Angola’s 2013 dengue outbreak: clinical, laboratory and molecular analyses of cases from four Portuguese institutions

Authors: Abreu C, Antunes A, Atouguia J, Azevedo T, Centeno-Lima S, Conceição C, Mansinho K, Marques N, Moneti V, Nazareth T, Nina J, Parreira R, Sa L, Saraiva da Cunha J, Sarmento A, Seixas J, Teodósio R
Publication Year: 2014
Journal: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25212088

Dengue virus (DENV) is the arbovirus with the widest impact on human health. In Africa in general, and in Angola in particular, the epidemiology and public health impact of DENV is far from clear. However, rapid population growth, unplanned urbanization, increased international travel, and the presence of virus major vector (Aedes aegypti) in the country suggest that DENV transmission may occur.
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Dengue virus serotype 4 and chikungunya virus coinfection in a traveller returning from Luanda, Angola

Authors: Centeno-Lima S, Constantino A, Lopes A, Nina J, Parreira R, Portugal-Calisto D
Publication Year: 2014
Journal: Eurosurveillance
Link: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20730

concurrent dengue virus serotype 4 and chikungunya virus infection was detected in a woman in her early 50s returning to Portugal from Luanda, Angola, in January 2014. The clinical, laboratory and molecular findings, involving phylogenetic analyses of partial viral genomic sequences amplified by RT-PCR, are described.
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HIV-Related Discrimination in European Health Care Settings

Authors: Dias S, Le Gall J, Nöstlinger C, Platteau T, Rojas Castro D
Publication Year: 2014
Journal: AIDS Patient Care
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24568694

This cross-sectional European study assessed self-reported HIV-related discrimination and its associated factors in health care settings. Socio-demographics, health status, support needs relating to sexual and reproductive health (SRH), and self-reported HIV-related discrimination were measured using an anonymous survey in a sample of 1549 people living with HIV from 14 countries.
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Ebolavirosis: a 2014 Review for Clinicians

Authors: Nina J
Publication Year: 2014
Journal: Acta Médica Portuguesa
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25409219

Ebolavirosis, like Marburgvirosis, are African zoonosis, and for both the primary animal reservoir are bats. It is a typical acute haemorrhagic fever, characterized by a high lethality rate. In an outbreak, the human index case became infected after contact with an infected animal or its blood, in most cases during hunting.
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Strengthening the perception-assessment tools for dengue prevention: a cross-sectional survey in a temperate region (Madeira, Portugal)

Authors: Gonçalves L, Nazareth T, Porto G, Seixas G, Silva AC, Sousa CA, Teodósio R
Publication Year: 2014
Journal: BMC Public Health
Link: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/39

Community participation is mandatory in the prevention of Dengue outbreaks. Taking public views into account is crucial to guide more effective planning and quicker community participation in preventing campaigns. This study aims to assess community perceptions of Madeira population in order to explore their involvement in the A. aegypti’s control and reinforce health-educational planning.
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Angola’s 2013 dengue outbreak: clinical, laboratory and molecular analyses of cases from four Portuguese institutions

Dengue virus serotype 4 and chikungunya virus coinfection in a traveller returning from Luanda, Angola

HIV-Related Discrimination in European Health Care Settings

Ebolavirosis: a 2014 Review for Clinicians

Strengthening the perception-assessment tools for dengue prevention: a cross-sectional survey in a temperate region (Madeira, Portugal)

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