2020
Changes in the dynamics of dengue incidence in South and Central America are possibly due to cross‐population immunity after Zika virus epidemics
Mugabe V, Borja L, Cardoso C, Weaver S, Reis M, Kitron U, Ribeiro G. Changes in the dynamics of dengue incidence in South and Central America are possibly due to cross‐population immunity after Zika virus epidemics. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2020, 26: 272-280. PMID: 33190402, DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDengue casesLaboratory-confirmed dengue casesDENV vaccine developmentSignificant public health implicationsDengue virus infectionDengue incidenceLong-term surveillance studyCross-species immunityPublic health implicationsIncidence of dengueVirus immunityVirus infectionEpidemiological dataSurveillance studyDengue feverZika virusDisease severityVaccine developmentIncidenceZika epidemicAnnual dengue incidenceZika outbreakHealth implicationsImmunityOverall rate
1999
Urban epidemic of severe leptospirosis in Brazil
Ko A, Reis M, Dourado C, Johnson W, Riley L, Group S. Urban epidemic of severe leptospirosis in Brazil. The Lancet 1999, 354: 820-825. PMID: 10485724, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(99)80012-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDengue feverInfectious disease referral hospitalAggressive supportive careEpidemic of leptospirosisStrong independent predictorPositive blood culturesLarge urban outbreaksIdentification of leptospiresRenal insufficiencyRespiratory insufficiencySevere leptospirosisSupportive careIndependent predictorsReferral hospitalOutpatient clinicSevere anemiaSevere manifestationsActive surveillanceMental statusRisk factorsBlood culturesDiagnostic confusionUrban epidemicMicroagglutination testUrban outbreaks