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Federico Costa, PhD

Associate Professor Adjunct of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)
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Associate Professor Adjunct of Epidemiology, Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases

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Associate Professor Adjunct of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)

Associate Professor Adjunct of Epidemiology, Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases

Biography

Professor Federico Costa is interested in eco-epidemiological drivers of zoonotic diseases in urban environments using intensive field and laboratory data. Current areas of interest include mechanisms involved in the transmission of leptospirosis and the ecological and sociological factors that affect the likelihood of human and animal infection in Brazil and the evaluation of effectiveness of basic sanitation and rodent control based intervention to prevent leptospirosis. Recently, Dr. Costa has coordinated field and hospital based studies in Salvador, Brazil to respond to the recent outbreak of Zika virus infection and Congenital Zika Syndrome.

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Education & Training

PhD
Centro de Pesquisas Goncalo Moniz-FIOCRUZ (2010)
MSc
Universidad Nacional de San Martin (2006)

Research

Overview

  • Disease determinants for urban leptospirosis
  • Natural history of urban leptospirosis
  • Eco-epidemiology of urban leptospirosis
  • Optimal control strategies for rodent-borne zoonoses
  • Burden of Diseases estimation

Medical Research Interests

Brazil; Dengue Virus; Epidemiology; Leptospirosis; Orthohantavirus

Public Health Interests

Global Health; Zoonotic Diseases; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice; Mosquito-borne Diseases

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Federico Costa's published research.

Publications

2024

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