2023
Epidemiological indicators of Chagas disease in the metropolitan region of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Lanza F, Ribeiro-Jr G, Miranda D, Santos F, Carvalho C, Cunha G, Carneiro I, Reis R, Cunha J, Cardoso C, Soares J, Araújo F, Reis M. Epidemiological indicators of Chagas disease in the metropolitan region of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2023, 56: e0185-2022. PMID: 36820652, PMCID: PMC9957123, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0185-2022.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Triatomine fauna in the state of Bahia, Brazil: What changed after 40 years of the vector-control program?
Ribeiro-Jr G, Araújo R, Carvalho C, Cunha G, Lanza F, Miranda D, Sousa O, Santos C, Fonseca E, Santos R, Reis R, Gurgel-Gonçalves R, Reis M. Triatomine fauna in the state of Bahia, Brazil: What changed after 40 years of the vector-control program? Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2022, 55: e0732-2021. PMID: 35894404, PMCID: PMC9361752, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0732-2021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrazilChagas DiseaseHumansInsect VectorsNeglected DiseasesTriatomaTriatominaeTrypanosoma cruzi
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 transmissionTriatoScore: an entomological-risk score for Chagas disease vector control-surveillance
Ribeiro-Jr G, Abad-Franch F, de Sousa O, dos Santos C, Fonseca E, dos Santos R, Cunha G, de Carvalho C, Reis R, Gurgel-Gonçalves R, Reis M. TriatoScore: an entomological-risk score for Chagas disease vector control-surveillance. Parasites & Vectors 2021, 14: 492. PMID: 34563255, PMCID: PMC8465766, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-021-04954-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrazilChagas DiseaseEntomologyEnvironmentHousing QualityHumansInsect VectorsRisk FactorsTriatominaeTrypanosoma cruziConceptsNon-native speciesTriatomine bug speciesBug speciesEntomological riskVector-borne Chagas diseaseSemiarid ecoregionsEcoregionsRelevant scalesBahia StateSpeciesMunicipal territoryDisease vectorsNative vectorsDomestic populationsRun systemModerate riskMunicipalitiesFaunaChagas disease vectorsOfficial classificationBahiaStrataTrypanosoma cruzi transmissionAmericaBrazilHealthcare Workers' Knowledge about Chagas Disease: A Systematic Review.
Soares Cajaiba-Soares A, Martinez-Silveira M, Paim Miranda D, de Cássia Pereira Fernandes R, Reis M. Healthcare Workers' Knowledge about Chagas Disease: A Systematic Review. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2021, 104: 1631-1638. PMID: 33684063, PMCID: PMC8103490, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare professionals' knowledgeChagas diseaseHealthcare workers' knowledgeNon-endemic countriesMEDLINE/PubMedFull-text readingCD knowledgeNonvector transmissionHealthcare workersClinical aspectsEndemic areasEpidemiological statusSystematic reviewHealthcare professionalsWorkers' knowledgeKnowledge deficitsDiseaseDisease importancePrevious contactScience databasesPopulation surveyFocus groupsDeficitsLower perceptionsParticipants
2019
Performance of recombinant chimeric proteins in the serological diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in dogs
Leony L, Freitas N, Del-Rei R, Carneiro C, Reis A, Jansen A, Xavier S, Gomes Y, Silva E, Reis M, Fraga D, Celedon P, Zanchin N, Dantas-Torres F, Santos F. Performance of recombinant chimeric proteins in the serological diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in dogs. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2019, 13: e0007545. PMID: 31242195, PMCID: PMC6615644, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCruzi infectionIBMP-8.4Cruzi IgG antibodiesDiagnostic performanceTrypanosoma cruzi infectionAntigenic matrixIgG antibody detectionIBMP-8.3IBMP-8.1IBMP-8.2High diagnostic performanceSuperior diagnostic performanceIgG antibodiesChimeric antigenInfected dogsVisceral leishmaniasisEpidemiological studiesRecombinant chimeric proteinAntibody detectionInfectious diseasesTransmission riskSerological diagnosisDogsROC curveDiagnostic potential
2017
A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico
PANTI-MAY J, DE ANDRADE R, GURUBEL-GONZÁLEZ Y, PALOMO-ARJONA E, SODÁ-TAMAYO L, MEZA-SULÚ J, RAMÍREZ-SIERRA M, DUMONTEIL E, VIDAL-MARTÍNEZ V, MACHAÍN-WILLIAMS C, DE OLIVEIRA D, REIS M, TORRES-CASTRO M, ROBLES M, HERNÁNDEZ-BETANCOURT S, COSTA F. A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico. Epidemiology And Infection 2017, 145: 2287-2295. PMID: 28689507, PMCID: PMC6231242, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268817001352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsH. diminutaZoonotic pathogensPolymerase chain reactionRatsMiceTropical diseasesCruzi DNALeptospira interrogansChain reactionL. interrogansT. cruziFurther studiesHymenolepis diminutaPublic healthReservoir hostsTrypanosoma cruziSedimentation techniqueInterrogansPathogensHouse miceCruziDiminutaImportant reservoirEpidemiologyPrevalence