Impact of annual albendazole versus four-monthly test-and-treat approach of intestinal parasites on children growth — a longitudinal four-arm randomized parallel trial during two years of a community follow-up in Bengo, Angola

Authors: Carolina Gasparinho, Aguinaldo Kanjungo, Félix Zage, Isabel Clemente, Ana Santos-Reis, Miguel Brito, José Carlos Sousa-Figueiredo, Filomeno Fortes, Luzia Gonçalves
Publication Year: 2021
Journal: Pathogens, 10(3), art 309
Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10030309

ABSTRACT Malnutrition and intestinal parasites continue to have serious impacts on growth and cognitive development of children in Angola. A longitudinal four-arm randomized parallel trial was conducted to investigate if deworming with a single annual dose of albendazole (annual-ALB) or a four-monthly test-and-treat (4TT) intestinal parasites approach at individual or household levels improve nutritional outcomes […]
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If I told you that there is no need for yellow fever vaccine booster would you still come to the travel clinic?: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Iolanda Alves, Rosa Teodósio, Filomena Pereira
Publication Year: 2021
Journal: Tropical Diseases Travel Medicine and Vaccines, 7, art 7
Link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-021-00132-8

ABSTRACT ‘Background:’ Yellow Fever (YF) immunization required a single dose vaccine with boosters every 10 years. After International Health Regulation (IHR) amendment annex 7 (July 2016), it was accepted that a single dose confers lifelong immunity. Since pre-travel advice is as important as vaccination when traveling, it is essential to clarify why travelers come to a travel […]
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How Can We Develop an Efficient eHealth Service for Provision of Care for Elderly People with Balance Disorders and Risk of Falling? A Mixed Methods Study

Authors: Andréa Gomes Martins Gaspar, Pedro Escada, Luís Velez Lapão
Publication Year: 2021
Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(14), art 7410
Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147410

ABSTRACT This study aimed to identify relevant topics for the development of an efficient eHealth service for elderly people with balance disorders and risk of falling, based on input from physicians providing healthcare to this patient group. In the quantitative part of the study, an open multiple-choice questionnaire was made available on the website of […]
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High rates of unprotected receptive anal sex and vulnerabilities to HIV infection among Brazilian men who have sex with men

Authors: Artur Acelino Francisco Luz Nunes Queiroz, Álvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa, Telma Maria Evangelista de Araújo, Sandra Brignol, Renata Karina Reis, Inês Fronteira, Maria Eliete Batista Moura
Publication Year: 2021
Journal: International Journal of STD and AIDS, 32(4), pp 368–377
Link: https://doi.org/10.1177/0956462420968994

ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate unprotected receptive anal sex intercourse (URAI) rates and vulnerabilities to HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) that use geosocial networking dating apps in Brazil. An online, analytical, cross-sectional study was carried out with 2,250 MSM. The analyzed variables were grouped according to domains of vulnerability […]
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Hepatitis delta: In vitro evaluation of cytotoxicity and cytokines involved in PEG-IFN therapy

Authors: Larissa Deadame de Figueiredo Nicolete, Celso Vladimiro Cunha, João Paulo Tavanez, Mariana Tomazini Pinto, Evandra Strazza Rodrigues, Simone Kashima, Dimas Tadeu Covas, Juan Miguel Villalobos-Salcedo, Roberto Nicolete
Publication Year: 2021
Journal: International Immunopharmacology, vol 91, art 107302
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intimp.2020.107302

HIGHLIGHTS • HBsAg and SHDAg display toxicity in co-cultured cells (Jurkat + THP-1). • PEG-IFN reduces cytotoxicity profile and increases IL-12, IL-2 and IFN-γ production. • PEG-IFN restores the production of IFN-γ by SHDAg-stimulated cells. ABSTRACT The treatment for hepatitis Delta virus (HDV) still consists of Pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) combined with inhibitors of Hepatitis B […]
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Impact of annual albendazole versus four-monthly test-and-treat approach of intestinal parasites on children growth — a longitudinal four-arm randomized parallel trial during two years of a community follow-up in Bengo, Angola

If I told you that there is no need for yellow fever vaccine booster would you still come to the travel clinic?: a cross-sectional study

How Can We Develop an Efficient eHealth Service for Provision of Care for Elderly People with Balance Disorders and Risk of Falling? A Mixed Methods Study

High rates of unprotected receptive anal sex and vulnerabilities to HIV infection among Brazilian men who have sex with men

Hepatitis delta: In vitro evaluation of cytotoxicity and cytokines involved in PEG-IFN therapy

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