Maternal and congenital infections arising from Zika, dengue and Chikungunya arboviruses in Salvador, Brazil.

BACKGROUND: Salvador was one of the Brazilian cities most affected during the 2015 Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed with enrolment of parturients and their newborns. RESULTS: Positive IgM antibodies for ZIKV, dengue (DENV) and Chikungunya (CHIKV) were present in 6.9, 11.9 and 22.8% of the parturients, and IgG antibodies were detected in 72.3, 92.3 and 38.6%, respectively. No cases of DENV congenital infection were identified. ZIKV and CHIKV congenital infections were observed in 16.5 and 13% of newborns, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: High exposure rates to the three arboviruses and the identification of newborns with ZIKV and CHIKV congenital infections reinforces the necessity of ZIKV and CHIKV prenatal and neonatal screening in endemic regions.

Orthopedic injuries in a formation of a soccer club / Lesões Ortopédicas nas Categorias de Formação de um Clube de Futebol

INTRODUCTION: Football is one of the most popular sports in the world with approximately 400 million practitioners. All physical activity generates an overload somewhere in the locomotor system, above all, in young athletes. OBJECTIVE: To conduct the epidemiological survey of orthopedic injuries in a medical department of the categories of junior soccer a football club in Curitiba. METHODS: Epidemiological survey of injuries in 310 different athletes during the 2009 and 2010 seasons. RESULTS: The number of recorded visits was 3.64 per athlete orthopedic complaints in two years. Furthermore, we find 2.88 injuries / 1,000 hours of play, and the junior (under 20 and under 18) with the highest rate (3.05). The most frequent injury was contusion (32.15%), lower limbs, especially the thigh (3.94%). The higher incidence of injuries occurred in the Middle - campers (30.65%), being the training responsible for 88.31% of the complaints. CONCLUSION: The epidemiological survey of medical care is a medical department is an important tool for analysis of the main complaints, as well as the primary means of prevention and maintaining the health of athletes.

INTRODUÇÃO: O futebol é uma das modalidades esportivas mais populares do mundo, com aproximadamente 400 milhões de praticantes. Toda atividade física gera uma sobrecarga em algum ponto do aparelho locomotor, sobretudo em atletas jovens. OBJETIVO: fazer o levantamento epidemiológico das lesões ortopédicas de um departamento médico das categorias de formação de um clube de futebol de Curitiba. MÉTODOS: Levantamento epidemiológico das lesões em 310 atletas durante as temporadas 2009 e 2010. RESULTADOS: O número de registros de atendimentos por atleta foi de 3,64 queixas ortopédicas em dois anos. Além disso, encontramos 2,88 lesões/1.000 h de jogo, sendo a categoria júnior (sub 20 e sub 18) com a maior taxa (3,05). A lesão mais frequente foi a contusão (32,15%) em membros inferiores, principalmente coxa (3,94%). A maior incidência de lesões ocorreu nos meio-campistas (30,65%), sendo os treinos responsáveis por 88,31% das queixas. CONCLUSÃO: O levantamento epidemiológico dos atendimentos médicos de um departamento médico é instrumento importante para análise das principais queixas, bem como o meio principal para medidas de prevenção e manutenção da saúde dos atletas.

Orthopedic injuries in a formation of a soccer club.

INTRODUCTION: Football is one of the most popular sports in the world with approximately 400 million practitioners. All physical activity generates an overload somewhere in the locomotor system, above all, in young athletes. OBJECTIVE: To conduct the epidemiological survey of orthopedic injuries in a medical department of the categories of junior soccer a football club in Curitiba. METHODS: Epidemiological survey of injuries in 310 different athletes during the 2009 and 2010 seasons. RESULTS: The number of recorded visits was 3.64 per athlete orthopedic complaints in two years. Furthermore, we find 2.88 injuries/1,000 hours of play, and the junior (under 20 and under 18) with the highest rate (3.05). The most frequent injury was contusion (32.15%), lower limbs, especially the thigh (3.94%). The higher incidence of injuries occurred in the Middle - campers (30.65%), being the training responsible for 88.31% of the complaints. CONCLUSION: The epidemiological survey of medical care is a medical department is an important tool for analysis of the main complaints, as well as the primary means of prevention and maintaining the health of athletes.