Development of a Tetraplex qPCR for the Molecular Identification and Quantification of Human Enteric Viruses, NoV and HAV, in Fish Samples

Authors: Andreia Filipa-Silva, Mónica Nunes, Ricardo Parreira, Maria Teresa Barreto Crespo
Publication Year: 2021
Journal: Microorganisms, 9(6), art 1149
Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9061149

ABSTRACT Human enteric viruses such as norovirus (NoV) and hepatitis A virus (HAV) are some of the most important causes of foodborne infections worldwide. Usually, infection via fish consumption is not a concern regarding these viruses, since fish are mainly consumed cooked. However, in the last years, raw fish consumption has become increasingly common, especially […]
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Designing a National Curriculum to Advance Surgical Oncology in Mozambique: A Delphi Consensus Study

Authors: Atílio Morais, Manuel Simão, Matchecane Cossa, Jotamo Come, Carlos Selemane, Adriano Tivane, Satish Túlsidas, Cesaltina Lorenzoni, Jessica Rodrigues, Luís Antunes, Donzilia Brito, Manuel João Costa, Moshin Sidat, Maria do Rosário Martins, Lúcio Lara Santos
Publication Year: 2021
Journal: Journal of Surgical Education, 78(1), pp 140-147
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.06.030

ABSTRACT ‘Objective:’ Mozambique is currently experiencing an increase in chronic diseases including cancer. There is a large unmet need for cancer surgery in Mozambique. The aim of this study was to define the content and the design of a training program for practicing surgeons in surgical oncology that would be consensually regarded as adequate to […]
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Demographic, clinical and pathological characterisation of patients with colorectal and anal cancer followed between 2013 and 2016 at Maputo Central Hospital, Mozambique

Authors: Carlos Selemane, Luisa Jamisse, Jorge Arroz, Satish Túlsidas, António Gudo Morais, Carla Carrilho, Prassad Modcoicar, Moshin Sidat, Jessica Rodrigues, Daniel Moreira-Gonçalves, Mamudo Ismail, Lúcio Lara Santos
Publication Year: 2021
Journal: ecancer, 15, art 1205
Link: https://doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2021.1205

ABSTRACT ‘Purpose:’ The aim of this study was to investigate colorectal cancer (CRC) data and anal cancer data from Maputo Central Hospital (MCH), the largest hospital and a reference for oncological diseases in Mozambique, with the aim of characterising the disease profile in view to define an appropriate control programme. ‘Methods:’ MCH records from the […]
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CYP2D6 Allele Frequency in Five Malaria Vivax Endemic Areas From Brazilian Amazon Region

Authors: Paula Ferreira Salles, Daiana Souza Perce-da-Silva, Atila Duque Rossi, Luisa Riehl Raposo, Aina Danaisa Ramirez Ramirez, Otílio Machado Pereira Bastos, Lilian Rose Pratt-Riccio, Gustavo Capatti Cassiano, Andrea Regina Souza Baptista, Cynthia Chester Cardoso, Dalma Maria Banic, Ricardo Luiz Dantas Machado
Publication Year: 2021
Journal: Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12, art 542342
Link: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.542342

ABSTRACT Genetic variability was linked with individual responses to treatment and susceptibility to malaria by Plasmodium vivax. Polymorphisms in the CYP2D6 gene may modulate enzyme level and activity, thereby affecting individual responses to pharmacological treatment. The aim of the study was to investigate whether or not CYP2D6 single nucleotide polymorphisms rs1065852, rs38920-97, rs16947 and rs28371725 are unequally distributed […]
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COVID-19: Nothing is normal in this pandemic

Authors: Luzia Gonçalves, Maria Antónia Amaral Turkman, Carlos Geraldes, Tiago A Marques, Lisete Sousa
Publication Year: 2021
Journal: Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 11(2), pp 146 - 149
Link: https://doi.org/10.2991/jegh.k.210108.001

ABSTRACT This manuscript brings attention to inaccurate epidemiological concepts that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. In social media and scientific journals, some wrong references were given to a “normal epidemic curve” and also to a “log-normal curve/distribution”. For many years, textbooks and courses of reputable institutions and scientific journals have disseminated misleading concepts. For example, […]
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Development of a Tetraplex qPCR for the Molecular Identification and Quantification of Human Enteric Viruses, NoV and HAV, in Fish Samples

Designing a National Curriculum to Advance Surgical Oncology in Mozambique: A Delphi Consensus Study

Demographic, clinical and pathological characterisation of patients with colorectal and anal cancer followed between 2013 and 2016 at Maputo Central Hospital, Mozambique

CYP2D6 Allele Frequency in Five Malaria Vivax Endemic Areas From Brazilian Amazon Region

COVID-19: Nothing is normal in this pandemic

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