Medicina Tropical

OMS lança iniciativa global para combater “arbovírus” mortais transmitidos por insetos.

5 Abr, 2022 | 11:57h

WHO launches Global Initiative to Tackle Deadly Insect-Borne ‘Arboviruses’ – Health Policy Watch

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Sem voo, sem picada: rede para “aterramento de mosquitos” reduziu quase à metade a infecção de crianças por malária na Tanzânia.

1 Abr, 2022 | 12:55h

Comunicado de imprensa: No flight, no bite: ‘Mosquito grounding’ bed net nearly halves malaria infection in Tanzanian children – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Estudo original: Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness against malaria of three types of dual-active-ingredient long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) compared with pyrethroid-only LLINs in Tanzania: a four-arm, cluster-randomised trial – The Lancet

Comentário convidado: A new generation of long-lasting insecticidal nets – The Lancet (necessário cadastro gratuito)

 

Comentário no Twitter

Mosquitoes developing resistance to the insecticides used in bed nets became a large problem in the fight against malaria.

This study finds that nets treated with a new insecticide cut malaria rates in children *by almost half* compared to the usual ones.https://t.co/rRoyFzIhWf

— Max Roser (is hiring an Executive Assistant) (@MaxCRoser) March 28, 2022

 

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Diretrizes BSH para o diagnóstico laboratorial de malária.

16 Mar, 2022 | 17:39h

British Society for Haematology guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis of malaria – British Journal of Haematology

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Anticorpos monoclonais contra raiva: usos atuais na profilaxia e na terapia.

22 Fev, 2022 | 15:00h

Monoclonal antibodies against rabies: current uses in prophylaxis and in therapy – Current Opinion in Virology

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Revisão | Doenças por riquétsias como causa de doença febril aguda.

19 Fev, 2022 | 13:30h

Rickettsial illnesses, a leading cause of acute febrile illness – Clinical Medicine Journal

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Dengue: importância global, imunopatologia e tratamento.

19 Fev, 2022 | 13:28h

Dengue infection: Global importance, immunopathology and management – Clinical Medicine Journal

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Leptospirose: aspectos clínicos.

19 Fev, 2022 | 13:27h

Leptospirosis: clinical aspects – Clinical Medicine Journal

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Revisão | Infecções neurológicas tropicais emergentes.

19 Fev, 2022 | 13:26h

Emerging tropical neurological infections – Clinical Medicine Journal

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Diretriz da OMS para controle e eliminação da esquistossomose humana.

17 Fev, 2022 | 14:41h

WHO guideline on control and elimination of human schistosomiasis – World Health Organization

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Estratégias de controle da escabiose na comunidade: um estudo randomizado mostrou que uma dose de ivermectina foi não inferior a duas doses (intervalo de 7 a 14 dias) na redução da prevalência da doença em 12 meses.

11 Fev, 2022 | 14:17h

Community control strategies for scabies: A cluster randomised noninferiority trial – PLOS Medicine

Comunicado de imprensa: One dose of anti-parasite drug just as effective as two at reducing scabies – Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

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