2019
Coinfection modifies carriage of enzootic and zoonotic parasites in Norway rats from an urban slum
Carvalho‐Pereira T, Souza F, do Nascimento Santos L, Pedra G, Minter A, Bahiense T, Reis M, Ko A, Childs J, da Silva E, Costa F, Begon M. Coinfection modifies carriage of enzootic and zoonotic parasites in Norway rats from an urban slum. Ecosphere 2019, 10 DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrban slumsLoad of parasitesZoonotic parasitesUrban ratsStrongyloides spBrazilian urban slumsIntensity of infectionReduced prevalenceNippostrongylus brasiliensisCoinfectionSignificant associationInfection riskRatsNematode Angiostrongylus cantonensisAngiostrongylus cantonensisInfectionNorway ratsEggs/larvaeCantonensisZoonotic pathogensCorrelation testInterrogansParasitesPopulation
2016
Factors affecting carriage and intensity of infection of Calodium hepaticum within Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from an urban slum environment in Salvador, Brazil
WALKER R, CARVALHO-PEREIRA T, SERRANO S, PEDRA G, HACKER K, TAYLOR J, MINTER A, PERTILE A, PANTI-MAY A, CARVALHO M, SOUZA FN, NERY N, RODRIGUES G, BAHIENSE T, REIS MG, KO AI, CHILDS JE, BEGON M, COSTA F. Factors affecting carriage and intensity of infection of Calodium hepaticum within Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from an urban slum environment in Salvador, Brazil. Epidemiology And Infection 2016, 145: 334-338. PMID: 27780498, PMCID: PMC6247895, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268816002259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensity of infectionNorway ratsIndependent risk factorC. hepaticumHumans of exposureUrban slum environmentsCalodium hepaticumUrban slum areaSlum areasLiver involvementMammalian hostsRisk factorsInfective eggsRatsCarriage levelsSignificant riskInfectionUrban slumsCarriageFurther studiesSub-standard living conditionsRiskZoonotic pathogensSlum environmentRodent-borne zoonotic pathogens
2000
Lower Hookworm Incidence, Prevalence, and Intensity of Infection in Children with a Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Vaccination Scar
Barreto M, Rodrigues L, Silva R, Assis A, Reis M, Santos C, Blanton R. Lower Hookworm Incidence, Prevalence, and Intensity of Infection in Children with a Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Vaccination Scar. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2000, 182: 1800-1803. PMID: 11069259, DOI: 10.1086/317627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBCG vaccination scarBacillus Calmette-GuérinVaccination scarIntensity of infectionBacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination scarHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected adultsHuman immunological responsesOngoing prospective studyVaccination protectionIncidence ratiosProspective studyAdjusted prevalenceHookworm infectionCalmette-GuérinTrichuris trichiuraImmunological responseCommon vaccinesImmune systemHookworm prevalenceDifferent helminthsLogistic regressionPrevalenceSchistosoma mansoniIncidenceInfection
1996
Gender differences in growth of school-aged children with schistosomiasis and geohelminth infection.
Parraga I, Assis A, Prado M, Barreto M, Reis M, King C, Blanton R. Gender differences in growth of school-aged children with schistosomiasis and geohelminth infection. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1996, 55: 150-6. PMID: 8780452, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.55.150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnalysis of VarianceAnthropometryAscariasisBody CompositionBrazilCase-Control StudiesChildDouble-Blind MethodFecesFemaleGrowth DisordersHumansMaleNutrition DisordersNutritional StatusParasite Egg CountProspective StudiesSchistosomiasis mansoniSex CharacteristicsSocioeconomic FactorsTrichuriasisConceptsUpper arm circumferenceTriceps skinfoldS. mansoniS. mansoni-infected childrenMid-upper arm circumferenceModerate-intensity infectionDevelopment of malnutritionEffect of treatmentSubscapular skinfold measurementsInfected boysInfected childrenArm circumferenceGeohelminth infectionsSchool-aged childrenIntensity of infectionBrazilian schoolchildrenAnthropometric measurementsChronic malnutritionIntensity infectionsControl childrenGrowth retardationGrowth deficitsSchistosoma mansoniSkinfold measurementsInfection
1986
Stage and species specificity of antigens encoded by two geographic strains of Schistosoma mansoni mRNA.
Blanton R, Horowitz S, Reis M, Rottman F, Andrade Z, Mahmoud A. Stage and species specificity of antigens encoded by two geographic strains of Schistosoma mansoni mRNA. Journal Of Parasitology 1986, 72: 445-53. PMID: 3091803, DOI: 10.2307/3281685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, HelminthBrazilCross ReactionsHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMolecular WeightProtein BiosynthesisPuerto RicoRNA, MessengerSchistosoma haematobiumSchistosoma japonicumSchistosoma mansoniSchistosomiasis haematobiaSchistosomiasis japonicaSchistosomiasis mansoniSpecies SpecificityConceptsS. mansoniImmune human seraAntigen of MrGroup of antigensAdult worm mRNAAntigenic poolSchistosome infectionIntensity of infectionSchistosoma haematobiumIndividual seraAntigenAntigenic specificityAntigenic differencesSerumSchistosoma japonicumCross-reactive proteinEgg countsBrazilian parasitesInfectionMansoniMolecular weight proteinsHuman serumDifferent geographic strainsSpecies specificityHigh molecular weight proteins