2020
Yellow fever transmission in non-human primates, Bahia, Northeastern Brazil
de Jesus J, Gräf T, Giovanetti M, Mares-Guia M, Xavier J, Maia M, Fonseca V, Fabri A, dos Santos R, Pereira F, Santos L, da Silva L, Maia Z, Cerqueira J, Thèze J, Abade L, de Carvalho Santana Cordeiro M, Torquato S, Santana E, de Jesus Silva N, Dourado R, Alves A, do Socorro Guedes A, da Silva Filho P, Faria N, de Albuquerque C, de Abreu A, Romano A, Croda J, do Carmo Said R, Cunha G, da Fonseca Cerqueira J, de Mello A, de Filippis A, Alcantara L. Yellow fever transmission in non-human primates, Bahia, Northeastern Brazil. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2020, 14: e0008405. PMID: 32780745, PMCID: PMC7418952, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYellow fever virusNon-human primatesHuman casesPositive tissue samplesYFV genomesAutochthonous human casesClinical syndromeMolecular epidemiologySurveillance teamYFV transmissionFever virusTissue samplesYellow fever transmissionYFV outbreakGenotype IPrimatesAffected areaHepatitisHumansCasesSyndromeEpidemiology
2019
Genetic Diversity and Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Roraima State, Brazil.
Tatara M, Perdigão J, Viveiros M, Kritski A, Silva K, Sacchi F, de Lima C, Dos Santos P, Diniz J, Almeida Silva P, Gomes P, Gomes M, Cunha E, Lapa E Silva J, Portugal I, Croda J, Andrade M. Genetic Diversity and Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Roraima State, Brazil. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2019, 101: 774-779. PMID: 31392954, PMCID: PMC6779181, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based prospective studyDrug resistanceMolecular epidemiologyResistance profilesRepetitive units-variable numberMTB/RIFDrug susceptibility testDrug resistance profilesTransmission of MtbPublic health policyPhenotypic resistance profilesIsoniazid monoTB preventionProspective studyNew strain typesTB epidemiologyPrimary resistanceHigh prevalenceMTB isolatesProportion methodHealth policyMycobacterium tuberculosisSusceptibility testsTuberculosisVulnerable populations