Federico Costa, PhD
Associate Professor Adjunct of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)Cards
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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.
Appointments
Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
Associate Professor AdjunctPrimaryEpidemiology of Microbial Diseases
Associate Professor AdjunctPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
- Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (EMD)
- Yale School of Public Health
- Yale School of Public Health - NEW
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
Public Health Interests
ORCID
0000-0001-6951-2336
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Research Interests
Albert Ko, MD
Mitermayer Reis, MD
Peter Diggle, PhD
Jamie Childs, ScD
Michael Kane, PhD, MA, MS
Adam V Wisnewski, PhD, D(ABMLI)
Brazil
Leptospirosis
Publications
2024
Socio-environmental factors associated with small mammal assemblage and Leptospira prevalence in Suburban Areas of Terengganu, Malaysia
Zamri M, Shafie N, Ali M, Awoniyi A, Argibay H, Costa F. Socio-environmental factors associated with small mammal assemblage and Leptospira prevalence in Suburban Areas of Terengganu, Malaysia. Asian Pacific Journal Of Tropical Medicine 2024, 17: 400-407. DOI: 10.4103/apjtm.apjtm_931_23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall mammal assemblagesMammal assemblagesSmall mammalsStudy sitesAssemblage of small mammalsSmall mammal occurrenceGeneralized linear modelSmall mammal communitiesMammal occurrenceMammal communitiesTrap nightsTrapping pointsLive trapsSocio-environmental variablesCaptured animalsRattus exulansSampling pointsLeptospira prevalenceRattus rattusTrapping periodAnimal accessEnvironmental surveysAssemblagesPCR detectionSuburban areasDisentangling the influence of reservoir abundance and pathogen shedding on zoonotic spillover of the Leptospira agent in urban informal settlements
Soni N, Eyre M, Souza F, Diggle P, Ko A, Begon M, Pickup R, Childs J, Khalil H, Carvalho-Pereira T, Pertile A, Carvalho M, de Oliveira D, Nery N, Giorgi E, Costa F. Disentangling the influence of reservoir abundance and pathogen shedding on zoonotic spillover of the Leptospira agent in urban informal settlements. Frontiers In Public Health 2024, 12: 1447592. PMID: 39360250, PMCID: PMC11445007, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1447592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat abundanceReservoir abundanceAbundance of ratsEnvironmentally transmitted diseasesVegetation land coverInfection riskSexually mature ratsHuman infection riskLive trapsUrban informal settlementsZoonotic spilloverLand coverSpatial variationHydrological factorsValley bottomTrack plateAbundanceHuman riskShedding rateMature ratsEco-epidemiological studiesLeptospira infectionSpillover transmissionSpatial distributionInformal settlementsAlternative domestic rodent pest management approaches to address the hazardous use of metal phosphides in low- and middle-income countries
Stuart A, Jacob J, Awoniyi A, Costa F, Bosma L, Meheretu Y, Htwe N, Williamson S, Eddleston M, Dalecky A, Willis S. Alternative domestic rodent pest management approaches to address the hazardous use of metal phosphides in low- and middle-income countries. Journal Of Pest Science 2024, 1-23. DOI: 10.1007/s10340-024-01825-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman antibodies in Mexico and Brazil neutralizing tick-borne flaviviruses
Cervantes Rincón T, Kapoor T, Keeffe J, Simonelli L, Hoffmann H, Agudelo M, Jurado A, Peace A, Lee Y, Gazumyan A, Guidetti F, Cantergiani J, Cena B, Bianchini F, Tamagnini E, Moro S, Svoboda P, Costa F, Reis M, Ko A, Fallon B, Avila-Rios S, Reyes-Téran G, Rice C, Nussenzweig M, Bjorkman P, Ruzek D, Varani L, MacDonald M, Robbiani D. Human antibodies in Mexico and Brazil neutralizing tick-borne flaviviruses. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 114298. PMID: 38819991, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsPowassan virusEnvelope domain IIIYellow fever virusZika virusFever virusSerological neutralizing activityTemperate regionsDengue virusTicksTropical areasInfect humansLineage IMosquito-borne flavivirusNeutralizing activityHuman antibodiesVirusNeurological illnessBrazilFlavivirusesP002P003Human diseasesQuality of life among residents of informal urban settlements during the COVID-19 pandemic in Salvador, Brazil
