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Specificity of HTLV screening tests and its impact on health care program costs: The perspective of antenatal screening in Brazil
CONCLUSIONS: Careful selection of the screening assay is required to optimize the program. (Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical)
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - March 8, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Antimicrobial-resistant enterobacteria in surface waters with fecal contamination from urban and rural communities
CONCLUSIONS: Poor sanitation evidenced by fecal contamination and human activities around these surface waters contributed to the distribution and increase in AMR enterobacteria. (Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical)
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - March 8, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Evidence for current circulation of an ancient West Nile virus strain (NY99) in Brazil
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings reinforce the hypothesis that WNV has been silently circulating in Brazil for many years. (Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical)
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - March 8, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Correlations among neck circumference and anthropometric indicators to estimate body adiposity in people living with HIV
CONCLUSIONS: NC correlations are adequate for estimating cardiometabolic risk. (Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical)
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - March 8, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Occurrence of triatomines (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) and their natural infection by Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909) in Boca do Moa community, Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
CONCLUSIONS: Four species of triatomines presented an infection rate above 13% in the Boca do Moa community. (Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical)
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - March 8, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Residual foci of Triatoma infestans infestation: Surveillance and control in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2001-2018
CONCLUSIONS: Infestation has decreased significantly since 2008, and T. infestans has not been captured since 2015. (Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical)
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - March 8, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Relapse in leprosy and drug resistance assessment in a tertiary hospital of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil
CONCLUSIONS: In 25 cases, the incubation period was 5-15 years after the first treatment, favoring bacillary persistence. In the remaining 5 cases, the disease had recurred after 15 years, pointing to reinfection as none of them exhibited drug resistance. (Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical)
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - March 8, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Seroprevalence and risk factors of Chagas disease in a rural population of the Quixeré municipality, Ceará, Brazil
CONCLUSION: CD persists in this rural population of Northeast Brazil. Poverty, low education, and limited information regarding CD are critical issues that need to be addressed. (Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical)
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - March 8, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

COVID-19 and spontaneous pneumomediastinum: a rare complication
Abstract Bed bugs are hematophagous arthropods that can parasitize humans. During the coronavirus disease pandemic, there has been an increase in elderly neglect. A man in his 90s came to the hospital complaining of generalized pruritus. Despite being a dependent patient, he was left alone in a home by his relatives during the pandemic. Examination revealed inflammatory nodules in addition to a live bed bug crawling over his trunk. Identifying a bed bug during consultation is an uncommon feature that can help determine a particular diagnosis. As this case shows, the need for social isolation during pandemics can contribute...
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - February 26, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Impact of concurrent epidemics of dengue, chikungunya, zika, and COVID-19
CONCLUSIONS: Espírito Santo experienced an overlap of epidemics, especially in urban areas . (Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical)
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - February 26, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Natural infection of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Cembrene-1 population) with Leishmania infantum in a new visceral leishmaniasis focus in the eastern region of São Paulo State, Brazil.
CONCLUSIONS We found that the transmission of Le. infantum by cembrene-1 females may occur at a high rate in this focus of VL and presented new data on the vector capacity of this population. (Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical)
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - February 26, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Preliminary evaluation of the larvicidal activity of extracts and fractions from Ocotea nutans (Nees) Mez against Aedes aegypti
CONCLUSIONS Extracts from O. nutans were effective against third-stage larvae ofA. aegyptiafter 24 h of exposure. (Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical)
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - February 26, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Confirmation of the first report of Psammolestes tertius Lent and Jurberg, 1965 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in Paraná State, Brazil
CONCLUSIONS: The presence of P. tertius in the state of Paraná demonstrates that the biodiversity of these insects may have been underestimated. (Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical)
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - February 26, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Colonization of Panstrongylus megistus (Hemiptera:Reduvidae:Triatominae) in an urban area and its association with Didelphis marsupialis in the metropolitan region of São Paulo
CONCLUSIONS: The colonization of P. megistus shows the potential for their occupation of artificial ecotopes, which may pose a risk to the human population. (Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical)
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - February 26, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Malaria mortality in Colombia from 2009 to 2018: a descriptive study
CONCLUSIONS: The unstable downward trend of malaria mortality rates calls for greater emphasis on surveillance and interventions. (Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical)
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - February 26, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research