Determinants, Health Problems, and Food Insecurity in Urban Areas of the Largest City in Cape Verde

Authors: Alves D, Amado M, Correia A, Craveiro I, Delgado AP, Fortes AT, Gonçalves L, Santos Z
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5129365/

Urbanization processes are intertwined with nutritional transition because there is easier access to food of low nutritional quality at reduced prices, changing dietary patterns and leading to an increase of non-communicable chronic diseases. This study aims to understand the perceptions for high blood pressure, obesity, and alcoholism, describing some interactions of these dimensions in the […]
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Comparative morphological and molecular analysis confirms the presence of the West Nile virus mosquito vector, Culex univittatus, in the Iberian Peninsula

Authors: Almeida AP, Braack L, Bravo-Barriga D, Frontera E, Mixão V, Novo MT, Parreira R, Sousa CA, Venter M
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Parasites & Vectors
Link: https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-016-1877-7

Authors: Biondo AW, Gonçalves DD, Nascimento DA, Santos NJ, Tamekuni K, Toledo RD, Vidotto O, Vieira ML, Vieira RF, Vieira TS
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology
Link: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612016000400418&lng=en&tlng=en

The aims of the present study were to serosurvey dogs, horses, and humans highly exposed to tick bites for anti-Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. antibodies, identify tick species present, and determine risk factors associated with seropositivity in a rural settlement of Paraná State, southern Brazil. Eighty-seven residents were sampled, along with their 83 dogs and 18 horses, […]
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On the contribution of Angola to the initial spread of HIV-1

Authors: Abecasis AB, Bártolo I, Leitner T, Pineda-Peña AC, Sousa JD, Taveira N, Theys K, Vandamme AM, Varanda J
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Infection Genetics and Evolution
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27521160

Angola borders and has long-term links with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as well as high levels of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) genetic diversity, indicating a potential role in the initial spread of the HIV-1 pandemic. Herein, we analyze 564 C2V3 and 354 pol publicly available sequences from DRC, Republic of Congo (RC) and Angola […]
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Detection of Leishmania DNA and blood meal sources in phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in western of Spain: Update on distribution and risk factors associated

Authors: Afonso MO, Blanco-Ciudad J, Bravo-Barriga D, Campino L, Frontera E, Gómez-Gordo L, Maia C, Parreira R, Pérez-Martín JE, Reina D, Serrano FJ
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Acta Tropica
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X16304077?via%3Dihub%20

Leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum is present in Mediterranean countries, with high prevalence in areas of the center and south of Spain. However, in some regions such as Extremadura (in southwest of Spain), data has not been updated since 1997. The aim of this work was (i) to provide information about the distribution of phlebotomine […]
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Determinants, Health Problems, and Food Insecurity in Urban Areas of the Largest City in Cape Verde

Comparative morphological and molecular analysis confirms the presence of the West Nile virus mosquito vector, Culex univittatus, in the Iberian Peninsula

Serosurvey of Borrelia in dogs, horses, and humans exposed to ticks in a rural settlement of southern Brazil

On the contribution of Angola to the initial spread of HIV-1

Detection of Leishmania DNA and blood meal sources in phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in western of Spain: Update on distribution and risk factors associated

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