Events 2022 – External02 » 1st Conference FMUL/FMUC: Infectious Diseases and Vaccines
- From: 09/04/2022
- To: 09/04/2022
- Location: https://janssenpt.webex.com/join/fmul
GHTM Sessions 2022 CCID06 » Serological survey of SARS Cov2 in Cascais
- From: 06/04/2022
- To: 06/04/2022
- Location: ZOOM | 11h00
In May 2020, the Cascais City Council established a partnership with GHTM to conduct a community-level seroprevalence survey, which included blood serology testing for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies together with socio-demographic and clinical questions. The study’s 1st phase was between May and September 2020 and had 12,032 respondents – 5.62% of Cascais population. The reactive tests’ %s were, respectively: 1.3 overall, 1.16 females and 1.56 males; having the 20-39 age group the highest prevalence (2%).
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GHTM Sessions 2022 CCID02 » Mozambique’s first medical drone study: evidence on flight safety and quality of COVID-19 and Tuberculosis laboratory samples
- From: 26/01/2022
- To: 26/01/2022
- Location: ZOOM | 11h00
Drones can be used to transport laboratory samples in remote areas, but limited evidence exists on whether that transport affects the samples’ results. Given its potential, the Ministry of Health and the National Institute of Health of Mozambique partnered with VillageReach NGO to generate such data and 300 respiratory samples were transported by two drones, departing from, and returning to the «INS TB Reference Laboratory» in Marracuene district. The samples’ analysis concluded that their quality had not changed by flight, being comparable to land transport.
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GHTM Sessions 2021 PPS01 » Cohort profile: the Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition in Acre, Brazil, birth cohort study (MINA-Brazil)
- From: 07/12/2021
- To: 07/12/2021
- Location: ZOOM | 11h00
Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition in Acre, Brazil (MINA-Brazil) is a longitudinal, prospective population-based birth cohort, set-up to understand the effects of early environmental exposures and maternal lifestyle choices on growth and development of the Amazonian children.
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Events 2021 – NOVA01 » Conference: Microbiota and Health
- From: 22/10/2021
- To: 22/10/2021
- Location: ZOOM
NOVAHealth Chronic Disease and Infection Group is launching its IV International Conference focused on Microbiota and Health to provide the most recent insights on how our microbiota composition is associated with infectious diseases, inflammatory bowel conditions, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, cancer and neuropsychiatric disorders. This workshop is intended to reach a broad audience, raising the society awareness on the topic, through presenting research in different formats – like sessions given by young researchers – fostering interaction and discussion among participants.
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