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Goiânia; SES/GO; out. 2024. 1-21 p. graf, map, tab.(Boletim epidemiológico: monitoramento dos casos de arboviroses em Goiás, 3, 8).
Monography in Portuguese | LILACS, CONASS, Coleciona SUS, SES-GO | ID: biblio-1572499

ABSTRACT

As arboviroses transmitidas pelo mosquito Aedes aegypt são um dos principais problemas de saúde pública no Estado de Goiás. O boletim epidemiológico das arboviroses tem o objetivo de apresentar a situação epidemiológica dos casos no estado, utilizando como fonte de dados os registros de casos suspeitos e confirmados ocorridos nos últimos anos, disponíveis no SINAN Online e SINAN Net também são apresentados dados relativos à síndrome congênita associada à infecção peli Zika vírus, disponíveis no Sistema de Registro de Eventos em Saúde Pública (RESP) - Microcefalias


Arboviruses transmitted by the Aedes aegypt mosquito are one of the main public health problems in the State of Goiás. The arboiross epidemiological bulletin aims to present the epidemiological situation of cases in the state, using records of suspected and confirmed cases as a data source. occurred in recent years, available on SINan Online and SINAN Net, data relating to congenital syndrome associated with Zika virus infection, available on the Public Health Event Registration System (RESP) - Microcephaly, is also presented


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Arbovirus Infections/epidemiology , Arbovirus Infections/diagnosis , Arbovirus Infections/drug therapy , Dengue/mortality , Dengue/epidemiology , Chikungunya Fever/epidemiology , Zika Virus Infection/epidemiology
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Rev Soc Bras Med Trop ; 57: e007112024, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39258677

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Healthcare systems are currently ill-equipped to diagnose arboviruses rapidly and efficiently or to differentiate between various viruses. METHODS: Utilizing molecular techniques, this study examined arbovirus infections in 459 patients from a public health unit in Goiânia-Goiás, Brazil, a region where arbovirus infection poses a significant public health challenge. RESULTS: Nearly 60% of the analyzed samples tested positive for at least one arbovirus, and over 10% of the patients were co-infected with more than one virus. CONCLUSIONS: Fast and accurate diagnostic tools are essential for informing public health policy and enhancing epidemiological surveillance.


Subject(s)
Arbovirus Infections , Arboviruses , Humans , Brazil/epidemiology , Arboviruses/isolation & purification , Arboviruses/classification , Arboviruses/genetics , Arbovirus Infections/diagnosis , Arbovirus Infections/epidemiology , Female , Male , Adult , Adolescent , Child , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Child, Preschool , Infant , Aged , RNA, Viral/analysis , Coinfection/virology
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Goiânia; SES-GO; set. 2024. 1-21 p. graf, tab, map.(Monitoramento dos casos de arboviroses em Goiás, 3, 7).
Monography in Portuguese | LILACS, CONASS, Coleciona SUS, SES-GO | ID: biblio-1570430

ABSTRACT

As arboviroses transmitidas pelo mosquito Aedes aegypt são um dos principais problemas de saúde pública no Estado de Goiás. O boletim epidemiológico das arboiross tem o objetivo de apresentar a situação epidemiológica dos casos no estado, utilizando como fonte de dados os registros de casos suspeitos e confirmados ocorridos nos últimos anos, disponíveis no SINan Online e SINAN Net também são apresentados dados relativos à síndrome congênita associada à infecção peli Zika vírus, disponíveis no Sistema de Registro de Eventos em Saúde Pública (RESP) - Microcefalias


Arboviruses transmitted by the Aedes aegypt mosquito are one of the main public health problems in the State of Goiás. The arboiross epidemiological bulletin aims to present the epidemiological situation of cases in the state, using records of suspected and confirmed cases as a data source. occurred in recent years, available on SINan Online and SINAN Net, data relating to congenital syndrome associated with Zika virus infection, available on the Public Health Event Registration System (RESP) - Microcephaly, is also presented


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Infant, Newborn , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Arbovirus Infections/epidemiology , Arbovirus Infections/diagnosis , Arbovirus Infections/drug therapy , Dengue/mortality , Dengue/epidemiology , Chikungunya Fever/epidemiology , Zika Virus Infection/epidemiology
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J Infect Public Health ; 17(9): 102510, 2024 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39088990

