Bahia, full professor at the Bahian School of Medicine and Public Health and associate visiting professor at the Yale School of Public Health.
He is a founder associate of the Center for Management and Strategic Studies and is currently head of the Laboratory of Pathology and Molecular Biology at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, executive coordinator of the Northeast Network of Biotechnology (RENORBIO). He is a member of the Academy of Sciences of Bahia, the Academy of Medicine of Bahia, the Scientific Technical Council of the Federation of Industries of Bahia (FIEB) and of the State Council of Science and Technology (CONCITEC). He supports the State of Bahia Research - FAPESB, and he is coordinator of the Postgraduate Course in Biotechnology in Health and Investigative Medicine.
Reis has served as director of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation for four terms and is president of the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine, and studies clinical and molecular epidemiology and immunopathogenesis of parasitic infectious diseases oriented to technological development and innovation with emphasis on Arbovirus, Chagas, Schistosomiasis, Viral Hepatitis, Leptospirosis and Bacterial Meningitis.
Appointments
Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
Professor AdjunctPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- PhD
- Federal University of Bahia (1993)
- MSc
- Federal University of Bahia (1986)
- MD
- Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Publica (1979)
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Albert Ko, MD
Jamie Childs, ScD
Federico Costa, PhD
Mariam O. Fofana, MD, PhD
M. Catherine Muenker, MS
Adam V Wisnewski, PhD, D(ABMLI)
Publications
2024
IgG Isotypes Targeting a Recombinant Chimeric Protein of Trypanosoma cruzi in Different Clinical Presentations of Chronic Chagas Disease
Serrano I, Ribeiro G, Santos R, Cruz J, Lanza F, dos Santos E, de Almeida M, de Souza Soares J, Luquetti A, Celedon P, Zanchin N, Santos F, dos Reis M. IgG Isotypes Targeting a Recombinant Chimeric Protein of Trypanosoma cruzi in Different Clinical Presentations of Chronic Chagas Disease. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2024, 110: 669-676. PMID: 38412539, PMCID: PMC10993828, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical presentationChronic CDClinical formsSpectrum of clinical presentationsIg profilesSevere cardiac involvementChagas diseaseChronic Chagas diseaseSerum samplesDevelopment of tissue damageHost immune responseCross-sectional studyCardiac involvementIgG3 levelsImmunopathogenic mechanismsDisease progressionProgression of CDRecombinant chimeric proteinImmune responseIgG isotypeIgG3 isotypesTotal IgGMC groupSC groupDisease pathogenesisOverestimation 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 ResearchAltmetricConceptsSARS-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 BADetection of Chikungunya Virus RNA in Oral Fluid and Urine: An Alternative Approach to Diagnosis?
Jacob-Nascimento L, Portilho M, Anjos R, Moreira P, Stauber C, Weaver S, Kitron U, Reis M, Ribeiro G. Detection of Chikungunya Virus RNA in Oral Fluid and Urine: An Alternative Approach to Diagnosis? Viruses 2024, 16: 235. PMID: 38400011, PMCID: PMC10891727, DOI: 10.3390/v16020235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsChikungunya virus infectionAcute-phase seraOral fluidChikungunya virusIgM seroconversionChikungunya virus diagnosisUrine samplesAcute febrile illnessConvalescent-phase seraAcute chikungunyaChikungunya patientsChikungunya virus RNADisease courseFebrile illnessPaired seraRT-qPCRAcute phaseIgM detectionConvalescent-phasePatientsControl group samplesSerumUrineCHIKV transmissionIgMLong-term surveillance of invasive pneumococcal disease: The impact of 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in the metropolitan region of Salvador, Brazil
