2024
Sometimes, the size matters: Wing geometric morphometrics as a tool to assess domiciliation by Triatoma sordida (Stäl 1859)
Ribeiro-Jr G, Reis J, Vaccarezza F, Silva A, Lanza F, Miranda D, Gurgel-Gonçalves R, Reis M. Sometimes, the size matters: Wing geometric morphometrics as a tool to assess domiciliation by Triatoma sordida (Stäl 1859). Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2024, 57: e00709-2024. PMID: 39140583, PMCID: PMC11315410, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0516-2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWing geometric morphometricsGeometric morphometric analysisPeridomestic populationsTriatoma sordidaWing geometric morphometryGeometric morphometryGeometric morphometricsHousing populationSouth AmericaT. sordidaMorphometric analysisHemelytraPublic health concernDomiciliationMorphometricsPopulation
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 ResearchConceptsNon-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
2020
A multivariate geostatistical framework for combining multiple indices of abundance for disease vectors and reservoirs: a case study of rattiness in a low-income urban Brazilian community
Eyre MT, Carvalho-Pereira TSA, Souza FN, Khalil H, Hacker KP, Serrano S, Taylor JP, Reis MG, Ko AI, Begon M, Diggle PJ, Costa F, Giorgi E. A multivariate geostatistical framework for combining multiple indices of abundance for disease vectors and reservoirs: a case study of rattiness in a low-income urban Brazilian community. Journal Of The Royal Society Interface 2020, 17: 20200398. PMID: 32871096, PMCID: PMC7536052, DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2020.0398.Peer-Reviewed Original Research