2024
Factors associated with differential seropositivity to Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri in a high transmission urban setting for leptospirosis in Brazil
de Oliveira D, Khalil H, Palma F, Santana R, Nery N, Quintero-Vélez J, Zeppelini C, do Sacramento G, Cruz J, Lustosa R, Ferreira I, Carvalho-Pereira T, Diggle P, Wunder E, Ko A, Lopez Y, Begon M, Reis M, Costa F. Factors associated with differential seropositivity to Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri in a high transmission urban setting for leptospirosis in Brazil. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2024, 18: e0011292. PMID: 38758957, PMCID: PMC11139309, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYears of ageResidents of low-income areasMultinomial logistic regression modelWork-related exposureEpidemiological patternsLow-income areasLogistic regression modelsInformal urban communitiesFactors associated with seropositivityCity of SalvadorPathogenic species of bacteriaUrban settingsUrban communities
2021
Eco-epidemiology of vectorial Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in a region of northeast Brazil
Santos F, Magalhães-Junior J, Carneiro I, Santos F, Silva Â, Novais J, Santos J, Ribeiro-Jr G, Reis M, Franke C. Eco-epidemiology of vectorial Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in a region of northeast Brazil. Acta Tropica 2021, 225: 106184. PMID: 34637752, DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.106184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChagas diseaseT. cruziMultivariate logistic regressionSimilar epidemiological characteristicsLogistic regression modelsMolecular biology testsSanto InácioEpidemiological characteristicsTriatoma sherlockiTrypanosoma cruzi transmissionBlood samplesPreventive practicesNatural infection rateHealth educationInsect occurrenceInfection rateTriatomine speciesCapture of triatominesParasitic zoonosesLogistic regressionTriatoma sordidaDogsCruzi transmissionTriatominesVectorial transmission