Epidemiology
RETROSPECT
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An ongoing epidemic
Identified 40 years ago, HIV has changed the way we look at infectious diseases
By Suzel Tunes
RESEARCH ITINERARIES
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Damage inventory
How Francisco Inácio Bastos transitioned from psychiatry to epidemiology to broaden his understanding of drug use in Brazil
Acknowledgment
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Victora receives Admiral Álvaro Alberto Award
Epidemiologist Cesar Victora wins the Admiral Álvaro Alberto Award
By Redação
Health
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Unique genetic varieties of malaria-carrying parasite in Brazil
Brazilian varieties of Plasmodium vivax are distinct from each other and from those found in other countries
By Redação
EPIDEMIOLOGY
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Deaths from breast and cervical cancer on the rise in the state of São Paulo
Numbers began to increase in 2016 after more than a decade of decline
By Suzel Tunes
HISTORY
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Possible origin of the Black Death
Black Death may have originated in the region of Eurasia that is now Kyrgyzstan, west of China
By Redação
Health
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Fewer cases of malaria during pregnancy
Cases of gestational malaria have decreased in Brazil over the last decade
By Redação
COVID-19
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Number of children infected with Omicron growing in the USA
Omicron variant causes surge in child infections in the US
By Redação
COVID-19
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Potential COVID-19 outbreaks in China
China registered over 500,000 cases between March and April
By Redação