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Nonspecific acute tropical febrile illnesses (NEATFI) are common in the Latin American tropics. Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, Mayaro, and Usutu, among others, can coexist in the American tropics. This study aimed to surveil the arboviruses that cause| acute febrile syndrome in patients in the Meta department, Colombia. METHODS: Between June 2021 and February 2023, an epidemiological surveillance study was conducted in the Llanos of the Meta department in Eastern Colombia. RESULTS: One hundred patients in the acute phase with typical prodromal symptoms of NEATFI infection who attended the emergency department of the Villavicencio Departmental Hospital were included. ELISA tests were performed for Dengue, Usutu, Chikungunya, and Mayaro. RT-qPCR was performed to detect the arboviruses Usutu, Dengue, Zika, Mayaro, and Oropouche. The seroprevalence for the Chikungunya, Mayaro, and Usutu viruses was 41 % (28/68), 40 % (27/67), and 62 % (47/75), respectively. Seroconversion for Chikungunya was observed in one patient; two seroconverted to Mayaro and one to Usutu. The NS5 gene fragment of the Usutu virus was detected in nine febrile patients. RT-qPCR of the remaining arboviruses was negative. The clinical symptoms of the nine Usutu-positive patients were very similar to those of Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, and Mayaro infections. CONCLUSIONS: The pervasive detection of unexpected viruses such as Usutu and Mayaro demonstrated the importance of searching for other viruses different from Dengue. Because Usutu infection and Mayaro fever have clinical features like Dengue, a new algorithm should be proposed to improve the accuracy of acute tropical fevers.


Subject(s)
Arbovirus Infections , Arboviruses , Epidemiological Monitoring , Humans , Colombia/epidemiology , Male , Female , Arboviruses/isolation & purification , Arboviruses/genetics , Arbovirus Infections/epidemiology , Arbovirus Infections/virology , Arbovirus Infections/diagnosis , Adult , Adolescent , Young Adult , Middle Aged , Seroepidemiologic Studies , Fever/epidemiology , Fever/virology , Child , Antibodies, Viral/blood , Child, Preschool , Chikungunya Fever/epidemiology , Chikungunya Fever/diagnosis , Aged , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Viruses ; 16(8)2024 Aug 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39205216

ABSTRACT

The emergence and re-emergence of arthropod-borne viruses is a public health threat. For routine surveillance in public health laboratories, cost-effective and reproducible methods are essential. In this review, we address the technical considerations of high-throughput sequencing methods (HTS) for arbovirus surveillance in national health laboratories, focusing on pre-sequencing, sequencing, and post-sequencing approaches, underlining the importance of robust wet and dry laboratory workflows for reproducible analysis. We aim to provide insights for researchers and clinicians interested in arbovirus, diagnosis, and surveillance by discussing current advances in sequencing methods and bioinformatics pipelines applied to arboviruses.


Subject(s)
Arbovirus Infections , Arboviruses , Genomics , High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing , Public Health , Arboviruses/genetics , Arboviruses/isolation & purification , Arbovirus Infections/epidemiology , Arbovirus Infections/diagnosis , Arbovirus Infections/virology , Humans , Genomics/methods , High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing/methods , Animals , Laboratories , Computational Biology/methods , Genome, Viral , Epidemiological Monitoring
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Goiânia; SES/GO; Ago. 2024. 1-20 p. graf, tab, map.(Boletim epidemiológico: monitoramento dos casos de arboviroses em Goiás, 3, 6).
Monography in Portuguese | LILACS, CONASS, Coleciona SUS, SES-GO | ID: biblio-1566734

ABSTRACT

As arboviroses transmitidas pelo mosquito Aedes aegypt são um dos principais problemas de saúde pública no Estado de Goiás. O boletim epidemiológico das arboiross tem o objetivo de apresentar a situação epidemiológica dos casos no estado, utilizando como fonte de dados os registros de casos suspeitos e confirmados ocorridos nos últimos anos, disponíveis no SINan Online e SINAN Net também são apresentados dados relativos à síndrome congênita associada à infecção peli Zika vírus, disponíveis no Sistema de Registro de Eventos em Saúde Pública (RESP) - Microcefalias


