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Evolution of mortality and lethality due to covid-19 in the state of Roraima, Brazil, from march 2020 to july 2021

Journal of Human Growth and Development, 2021
Introduction: the context of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Brazilian North region is worrying. There is a lack of resources for Public Health, a low human development index, and poverty indicators above the national average.
Edwin Vivanco Valenzuela, Tassiane Cristina de Morais, Blanca Elena Guerrero Daboin, Matheus Paiva Emidio Cavalcanti, Isabella Batista Martins Portugal, Ingrid Soares de Souza, Mariane Albuquerque Lima Ribeiro, Carlos Bandeira de Mello Monteiro, Luiz Carlos de Abreu   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Identification of Bloodmeals from Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) Collected in the Parque Nacional do Viruá, State of Roraima, Brazil

Journal of medical entomology, 2021
The transmission of pathogens that cause leishmaniases occurs by the bite of female sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in their vertebrate hosts, which makes the identification of their bloodmeal sources an important step for the control and epidemiology ...
B. L. Rodrigues, Glaucilene da Silva Costa, Paloma Helena Fernandes Shimabukuro   +2 more
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A key to the known larvae of south american Elmidae (Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea), with a description of the mature larva of Macrelmis saltensis Manzo. [PDF]

, 2008
A key to identify the known mature larvae of the South American genera of the family Elmidae is provided. The key includes seven genera presently assigned to the subfamily Larainae and 15 genera assigned to the subfamily Elminae.
Archangelsky, Miguel, Manzo, María Verónica   +1 more
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Mapping the cognitive connectome of men and women, a Graph Theory study across three cohorts [PDF]

Alzheimers Dement
Abstract Background Cognitive processes are crucial for daily functioning and their impairment significantly impacts quality of life. Age and education are known to influence cognition, but the role of sex is less clear. While univariate studies report mixed results on the effect of sex on cognition, graph theory offers a comprehensive approach to ...
Gasparre D, Mulet‐Pons L, Habich A, Yánez‐Pérez R, Barroso J, Vaqué‐Alcázar L, Bartrés‐Faz D, Taurisano P, Ferreira D.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Sexually transmitted infections in women deprived of liberty in Roraima, Brazil

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2020
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B infection among women deprived of liberty in the state of Roraima, Brazil, and its correlation with perceptions, knowledge and behavioral factors.
M. Benedetti, Audrey Stella Akemi Nogami, Beatriz Belo da Costa, Herbert Iago Feitosa da Fonsêca, Igor Dos Santos Costa, Itallo de Souza Almeida, Luana de Miranda, Matheus Mychael Mazzaro Conchy, Renan da Silva Bentes, Suzani Naomi Higa, Tháles de Souza Israel, A. Fonseca   +11 more
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Fenologia, estrutura e produção de sementes em castanhais nativos de Roraima e características socioeconômicas dos extrativistas

Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi - Ciências Naturais, 2021
Os objetivos deste artigo foram estudar a fenologia, a estrutura populacional e a produção de frutos e sementes em castanhais nativos de Roraima, além de caracterizar as comunidades extrativistas e o sistema de extração praticado nesta região da Amazônia.
H. Tonini, C. E. V. Lopes, R. A. Borges, P. E. Kaminski, M. Alves, Paulo Renato de Oliveira Fagundes   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Synchronous Telemedicine Versus In-Person Care in Hepatitis C Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]

J Viral Hepat
ABSTRACT Inequitable access to HCV treatment persists, particularly for rural and marginalised populations. Synchronous telemedicine (TM) could mitigate access barriers, but its comparative effectiveness versus in‐person care is uncertain. We performed a systematic review and meta‐analysis comparing synchronous TM with in‐person care for HCV.
Silveira IB, Silva GP, Sampaio AVH, Tomé MR, Chen JE, de Jesus AVS, Cançado GGL.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The impact of imported malaria by gold miners in Roraima: characterizing the spatial dynamics of autochthonous and imported malaria in an urban region of Boa Vista

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2020
BACKGROUND The number of malaria cases in Roraima nearly tripled from 2016 to 2018. The capital, Boa Vista, considered a low-risk area for malaria transmission, reported an increasing number of autochthonous and imported cases.
Jaime Louzada, Nathália Coelho Vargas de Almeida, Joao Luiz Pereira de Araujo, Julio Silva, T. M. Carvalho, A. Escalante, J. Oliveira-Ferreira   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

First Occurrence and Population Dynamics of Blissus pulchellus (Hemiptera: Blissidae) in Brazil: a new pest of pastures in Roraima

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 2021
with pastures. However, many cattle ranchers have reported severe damage caused by these organisms in the region, with negative impacts on forage production, especially in 2015 and 2016 (Fidelis, personal communication).
E. G. Fidelis, Regina Oliveira, A. B. Bendahan, G. S. Carvalho, J. R. Valério, T. Henry   +5 more
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Annotated checklist and illustrated key to braconid parasitoids (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of economically important fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) in Brazil [PDF]

, 2018
The braconid parasitoids of fruit-infesting flies have been more intensively studied from the middle to late 1990s, when taxonomic research was restarted in Brazil.
Costa, Valmir A., Fidelis Marinho, Claudia, Zucchi, Roberto A.   +2 more
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