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Giardia duodenalis and chronic malnutrition in children under five from a rural area of Guinea-Bissau

  • Autores: Aguiar P, Camará I, Centeno-Lima S, de Sousa B, Ferreira F, Ferrinho P, Indeque B, Nunes B, Rodrigues R, Rosado-Marques V
  • Ano de Publicação: 2013
  • Journal: Acta Médica Portuguesa
  • Link: http://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/2091

A case-control study that included 109 children aged 0 to 59 months of a rural community in Guinea-Bissau was conducted. The anthropometric assessment of children in the study identified 31 cases of chronic malnutrition (z-score height for age < -2) and 78 controls (z-score height for age ≥ -2). Microscopic examination of stools was performed for detection and identification of G. duodenalis and other parasites.
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Mosquito fauna on the Cape Verde Islands (West Africa): an update on species distribution and a new finding

  • Autores: Alves J, Arez AP, Gomes B, Rodrigues R, Silva J, Sousa CA
  • Journal: Journal of Vector Ecology: Journal of the Society for Vector Ecology
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Mosquito+fauna+in+Cape+Verde+islands+(West+Africa)%3A+an+update+on+species+distribution+and+a+new+finding

To evaluate the risk of transmission of vector-borne diseases, regular updates of the geographic distribution of insect vectors are required. In the archipelago of Cape Verde, nine mosquito species have been reported.
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Giardia duodenalis and Soil-transmitted Helminths infections in Children in Sao Tome and Principe: Do we think Giardia when addressing Parasite Control?

  • Autores: Afonso G, Baptista-Fernandes T, de Freitas PT, Ferreira FS, Garrido E, Lima A, Neves E, Oliveira D, Rodrigues R, Zaky A
  • Ano de Publicação: 2015
  • Journal: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
  • Link: https://academic.oup.com/tropej/article/61/2/106/1728381%20

Giardia duodenalis prevalence is commonly as high as soil-transmitted helminths (STH), nevertheless is not considered for large-scale chemotherapy through mass drug administration (MDA) due to its short incubation period and frequent reinfections, its control being associated to improving access to water and sanitation. A study enrolling 444 children attending preschools was conducted in May 2011 […]
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Routine screening of harmful microorganisms in beach sands: implications to public health

  • Autores: Brandão J, Carneiro C, Costa I, Cunha M, Duarte A, Faria N, Ferreira FC, Gargaté MJ, Júlio C, Martins ML, Nevers MB, Oleastro M, Rodrigues R, Sabino R, Solo-Gabriele H, Veríssimo C, Viegas C, Whitman RL
  • Ano de Publicação: 2014
  • Journal: Science of the Total Environment
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24355396

Beaches worldwide provide recreational opportunities to hundreds of millions of people and serve as important components of coastal economies. Beach water is often monitored for microbiological quality to detect the presence of indicators of human sewage contamination so as to prevent public health outbreaks associated with water contact
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GHTM is a R&D Center that brings together researchers from IHMT with a track record in Tropical Medicine and International/Global Health. It aims at strengthening Portugal's role as a leading partner in the development and implementation of a global health research agenda. Our evidence-based interventions contribute to the promotion of equity in health and to improve the health of populations.

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