Arboviruses transmitted by the Aedes aegypt mosquito are one of the main public health problems in the State of Goiás. The arboiross epidemiological bulletin aims to present the epidemiological situation of cases in the state, using records of suspected and confirmed cases as a data source. occurred in recent years, available on SINan Online and SINAN Net, data relating to congenital syndrome associated with Zika virus infection, available on the Public Health Event Registration System (RESP) - Microcephaly, is also presented


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Infant, Newborn , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Arbovirus Infections/epidemiology , Arbovirus Infections/diagnosis , Arbovirus Infections/drug therapy , Dengue/mortality , Dengue/epidemiology , Chikungunya Fever/epidemiology , Zika Virus Infection/epidemiology
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Vox Sang ; 119(9): 1006-1011, 2024 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38970294

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In Brazil, urban arboviruses, such as dengue virus (DENV), Zika virus (ZIKV) and chikungunya virus (CHIKV), constitute a major public health problem, and due to their endemicity and asymptomatic cases, they pose a potential threat to blood donations. Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil, has been impacted by extensive DENV epidemics over the last 30 years and, after 2015, by CHIKV and ZIKV. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Urban arboviruses DENV, ZIKV and CHIKV were investigated in blood donations (n = 778) at the State Institute of Hematology, HEMORIO (RJ) from 2019 to 2022 by serological and molecular methods. RESULTS: An overall arbovirus exposure was observed in 26.1% of the blood donations. Anti-DENV IgM was detected in 4.0% of samples and two donations were DENV NS1 positive. Positive anti-CHIKV IgM was observed in 4.7% of the donations. Co-detection of anti-CHIKV IgM and anti-DENV IgM was observed in 1.0% of donors, and CHIKV prevalence was 21.3%. All blood donations tested were negative for the DENV, ZIKV and CHIKV RNA. CONCLUSION: IgM seroprevalence to the arboviruses analyzed here is an indicator of recent infection in asymptomatic donors, showing that the population of blood donors can be a vehicle for new infections, especially during epidemic periods.


Subject(s)
Blood Donors , Dengue Virus , Zika Virus Infection , Humans , Blood Donors/statistics & numerical data , Brazil/epidemiology , Female , Male , Adult , Zika Virus Infection/epidemiology , Zika Virus Infection/blood , Zika Virus , Immunoglobulin M/blood , Chikungunya Fever/epidemiology , Chikungunya Fever/blood , Dengue/epidemiology , Dengue/blood , Seroepidemiologic Studies , Antibodies, Viral/blood , Endemic Diseases , Middle Aged , Arbovirus Infections/epidemiology , Arbovirus Infections/blood , Arboviruses , Chikungunya virus , Adolescent , Young Adult , Blood Donation
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J Bras Nefrol ; 46(3): e20230168, 2024.
Article in English, Portuguese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39074252

ABSTRACT

Arboviruses are endemic in several countries and represent a worrying public health problem. The most important of these diseases is dengue fever, whose numbers continue to rise and have reached millions of annual cases in Brazil since the last decade. Other arboviruses of public health concern are chikungunya and Zika, both of which have caused recent epidemics, and yellow fever, which has also caused epidemic outbreaks in our country. Like most infectious diseases, arboviruses have the potential to affect the kidneys through several mechanisms. These include the direct action of the viruses, systemic inflammation, hemorrhagic phenomena and other complications, in addition to the toxicity of the drugs used in treatment. In this review article, the epidemiological aspects of the main arboviruses in Brazil and other countries where these diseases are endemic, clinical aspects and the main laboratory changes found, including changes in renal function, are addressed. It also describes how arboviruses behave in kidney transplant patients. The pathophysiological mechanisms of kidney injury associated with arboviruses are described and finally the recommended treatment for each disease and recommendations for kidney support in this context are given.