Mogaji H, Nery N, Argibay H, Cruz J, Carneiro I, Lustosa R, Ko A, Costa F, Begon M, Khalil H. Quality of life among residents of informal urban settlements during the COVID-19 pandemic in Salvador, Brazil. BMJ Public Health 2024, 2: e000572. DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2023-000572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related quality of lifePhysical health scoresHealth scoresQuality of lifeHealth-related quality of life of residentsCross-sectional analysis of dataMental health scoresHealth-related qualityResults Most participantsMixed-effects regression modelsCross-sectional analysisCOVID-19 pandemicOlder age groupsPhysical healthOlder adultsDisadvantaged populationsOlder participantsMental challengesFood insecuritySlum communitiesMarginalised populationsCity of SalvadorAged 5Analysis of dataCreation of economic opportunitiesFactors associated with differential seropositivity to Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri in a high transmission urban setting for leptospirosis in Brazil
de Oliveira D, Khalil H, Palma F, Santana R, Nery N, Quintero-Vélez J, Zeppelini C, do Sacramento G, Cruz J, Lustosa R, Ferreira I, Carvalho-Pereira T, Diggle P, Wunder E, Ko A, Lopez Y, Begon M, Reis M, Costa F. Factors associated with differential seropositivity to Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri in a high transmission urban setting for leptospirosis in Brazil. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2024, 18: e0011292. PMID: 38758957, PMCID: PMC11139309, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsYears of ageResidents of low-income areasMultinomial logistic regression modelWork-related exposureEpidemiological patternsLow-income areasLogistic regression modelsInformal urban communitiesFactors associated with seropositivityCity of SalvadorPathogenic species of bacteriaUrban settingsUrban communitiesHealth and place perceptions: an educative experience combining poetry and One Health perspective in teenagers from urban vulnerable communities of Brazil
Fitte B, Lustosa R, Melhado P, Costa F. Health and place perceptions: an educative experience combining poetry and One Health perspective in teenagers from urban vulnerable communities of Brazil. Journal Of Poetry Therapy 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-10. DOI: 10.1080/08893675.2024.2347856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConstruindo comunidades saudáveis
ALZATE LÓPEZ Y, ALIAGA M, ALMEIDA FIGUERÊDO L, LIMA DUARTE COUTINHO A, DE OLIVEIRA CARNEIRO I, ARGIBAY H, KHALIL H, COSTA F, LUSTOSA R, MOGAJI H. Construindo comunidades saudáveis. 2024, 89-108. DOI: 10.17184/eac.7947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCartographic Resources for Equitable University–Community Interaction in Slum Areas
Virgens M, Brito P, Lustosa R, Pedrassoli J, Ulbrich P, de Albuquerque J, Ferreira M, Severo F, da S. Figueiredo A, Fantin M, Khalil H, Costa F. Cartographic Resources for Equitable University–Community Interaction in Slum Areas. Urban Science 2024, 8: 20. DOI: 10.3390/urbansci8010020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricCorrigendum to “Extensive transmission of SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1* variant in a population with high levels of hybrid immunity: A prevalence survey” [International Journal of Infectious Diseases 139 (2024) 159-167]
Ticona J, Xiao M, Li D, Nery N, Hitchings M, Belitardo E, Fofana M, Victoriano R, Cruz J, de Moraes L, Strobel I, Silva J, do Aragão Filho A, Ribeiro G, Reis M, Costa F, Khouri R, Ko A, Cummings D. Corrigendum to “Extensive transmission of SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1* variant in a population with high levels of hybrid immunity: A prevalence survey” [International Journal of Infectious Diseases 139 (2024) 159-167]. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2024, 141: 106964. PMID: 38452689, PMCID: PMC10927614, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2024.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
News
News
- August 16, 2019
Findings Shed New Light On Why Zika Causes Birth Defects In Some Pregnancies
- June 14, 2019
Researchers at Yale School of Public Health, GHLI Receive Funding from Gates Foundation for Global Projects
- February 06, 2019
At Epicenter of Zika Outbreak, Dengue Immunity Provided Protection
- May 23, 2017
Cellular, Molecular Mechanisms of Zika Revealed