2023
Dengue Fever Surveillance in Mato Grosso do Sul: Insights from Genomic Analysis and Implications for Public Health Strategies
de Arruda L, Giovanetti M, Fonseca V, Zardin M, de Castro Lichs G, Asato S, Esposito A, Müller M, Xavier J, Fritsch H, Lima M, de Oliveira C, Santos E, de Mello Almeida Maziero L, Frias D, Neves D, da Silva L, Barretos E, Oshiro P, Goday B, dos Santos J, Kashima S, de Albuquerque C, do Carmo Said R, Rosewell A, Demarchi L, Croda J, Alcantara L, Gonçalves C. Dengue Fever Surveillance in Mato Grosso do Sul: Insights from Genomic Analysis and Implications for Public Health Strategies. Viruses 2023, 15: 1790. PMID: 37766197, PMCID: PMC10536684, DOI: 10.3390/v15091790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInforming public health actionOn-site training programDiverse viral lineagesPublic health actionPublic health strategiesMultiple introduction eventsSecretary of HealthMonitoring viral evolutionHealth strategiesHealth actionsGenome sequenceGenomic analysisDynamics of dengue virusTraining programIntroduction eventsGenomic surveillanceViral transmission patternsViral lineagesPublic healthHealthMato GrossoEpidemiological dataViral evolutionPreventive measuresSurveillance activities
2019
Paediatric tuberculosis transmission outside the household: challenging historical paradigms to inform future public health strategies
Martinez L, Lo N, Cords O, Hill P, Khan P, Hatherill M, Mandalakas A, Kay A, Croda J, Horsburgh C, Zar H, Andrews J. Paediatric tuberculosis transmission outside the household: challenging historical paradigms to inform future public health strategies. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2019, 7: 544-552. PMID: 31078497, PMCID: PMC7323920, DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(19)30137-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsM tuberculosis transmissionHousehold contact tracingTuberculosis transmissionFuture public health strategiesContact tracingGlobal tuberculosis control effortsAdult tuberculosis casesPaediatric tuberculosis infectionMycobacterium tuberculosis transmissionHigh-burden settingsTuberculosis control effortsEffective public health responsePopulation attributable fractionPublic health strategiesAge 5 yearsCommunity-based interventionsPublic health interventionsPublic health responsePediatric transmissionChildhood tuberculosisTuberculosis infectionTuberculosis casesActive surveillanceHealth strategiesHousehold exposure