Epidemiology

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria could kill 39 million people by 2050

Almost 10% of deaths are expected to occur in Latin America and the Caribbean

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interview

Maria Amélia Veras: A keen eye for disparities

Dr. Maria Amélia Veras investigates the living conditions of transgender and homosexual individuals, alongside viral factors, to curb the spread of sexually transmitted infections

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Epidemiology

Stay away from wild birds

US reports first human death linked to highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 virus

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RETROSPECT

Austregésilo Lima, in the shadow of Freud

Psychotherapy critic and theorist, neurologist, and psychiatrist from Pernambuco improved the diagnosis of hysteria and spoke openly about sex in the early twentieth century

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interview

“If left untreated, bipolar disorder is a progressive disease,” says psychiatrist Flávio Kapczinski

UFRGS researcher is part of an international group defining the progressive stages of the disorder and is leading a survey of mental illnesses in Brazil

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Public Health

Trans women continue to suffer from poor health and prejudice

Study with 1,317 participants in five state capitals finds persistently high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and obstacles that limit access to health services

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Veterinary Science

Bird flu can be transmitted between mammals

Brazilian study suggests H5N1 virus has spread among sea lions in South America

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Medicine

Aggressive variant of the Oropouche virus circulating in Brazil

New strain multiplies rapidly and could facilitate transmission

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Epidemiology

Suicide by drug overdose in Brazil has increased by 2.6 times in 20 years

Increase coincides with periods of domestic and global economic crisis

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Epidemiology

Mpox emergency

World Health Organization declared mpox outbreak a health emergency in August 2024

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Public Health

New mycosis spreads

Mycosis caused by fungi of the genus Sporothrix spreads across Brazil

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RETROSPECT

The past dangers of receiving blood

Until early 20th century discoveries, transfusions depended essentially on luck

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VIROLOGY

Study identifies how the Chikungunya virus causes death

Infectious agent causes dysregulated metabolism and inflammation in multiple organs, including the brain

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EPIDEMIOLOGY

Children one centimeter taller and a few grams heavier

One in 10 children aged three and over is overweight

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Interview

2024 could become the year with the highest number of dengue cases

FAMERP virologist Maurício Nogueira discusses the characteristics of the current epidemic and the need for the health system to prepare for more patients

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Epidemiology

Thousands of dead pups

Outbreak of the H5N1 avian flu virus devastates southern elephant seal populations

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Epidemiology

Around 400,000 people died due to cardiovascular problems in Brazil in 2022

Heart attacks and different types of strokes accounted for 76% of cases

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Rehabilitation

Early surgery to correct opening in the roof of the mouth reduces speech problems

Treatment also made it easier for patients to pronounce their first simple syllables

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Epidemiology

Suicide rate among indigenous people almost three times higher than the general population

Suicide rate among Indigenous people is three times higher than in the general population

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Genetics

Chikungunya virus caused seven outbreaks in Brazil in 10 years

The agent that causes the disease has already been identified in 60% of municipalities

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RETROSPECT

An ongoing epidemic

Identified 40 years ago, HIV has changed the way we look at infectious diseases

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GENETICS

Avian flu virus spreading across Brazil came from the coast of Chile or Peru

Pathogen obtained from a dead bird in Espírito Santo is genetically similar to the one circulating in the two neighboring South American countries

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BIOLOGY

Yellow fever virus has been circulating uninterrupted in southern Brazil for seven years

The disease vector arrived in the country’s southeast two to three years earlier than previously thought

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EPIDEMIOLOGY

Falls in uptake of the MMR vaccine occurred at different rates between 2006 and 2020

The declines were greater in poorer municipalities and more intense during the economic crisis and the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic

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RESEARCH ITINERARIES

Damage inventory

How Francisco Inácio Bastos transitioned from psychiatry to epidemiology to broaden his understanding of drug use in Brazil

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INTERVIEW

Elisabete Weiderpass: Waiting for a tsunami

Director of the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer warns of an expected increase in cases in the coming decades

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EPIDEMIOLOGY

Brazilian spotted fever not a threat

Combating the tick-borne disease requires an understanding of its underlying ecology and effective clinical diagnostics

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COVID-19

Setbacks in coronavirus drug development

Health agencies are suspending the use of drugs that have lost efficacy against circulating variants of SARS-CoV-2

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Acknowledgment

Victora receives Admiral Álvaro Alberto Award

Epidemiologist Cesar Victora wins the Admiral Álvaro Alberto Award

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Epidemiology

Mpox in children may signal infection risk in other population groups

One in every four people infected by Mpox in Sergipe is under 18 years of age

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