2024
Human antibodies in Mexico and Brazil neutralizing tick-borne flaviviruses
Cervantes Rincón T, Kapoor T, Keeffe J, Simonelli L, Hoffmann H, Agudelo M, Jurado A, Peace A, Lee Y, Gazumyan A, Guidetti F, Cantergiani J, Cena B, Bianchini F, Tamagnini E, Moro S, Svoboda P, Costa F, Reis M, Ko A, Fallon B, Avila-Rios S, Reyes-Téran G, Rice C, Nussenzweig M, Bjorkman P, Ruzek D, Varani L, MacDonald M, Robbiani D. Human antibodies in Mexico and Brazil neutralizing tick-borne flaviviruses. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 114298. PMID: 38819991, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPowassan virusEnvelope domain IIIYellow fever virusZika virusFever virusSerological neutralizing activityTemperate regionsDengue virusTicksTropical areasInfect humansLineage IMosquito-borne flavivirusNeutralizing activityHuman antibodiesVirusNeurological illnessBrazilFlavivirusesP002P003Human diseases
2021
Risk of chronic arthralgia and impact of pain on daily activities in a cohort of patients with chikungunya virus infection from Brazil
Silva M, Kikuti M, Anjos R, Portilho M, Santos V, Gonçalves T, Tauro L, Moreira P, Jacob-Nascimento L, Santana P, Campos G, Siqueira A, Kitron U, Reis M, Ribeiro G. Risk of chronic arthralgia and impact of pain on daily activities in a cohort of patients with chikungunya virus infection from Brazil. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2021, 105: 608-616. PMID: 33684559, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic arthralgiaChikungunya virus infectionRisk factorsVirus infectionDaily activitiesAcute febrile illnessIndependent risk factorPersistence of painCohort of patientsImpact of painProgression of diseaseTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionPersistent arthralgiaFebrile illnessSubstantial disabilityViral loadFemale sexPolymerase chain reactionIgM enzymeArthralgiaSurveillance studyChikungunya virusDengue virusPatientsImmunosorbent assay
2020
Accuracy of the Zika IgM Antibody Capture Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Zika MAC-ELISA) for Diagnosis of Zika Virus Infection
Portilho M, de Moraes L, Kikuti M, Nascimento L, Reis M, Boaventura V, Khouri R, Ribeiro G. Accuracy of the Zika IgM Antibody Capture Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Zika MAC-ELISA) for Diagnosis of Zika Virus Infection. Diagnostics 2020, 10: 835. PMID: 33080935, PMCID: PMC7603149, DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10100835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDays post-symptom onsetZika virus infectionConvalescent-phase seraVirus infectionRT-PCRDengue virusSerological diagnosisDengue casesPost-symptom onsetConvalescent-phase samplesBlood donor samplesIgM antibody capture enzymeEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayZika IgM antibodySymptom onsetDENV infectionIgM antibodiesZIKV infectionBlood donorsDonor samplesCapture enzymeOutbreak investigationDisease controlInfectionImmunosorbent assay