Subject(s)
Arbovirus Infections , Humans , Arbovirus Infections/epidemiology , Arboviruses , Brazil/epidemiology , Kidney Transplantation , Chikungunya Fever/epidemiology , Chikungunya Fever/complications , Chikungunya Fever/diagnosis , Kidney Diseases/virology , Kidney Diseases/epidemiology , Kidney Diseases/therapy , Kidney Diseases/etiology , Dengue/epidemiology , Dengue/complications , Zika Virus Infection/epidemiology , Zika Virus Infection/complications , Yellow Fever/epidemiology
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JMIR Public Health Surveill ; 10: e54281, 2024 07 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39042429

ABSTRACT

Infectious disease (ID) cohorts are key to advancing public health surveillance, public policies, and pandemic responses. Unfortunately, ID cohorts often lack funding to store and share clinical-epidemiological (CE) data and high-dimensional laboratory (HDL) data long term, which is evident when the link between these data elements is not kept up to date. This becomes particularly apparent when smaller cohorts fail to successfully address the initial scientific objectives due to limited case numbers, which also limits the potential to pool these studies to monitor long-term cross-disease interactions within and across populations. CE data from 9 arbovirus (arthropod-borne viruses) cohorts in Latin America were retrospectively harmonized using the Maelstrom Research methodology and standardized to Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC). We created a harmonized and standardized meta-cohort that contains CE and HDL data from 9 arbovirus studies from Latin America. To facilitate advancements in cross-population inference and reuse of cohort data, the Reconciliation of Cohort Data for Infectious Diseases (ReCoDID) Consortium harmonized and standardized CE and HDL from 9 arbovirus cohorts into 1 meta-cohort. Interested parties will be able to access data dictionaries that include information on variables across the data sets via Bio Studies. After consultation with each cohort, linked harmonized and curated human cohort data (CE and HDL) will be made accessible through the European Genome-phenome Archive platform to data users after their requests are evaluated by the ReCoDID Data Access Committee. This meta-cohort can facilitate various joint research projects (eg, on immunological interactions between sequential flavivirus infections and for the evaluation of potential biomarkers for severe arboviral disease).


Subject(s)
Arbovirus Infections , Humans , Arbovirus Infections/epidemiology , Cohort Studies , Latin America/epidemiology , Male , Female , Child , Arboviruses , Retrospective Studies , Adolescent , Child, Preschool , Adult
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Goiânia; SES-GO; jul 2024. 20 p. quad, map, fig.(Boletim epidemiológico: monitoramento dos casos de arboviroses em Goiás, 3, 5).
Monography in Portuguese | LILACS, CONASS, SES-GO | ID: biblio-1561817

ABSTRACT

As arboviroses transmitidas pelo mosquito Aedes aegypt são um dos principais problemas de saúde pública no Estado de Goiás. O boletim epidemiológico das arboiross tem o objetivo de apresentar a situação epidemiológica dos casos no estado, utilizando como fonte de dados os registros de casos suspeitos e confirmados ocorridos nos últimos anos, disponíveis no SINan Online e SINAN Net também são apresentados dados relativos à síndrome congênita associada à infecção peli Zika vírus, disponíveis no Sistema de Registro de Eventos em Saúde Pública (RESP) - Microcefalias


Arboviruses transmitted by the Aedes aegypt mosquito are one of the main public health problems in the State of Goiás. The arboiross epidemiological bulletin aims to present the epidemiological situation of cases in the state, using records of suspected and confirmed cases as a data source. occurred in recent years, available on SINan Online and SINAN Net, data relating to congenital syndrome associated with Zika virus infection, available on the Public Health Event Registration System (RESP) - Microcephaly, is also presented


Subject(s)
Humans , Arbovirus Infections/epidemiology , Arbovirus Infections/diagnosis , Arbovirus Infections/drug therapy , Dengue/mortality , Dengue/epidemiology , Chikungunya Fever/epidemiology , Zika Virus Infection/epidemiology
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Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz ; 119: e240015, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38922217

