Immunization with the Leishmania infantum recombinant cyclophilin protein 1 confers partial protection to subsequent parasite infection and generates specific memory T cells

Authors: Alexandre-Pires G, Carreira J, Carvalho S, Rodrigues A, Santos-Gomes GM, Teixeira F
Publication Year: 2014
Journal: Vaccine
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24486368

Control of zoonotic visceral leishmaniosis can be achieved using several available drugs. These drugs present high toxicity and require longer treatment regimens which complicate compliance to the treatment. Other control measures directed to the vector or the reservoirs are useful tools to restrain the spreading of this disease but the effects are transitory.
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Trypanosoma cruzi strain Tcl is associated with chronic Chagas disease in the Brazilian Amazon

Authors: Barbosa MDV, Barbosa-Ferreira JM, Coelho LI, da Silva GA, de Brito FR, Guerra JAO, Maciel MG, Magalhaes LK, Magalhaes LKC, Monteiro WM, Prestes SR, Santana RAG, Silveira H
Publication Year: 2014
Journal: Parasites & Vectors
Link: http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/7/1/267

The aim of this study was to characterize Trypanosoma cruzi in patients with chronic Chagas disease in the State of Amazonas, Brazil.
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Bioinformatics tools for the investigation of viral evolution and molecular epidemiology

Authors: Salemi M, Vandamme AM
Publication Year: 2014
Journal: Infection Genetics and Evolution
Link: https://rega.kuleuven.be/cev/avd/files/publications/peer_reviewed/bioinformatics-tools-2010.pdf

Authors: 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
Publication Year: 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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Negotiating Markets for Health: An Exploration of Physicians’ Engagement in Dual Practice in Three African Capital Cities

Authors: Ferrinho P, Fronteira I, McPake B, Russo G
Publication Year: 2014
Journal: Health Policy and Planning
Link: http://heapol.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2013/09/26/heapol.czt071

Scarce evidence exists on the features, determinants and implications of physicians’ dual practice, especially in resource-poor settings. This study considered dual practice patterns in three African cities and the respective markets for physician services, with the objective of understanding the influence of local determinants on the practice.
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Immunization with the Leishmania infantum recombinant cyclophilin protein 1 confers partial protection to subsequent parasite infection and generates specific memory T cells

Trypanosoma cruzi strain Tcl is associated with chronic Chagas disease in the Brazilian Amazon

Bioinformatics tools for the investigation of viral evolution and molecular epidemiology

Routine screening of harmful microorganisms in beach sands: implications to public health

Negotiating Markets for Health: An Exploration of Physicians’ Engagement in Dual Practice in Three African Capital Cities

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