Vertical transmission of HIV from 2007 to 2018 in a reference university hospital in Rio de Janeiro
The aim of the study was to assess the factors associated with mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. The study design is a retrospective cohort.
Abilene do Nascimento Gouvêa +8 more
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Hierarchical analysis of determinants of HIV vertical transmission: a case-control study [PDF]
Objectives: to analyze the association of socioeconomic, obstetric, pediatric and prophylactic factors to the vertical transmission of HIV in children followed at a reference service in Recife between 2010 and 2015.
Poliana Germano Bezerra de Sá Siqueira +4 more
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Climate Variability and Ross River Virus Transmission in Townsville Region, Australia 1985 to 1996 [PDF]
Background How climate variability affects the transmission of infectious diseases at a regional level remains unclear. In this paper, we assessed the impact of climate variation on the Ross River virus (RRv) transmission in the Townsville region ...
A. J. McMichael +31 more
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Livestock trade network: potential for disease transmission and implications for risk-based surveillance on the island of Mayotte [PDF]
The island of Mayotte is a department of France, an outermost region of the European Union located in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the coast of Eastern Africa.
A Namatovu +17 more
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Integrated Serologic Surveillance of Population Immunity and Disease Transmission. [PDF]
Antibodies are unique among biomarkers in their ability to identify persons with protective immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases and to measure past exposure to diverse pathogens. Most infectious disease surveillance maintains a single-disease focus,
Arnold, Benjamin F +3 more
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The role of the placenta in the vertical transmission of HIV-1
Vertical transmission (VT) is the main form of infection by HIV-1 in children under 13 years and estimates show that in 25% of cases intrauterine transmission has occurred. Under these circumstances, the virus somehow overcomes the placental membrane and
Juliana Martinez +8 more
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Potential for rabies control through dog vaccination in wildlife-abundant communities of Tanzania [PDF]
Canine vaccination has been successful in controlling rabies in diverse settings worldwide. However, concerns remain that coverage levels which have previously been sufficient might be insufficient in systems where transmission occurs both between and ...
Cleaveland, Sarah +5 more
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Verified and potential pathogens of predatory mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) [PDF]
Several species of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae), including species of the genera Amblyseius, Galendromus, Metaseiulus, Neoseiulus, Phytoseiulus and Typhlodromus, are currently reared for biological control of various crop pests and/or as model ...
A Janssen +89 more
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Hamiltonian analysis of subcritical stochastic epidemic dynamics [PDF]
We extend a technique of approximation of the long-term behavior of a supercritical stochastic epidemic model, using the WKB approximation and a Hamiltonian phase space, to the subcritical case.
Ackley, Sarah F. +5 more
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COVID-19 infection in pregnant women, preterm delivery, birth weight, and vertical transmission: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
In less than four months, the total of confirmed cases of COVID-19 was 1,684,833 worldwide. Outcomes among the public of pregnant women with COVID-19 are still unclear.
Géssyca Cavalcante de Melo +1 more
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