ABSTRACT

The coinfection between malaria (ML) and arboviral diseases represents a major global public health problem, particularly in tropical and subtropical countries. Despite its relevance, this topic is still insufficiently discussed in the current literature. Here, we aimed to investigate the worldwide distribution, symptoms, and diagnosis during coinfection between ML and arboviral diseases. We conducted a systematic review following the Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement and assessed the selection and eligibility criteria, created and diagrammed maps, and analysed major symptoms with 95% confidence intervals (CI) using prevalence ratio and effect size, also performing latent class analysis. A total of 85,485 studies were retrieved, of which 56 were included: 57.14% in Asia, 25% in Africa, 14.30% in South America, and 3.56% in Europe. A total of 746 individuals were reported to be coinfected with Plasmodium and arbovirus. Concurrent ML, Dengue (DEN), Chikungunya (CHIK), and Zika (ZIK) patients are more likely to present headache and skin rash. Regarding diagnosis, 58,253 were made, of which 38,176 were positive (ML and at least one arboviral disease). The magnitude of these pathogens' coexistence points out the pressing need for improvements in public health policies towards diagnosis and prevention of both diseases, especially in endemic areas.


Subject(s)
Arbovirus Infections , Coinfection , Malaria , Humans , Coinfection/epidemiology , Malaria/epidemiology , Malaria/complications , Malaria/diagnosis , Arbovirus Infections/epidemiology , Arbovirus Infections/diagnosis , Global Health , Prevalence
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Goiânia; SES/GO; 01 jun 2024. 1-15 p. graf, tab, quad.(Boletim epidemiológico: caracterização do perfil epidemiológico dos óbitos por arboviroses no estado de Goiás, 1, 1).
Monography in Portuguese | LILACS, CONASS, Coleciona SUS, SES-GO | ID: biblio-1560706

ABSTRACT

A reermergência de doenças transmitidas por artrópedes, com destaque aos arbovírus: dengue, zika e chikungunya é uma realidade dos últimos anos. No Brasil, essas doenças representam um grande desafio para a saúde pública. O método utilizado nesse boletim é o exploratório com o objetivo de caracterizar os óbitos por arboviroses no Estado de Goiás, envolvendo a coleta de dados relacionados aos casos e óbitos por dengue, zika e chikungunya dos residentes do estado de Goiás, através do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN) com abordagem quantitativa, com o intuito de relacionar os dados para interpretação


The re-emergence of diseases transmitted by arthropods, particularly arboviruses: dengue, zika and chikungunya, is a reality in recent years. In Brazil, these diseases represent a major challenge for public health. The method used in this bulletin is exploratory with the objective of characterizing deaths due to arboviruses in the State of Goiás, involving the collection of data related to cases and deaths due to dengue, zika and chikungunya of residents of the state of Goiás, through the Information System of Notifiable Diseases (SINAN) with a quantitative approach, with the aim of relating data for interpretation


Subject(s)
Humans , Infant, Newborn , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Arbovirus Infections/epidemiology , Dengue/mortality , Dengue/epidemiology , Chikungunya Fever/mortality , Chikungunya Fever/epidemiology , Zika Virus Infection/mortality , Zika Virus Infection/epidemiology
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Goiânia; SES/GO; Jun. 2024. 1-20 p. quad, map, fig.(Boletim epidemiológico: monitoramento dos casos de arboviroses em Goiás, 3, 4).
Monography in Portuguese | LILACS, CONASS, Coleciona SUS, SES-GO | ID: biblio-1560776

ABSTRACT

As arboviroses transmitidas pelo mosquito Aedes aegypt são um dos principais problemas de saúde pública no Estado de Goiás. O boletim epidemiológico das arboiross tem o objetivo de apresentar a situação epidemiológica dos casos no estado, utilizando como fonte de dados os registros de casos suspeitos e confirmados ocorridos nos últimos anos, disponíveis no SINan Online e SINAN Net também são apresentados dados relativos à síndrome congênita associada à infecção peli Zika vírus, disponíveis no Sistema de Registro de Eventos em Saúde Pública (RESP) - Microcefalias


Arboviruses transmitted by the Aedes aegypt mosquito are one of the main public health problems in the State of Goiás. The arboiross epidemiological bulletin aims to present the epidemiological situation of cases in the state, using records of suspected and confirmed cases as a data source. occurred in recent years, available on SINan Online and SINAN Net, data relating to congenital syndrome associated with Zika virus infection, available on the Public Health Event Registration System (RESP) - Microcephaly, is also presented


