Epidemiology
COVID-19
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Omicron and children
Hospitalization of children was higher during the Omicron outbreak
By Redação
infectology
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Mosquitoes learn to avoid poison
Disease-carrying insects can learn to avoid insecticides after being exposed just once to nonlethal doses
By Redação
Public health
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Mosquito net benefits last for decades
Mosquito net benefits last for decades
By Redação
COVID-19
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The efficiency of masks
Tests reveal how and to what extent different types of masks limit the airborne spread of infectious diseases
By Tiago Jokura
PANDEMIC
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Death toll underestimated in India
At least 3.2 million Indians have died from COVID-19
By Redação
COVID-19
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The impact of restrictions on movement
Lockdown delays the peak of contagion and reduces infections of the disease
By Redação
Covid-19
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Vaccines generate more consistent immune response
The immune response to the novel coronavirus provided by vaccines is more consistent than that triggered by natural infection with SARS-CoV-2
By Redação
ONMC
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Scientists renounce national honor
In an open letter, 21 scientists awarded this year’s National Order of Scientific Merit renounced the honor
By Redação
COVID-19
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Vaccination in decline
The COVID-19 vaccination pace has been decreasing worldwide
By Redação
Covid-19
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Preventing new waves without lockdowns
A group of researchers decided to study how the virus could be kept under control without the need for repeated lockdowns
By Redação
COVID-19
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Study outlines COVID-19’s profile in African countries
Study outlines COVID-19's profile in African countries
By Redação
COVID-19
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The protective effect of masks
Widespread and proper use of masks reduces transmission of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 cases, according to the largest study ever conducted on the subject
By Redação
Covid-19
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Mobile lab sequences variants
In early August, Aparecida, a municipality in São Paulo with about 40,000 residents, was the first to welcome the Butantan Institute’s mobile laboratory, designed to test suspected COVID-19 cases
By Redação
Covid-19
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Faster COVID-19 Test
Researchers created a portable graphene-based sensor that can detect the novel coronavirus in RNA or saliva samples
By Redação
Covid-19
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Vaccinated people can contract and transmit SARS-CoV-2
Even people who have already been immunized can be infected with the novel coronavirus and transmit it to others
By Redação