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Controlling the Field: Memory, Labor, and Ethics in Oral Histories of Brazilian Human Genetics*. [PDF]

Ber Wiss
This article examines how oral histories of twentieth‐century human genetics in Brazil reveal the politics of memory of fieldwork. Through a comparative analysis of interviews with prominent geneticist Francisco M. Salzano and technician Girley V. Simões, who worked with him for most of his career, this study explores the narrative strategies each ...
Dent R, Vimieiro Gomes AC.
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Intestinal parasitism in the Xavánte Indians, Central Brazil Parasitas intestinais entre índios Xavánte, Brasil Central

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1995
This paper reports the findings of a survey for intestinal parasites among the Xavánte Indians from Central Brazil. A. lumbricoides (25.0%) and hookworms (33.6%) were the two most common helminths; E. histolytica complex (7.8%) and G.
Ricardo V. Santos, Carlos E.A. Coimbra Jr., Nancy M. Flowers, Joaquim P. Silva   +3 more
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Morphological and molecular evidence reveals a new species of Characidium from the Ucayali-Urubamba Piedmont, Peru, and novel molecular clades are proposed within the genus. [PDF]

J Fish Biol
Abstract A new species of Characidium is described from the Urubamba River basin, within the Ucayali‐Urubamba Piedmont ecoregion, Peru. The new species can be readily distinguished from all congeners, except Characidium cacah, Characidium chicoi, Characidium helmeri, Characidium mirim, Characidium nana, Characidium nupelia, Characidium sterbai ...
Oliveira-Silva L, Britzke R, Meza-Vargas V, Hidalgo MH, Faustino-Fuster D, Oliveira C, Zanata AM.   +6 more
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Vaccination Coverage Against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Brazil's Indigenous Population. [PDF]

J Med Virol
ABSTRACT Indigenous populations in Brazil were prioritized for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) vaccination due to their increased vulnerability. The aim of the study was to describe COVID‐19 vaccination coverage among Indigenous population across Brazilian regions and Special Indigenous Health Districts (DSEIs; acronym for Distritos Sanitários ...
Sansone NMS, Costa PT, Mello LS, Marques LFA, Santos VSD, Marson FAL.   +5 more
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The Xavante Longitudinal Health Study in Brazil: Objectives, design, and key results. [PDF]

Am J Hum Biol, 2020
Abstract Objective The Xavante Longitudinal Health Study was developed to permit granular tracking of contemporary health challenges faced by indigenous communities in Brazil, taking into consideration ongoing historical processes that may be associated with increases in child undernutrition, adult obesity, and cardiovascular disease risks.
Welch JR, Ferreira AA, Tavares FG, Lucena JRM, Gomes de Oliveira MV, Santos RV, Coimbra CEA.   +6 more
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Perspectivas culturais sobre transmissão e tratamento da tuberculose entre os Xavánte de Mato Grosso, Brasil [PDF]

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2011
Esta nota tem por objetivo apresentar os resultados preliminares de uma pesquisa em andamento sobre as perspectivas Xavánte acerca da tuberculose (TB) e suas implicações para o tratamento e controle da endemia.
James R. Welch, Carlos E. A. Coimbra Jr.
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Exploring the link between low germline mutational load and low breast cancer incidence: Lessons from the Xavante Indians [PDF]

Translational Oncology
The study of cancer, its initiation, and its mechanisms of progression has been a focal point in science for more than a century. Despite controversies among scientists, there is a growing consensus to determine the moment when a cell gains the capacity ...
José Rueff, João Conde, Guilherme Castro   +2 more
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Colonial shadows – a systematic review of the Xavante health transformation [PDF]

International Journal for Equity in Health
Background From a biocultural perspective, health is a multifaceted concept shaped not only by biomedical factors but also by social, cultural, political, and economic forces. In Indigenous contexts, health is particularly vulnerable, as it is profoundly
Katarzyna Górka
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Diabetic retinopathy among Brazilian Xavante Indians [PDF]

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 2018
Background To describe the frequency of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and its associated variables in Brazilian Xavante Indians. Methods A population-based survey carried out in two Xavante Reservations between 2008 and 2012, included 948 Indians aged 20 ...
Carlos Gustavo M. G. Lima, Laercio Joel Franco, Amaury L. Dal Fabbro, Edson Z. Martinez, João Paulo Botelho Veira-Filho, Alexandre A. C. M. Ventura, Leonardo Prevelato, Antonio Augusto V. Cruz   +7 more
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Perfil demográfico da população indígena Xavánte de Sangradouro-Volta Grande, Mato Grosso (1993-1997), Brasil

Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Neste artigo, analisa-se o perfil demográfico da população Xavánte da Terra Indígena Sangradouro-Volta Grande, Mato Grosso, Brasil, no período 1993-97.
Luciene Guimarães de Souza, Ricardo Ventura Santos   +1 more
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