Subject(s)
Humans , Infant, Newborn , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Arbovirus Infections/epidemiology , Arbovirus Infections/diagnosis , Arbovirus Infections/drug therapy , Dengue/mortality , Dengue/epidemiology , Chikungunya Fever/epidemiology , Zika Virus Infection/epidemiology
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Braz J Infect Dis ; 28(3): 103766, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38802065

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: The last five decades have seen a surge in viral outbreaks, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions like Brazil, where endemic arboviruses such as Dengue (DENV), Zika (ZIKV), and Chikungunya (CHIKV) pose significant threats. However, current diagnostic strategies exhibit limitations, leading to gaps in infection screening, arbovirus differential diagnoses, DENV serotyping, and life-long infection tracking. This deficiency impedes critical information availability regarding an individual's current infection and past infection history, disease risk assessment, vaccination needs, and policy formulation. Additionally, the availability of point-of-care diagnostics and knowledge regarding immune profiles at the time of infection are crucial considerations. OBJECTIVES: This review underscores the urgent need to strengthen diagnostic methods for arboviruses in Brazil and emphasizes the importance of data collection to inform public health policies for improved diagnostics, surveillance, and policy formulation. METHODS: We evaluated the diagnostic landscape for arboviral infections in Brazil, focusing on tailored, validated methods. We assessed diagnostic methods available for sensitivity and specificity metrics in the context of Brazil. RESULTS: Our review identifies high-sensitivity, high-specificity diagnostic methods for arboviruses and co-infections. Grifols transcription-mediated amplification assays are recommended for DENV, CHIKV, and ZIKV screening, while IgG/IgM ELISA assays outperform Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs). The Triplex real-time RT-PCR assay is recommended for molecular screening due to its sensitivity and specificity. CONCLUSION: Enhanced diagnostic methods, on-going screening, and tracking are urgently needed in Brazil to capture the complex landscape of arboviral infections in the country. Recommendations include nationwide arbovirus differential diagnosis for DENV, ZIKV, and CHIKV, along with increased DENV serotyping, and lifelong infection tracking to combat enduring viral threats and reduce severe presentations.


Subject(s)
Arbovirus Infections , Arboviruses , Humans , Brazil/epidemiology , Arbovirus Infections/diagnosis , Arbovirus Infections/epidemiology , Arboviruses/immunology , Arboviruses/classification , Sensitivity and Specificity , Public Health , Data Collection , Dengue/diagnosis , Dengue/epidemiology , Zika Virus Infection/diagnosis , Zika Virus Infection/epidemiology
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Epidemiol Serv Saude ; 33: e2024008, 2024.
Article in English, Portuguese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38808901

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To create a protocol for performing minimally invasive autopsies (MIA) in detecting deaths from arboviruses and report preliminary data from its application in Ceará state, Brazil. METHODS: Training was provided to medical pathologists on MIA. RESULTS: A protocol was established for performing MIA, defining criteria for sample collection, storage methods, and diagnoses to be carried out according to the type of biological sample; 43 MIAs were performed in three months. Of these, 21 (48.8%) arrived at the Death Verification Service (SVO) with arboviruses as a diagnostic hypothesis, and seven (16.3%) were confirmed (six chikungunya cases and one dengue case); cases of COVID-19 (n = 9), tuberculosis (n = 5), meningitis (n = 4), cryptococcosis (n = 1), Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (n = 1), breast cancer (n = 1), and human rabies (n = 1) were also confirmed. CONCLUSION: The protocol implemented enabled identification of a larger number of suspected arbovirus-related deaths, as well as confirmation of other diseases of interest for surveillance. MAIN RESULTS: A protocol was developed to perform minimally invasive autopsies (MIAs) in Death Verification Services (SVO), capable of expanding the system's capacity to identify a greater number of deaths suspected to be due to arboviruses. IMPLICATIONS FOR SERVICES: The experience suggests that in-service trained health professionals are able to perform MIA, and that use of this technique in SVOs has been shown to be capable of increasing the system's sensitivity in detecting deaths of interest to public health. PERSPECTIVES: Trained professionals will be able to collect biological material in hospitals, through MIA, in cases of interest for health surveillance and when family members do not allow a complete conventional autopsy to be performed.