Reis J, Azevedo J, de Oliveira A, de Oliveira Menezes A, Pedrosa M, dos Santos M, Ribeiro L, de Freitas H, Gouveia E, Teles M, da Glória Carvalho M, Reis M, Nascimento-Carvalho C, Verani J. Long-term surveillance of invasive pneumococcal disease: The impact of 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in the metropolitan region of Salvador, Brazil. Vaccine 2024, 42: 591-597. PMID: 38184393, PMCID: PMC10872423, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.12.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsIncidence rate ratiosInvasive pneumococcal diseaseLower-middle-income settingsPCV10 introductionInvasive pneumococcal disease incidenceProspective laboratory-based surveillanceNational infant immunization programsPre-PCV10 periodNon-vaccine serotypesRate ratiosInfant immunization programIncidence ratePneumococcal conjugate vaccineLaboratory-based surveillanceIPD incidenceImpact of PCV10Multiplex polymerase chain reactionMetropolitan region of SalvadorCompare ratesPCV10 serotypesLong-term impactSterile sitesQuellung reactionSerotype 15BVaccine-type
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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricExtensive 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricThe impact of COVID-19 on microbiological profile and antibiotic consumption in ICU: a retrospective study in an infectious disease hospital in Brazil
de França Diniz Rocha V, da Silva E, Azevedo J, Ribeiro M, Reis M, Barros T, Reis J. The impact of COVID-19 on microbiological profile and antibiotic consumption in ICU: a retrospective study in an infectious disease hospital in Brazil. The Brazilian Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2023, 28: 103705. PMID: 38065221, PMCID: PMC10764251, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2023.103705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsIntensive care unitInfectious Diseases HospitalAntimicrobial resistanceMicrobiological profileCandida sppRetrospective studyTracheal secretionsCarbapenem-resistant A. baumanniiConsequences of antimicrobial resistanceIntensive care unit patient-daysImpact of antimicrobial resistanceMultidrug-resistant Enterococcus faeciumCharacteristics of patientsConsumption of ceftriaxoneConsumption of antibioticsPiperacillin-tazobactamUnique characteristics of patientsA. baumanniiAcinetobacter baumanniiAntibiotic consumptionEnterobacter speciesIncidence densityESKAPE groupClinical culturesKlebsiella pneumoniaePredictors 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsCongenital Zika syndromeEvans indexZika syndromeHead circumferenceNeurodevelopmental delayMedian head circumferenceBayley-III scoresCT scan analysisMicrocephaly AssociatedNeurodevelopmental examinationProspective studyVentricle enlargementBrain abnormalitiesCongenital manifestationsMultiprofessional teamGross motorNeonate periodDevelopmental anomaliesDevelopmental delaySyndromeMicrocephalyBlinded expertsMonthsChildrenCircumferenceCARACTERIZAÇÃO CLÍNICO-EPIDEMIOLÓGICA DE CASOS DE INFECÇÕES DE CORRENTE SANGUÍNEA CAUSADAS POR ENTEROBACTERALES EM DOIS HOSPITAIS TERCIÁRIOS DE SALVADOR, BAHIA
de Araújo L, Bomfim A, Barbosa M, Azevedo J, da Silva Cavalcanti G, Boaventura E, de Oliveira Silva M, de Andrade Barberino M, Reis M, Reis J. CARACTERIZAÇÃO CLÍNICO-EPIDEMIOLÓGICA DE CASOS DE INFECÇÕES DE CORRENTE SANGUÍNEA CAUSADAS POR ENTEROBACTERALES EM DOIS HOSPITAIS TERCIÁRIOS DE SALVADOR, BAHIA. The Brazilian Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2023, 27: 103338. DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2023.103338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpatial distribution of congenital syphilis in the state of Bahia, Brazil from 2009 to 2018
Vital C, Reis R, de Souza Soares J, Miranda D, Reis M. Spatial distribution of congenital syphilis in the state of Bahia, Brazil from 2009 to 2018. Frontiers In Epidemiology 2023, 3: 1234580. PMID: 38516337, PMCID: PMC10956362, DOI: 10.3389/fepid.2023.1234580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsPrenatal careLive Birth Information SystemCongenital syphilisInadequate prenatal careLow educational levelNotifiable Diseases Information SystemMunicipalities of BahiaPublic health problemWomen of childbearing ageCS incidenceEducation levelWHO targetHealth problemsYoung mothersCarePregnant womenLive birthsAnalysis of dataCS casesChildbearing ageTemporal trendsCases of CSInformation systemsSyphilisEcological studies