Subject(s)
Arbovirus Infections , Autopsy , Humans , Brazil/epidemiology , Autopsy/methods , Arbovirus Infections/epidemiology , Arbovirus Infections/diagnosis , Arbovirus Infections/pathology , Female , Sensitivity and Specificity , Male , Middle Aged , Adult , Adolescent , Young Adult , Arboviruses/isolation & purification , Aged , Population Surveillance/methods , Epidemiological Monitoring , Cause of Death , Child , Child, Preschool
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Rev Bras Epidemiol ; 27: e240017, 2024.
Article in English, Portuguese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38716959

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To detect spatial and spatiotemporal clusters of urban arboviruses and to investigate whether the social development index (SDI) and irregular waste disposal are related to the coefficient of urban arboviruses detection in São Luís, state of Maranhão, Brazil. METHODS: The confirmed cases of Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya in São Luís, from 2015 to 2019, were georeferenced to the census tract of residence. The Bayesian Conditional Autoregressive regression model was used to identify the association between SDI and irregular waste disposal sites and the coefficient of urban arboviruses detection. RESULTS: The spatial pattern of arboviruses pointed to the predominance of a low-incidence cluster, except 2016. For the years 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019, an increase of one unit of waste disposal site increased the coefficient of arboviruses detection in 1.25, 1.09, 1.23, and 1.13 cases of arboviruses per 100 thousand inhabitants, respectively. The SDI was not associated with the coefficient of arboviruses detection. CONCLUSION: In São Luís, spatiotemporal risk clusters for the occurrence of arboviruses and a positive association between the coefficient of arbovirus detection and sites of irregular waste disposal were identified.


Subject(s)
Arboviruses , Chikungunya Fever , Dengue , Brazil/epidemiology , Humans , Dengue/epidemiology , Chikungunya Fever/epidemiology , Arbovirus Infections/epidemiology , Bayes Theorem , Zika Virus Infection/epidemiology , Spatio-Temporal Analysis , Socioeconomic Factors , Waste Disposal Facilities , Incidence
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Rev Bras Epidemiol ; 27: e240025, 2024.
Article in English, Portuguese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38747743

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the factors associated with the individual use of insect repellent by women of childbearing age living in area endemic for arboviruses in Fortaleza, Brazil. METHODS: This is a cohort study carried out between 2018 and 2019 with women aged between 15 and 39 years in Fortaleza, state of Ceará, Brazil. A total of 1,173 women users of one of the four selected primary health care units participated in the study. The outcome was divided into: continued use, discontinued use, and nonuse of insect repellent. Crude and adjusted multinominal logistic regression analysis was carried out guided by a hierarchical model, with presentation of the respective odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). The independent variables include: socioeconomic and demographic data, environmental and sanitary characteristics, knowledge of the insect repellent, and behavioral and pregnancy-related aspects. RESULTS: Only 28% of the participants reported using insect repellent during the two waves of the cohort. Women with higher education (OR=2.55; 95%CI 1.44-4.51); who are employed (OR=1.51; 95%CI 1.12-2.03); who received guidance from healthcare professionals (OR=1.74; 95%CI 1.28-2.36) and the media (OR=1.43; 95%CI 1.01-2.02); who intensified precautions against mosquitoes during the epidemic (OR=3.64; 95%CI 2.29-5.78); and who were pregnant between 2016 and 2019 (OR=2.80; 95%CI 1.83-4.30) had increased odds for continued use of insect repellent. CONCLUSION: The use of insect repellent among women of childbearing age was associated with a higher level of education, employment, guidance on insect repellent provided by healthcare professionals and the media, behavioral changes to protect against mosquitoes during the Zika virus epidemic, and pregnancy when occurring as of the beginning of the epidemic period.


Subject(s)
Insect Repellents , Humans , Insect Repellents/administration & dosage , Female , Adult , Brazil/epidemiology , Young Adult , Adolescent , Arbovirus Infections/epidemiology , Arbovirus Infections/prevention & control , Socioeconomic Factors , Pregnancy , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Cohort Studies , Endemic Diseases/prevention & control , Mosquito Control/methods
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Goiânia; SES/GO; maio 2024. 1-20 p. quad, graf, tab.(Boletim epidemiológico: monitoramento dos casos de arboviroses em Goiás, 3, 3).
Monography in Portuguese | LILACS, CONASS, Coleciona SUS, SES-GO | ID: biblio-1555435

ABSTRACT

As arboviroses transmitidas pelo mosquito Aedes aegypt são um dos principais problemas de saúde pública no Estado de Goiás. O boletim epidemiológico das arboviroses tem o objetivo de apresentar a situação epidemiológica dos casos no estado, utilizando como fonte de dados os registros de casos suspeitos e confirmados ocorridos nos últimos anos, disponíveis no Sinan Online e Sinan Net. também são apresentados dados relativos à síndrome congênita associada à infecção pelo Zika vírus, disponíveis no Sistema de Registro de Eventos em Saúde Pública (RESP) - Microcefalias


Arboviruses transmitted by the Aedes aegypt mosquito are one of the main public health problems in the State of Goiás. The arbovirus epidemiological bulletin aims to present the epidemiological situation of cases in the state, using records of suspected and confirmed cases as a data source. occurred in recent years, available on Sinan Online and Sinan Net. data relating to congenital syndrome associated with Zika virus infection are also presented, available on the Public Health Event Registration System (RESP) - Microcephalies


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Infant, Newborn , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Arbovirus Infections/epidemiology , Arbovirus Infections/diagnosis , Arbovirus Infections/drug therapy , Dengue/complications , Dengue/mortality , Zika Virus Infection/epidemiology
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Braz J Infect Dis ; 28(2): 103741, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38670165

ABSTRACT

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a hereditary disease characterized by extravascular and intravascular hemolysis and clinical variability, from mild pain to potentially life-threatening. Arboviruses include mainly Zika (ZIKV), Chikungunya (CHKV), and Dengue (DENV) virus, and are considered a public and social health problem. The present cross-sectional observational study aimed to investigate the prevalence of arbovirus infection in SCD patients from two Brazilian cities, Salvador and Manaus located in Bahia and Amazonas states respectively. A total of 409 individuals with SCD were included in the study, and 307 (75.06 %) patients tested positive for DENV-IgG, 161 (39.36 %) for ZIKV-IgG, and 60 (14.67 %) for CHIKV-IgG. Only one individual was positive for DENV-NS1 and another for DENV-IgM, both from Salvador. No individuals had positive serology for ZIKV-IgM or CHIKV-IgM. Arbovirus positivity by IgG testing revealed that the SCD group presented high frequencies in both cities. Interestingly, these differences were only statistically significant for ZIKV-IgG (p = 0.023) and CHIKV-IgG (p = 0.005) among SCD patients from Manaus. The reshaping of arbovirus from its natural habitat by humans due to disorderly urban expansion and the ease of international Mobility has been responsible for facilitating the spread of vector-borne infectious diseases in humans. We found the need for further studies on arboviruses in this population to elucidate the real association and impact, especially in acute infection. We hope that this study will contribute to improvements in the personalized clinical follow-up of SCD patients, identifying the influence of arbovirus infection in severe disease manifestations.


Subject(s)
Anemia, Sickle Cell , Arbovirus Infections , Arboviruses , Humans , Brazil/epidemiology , Anemia, Sickle Cell/epidemiology , Anemia, Sickle Cell/complications , Cross-Sectional Studies , Male , Female , Adult , Prevalence , Arbovirus Infections/epidemiology , Arbovirus Infections/virology , Young Adult , Adolescent , Arboviruses/isolation & purification , Immunoglobulin G/blood , Child , Zika Virus Infection/epidemiology , Zika Virus Infection/complications , Antibodies, Viral/blood , Middle Aged , Dengue/epidemiology , Immunoglobulin M/blood , Dengue Virus/immunology , Zika Virus/immunology , Zika Virus/isolation & purification , Child, Preschool , Chikungunya Fever/epidemiology , Chikungunya Fever/complications
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