2022
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and associated factors according to sex: A population-based survey in Salvador, Brazil
Nery N, Ticona J, Cardoso C, Prates A, Vieira H, de Almeida A, da Silva Souza M, dos Reis O, Pellizzaro M, Portilho M, da Anunciação R, Victoriano R, dos Anjos R, Argibay H, Lima D, Mesquita I, Conceição W, Santana P, Oliveira E, Santana P, Brodskyn C, Fraga D, da Silva Solcà M, Reis M, Costa F, Ribeiro G. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and associated factors according to sex: A population-based survey in Salvador, Brazil. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0262649. PMID: 35061811, PMCID: PMC8782400, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancyVaccine hesitancyCOVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19 riskCOVID-19 vaccine acceptanceInfluenza vaccination historyPopulation-based surveyCoronavirus disease 2019Less vaccine hesitancyHigher educational levelInfluenza vaccinationVaccination historyMultivariable analysisPrevious diagnosisVaccine acceptanceAssociated FactorsVaccine campaignDisease 2019VaccineComorbiditiesHesitancyCOVID-19VaccinationEducational levelWomen
2015
Global Morbidity and Mortality of Leptospirosis: A Systematic Review
Costa F, Hagan JE, Calcagno J, Kane M, Torgerson P, Martinez-Silveira MS, Stein C, Abela-Ridder B, Ko AI. Global Morbidity and Mortality of Leptospirosis: A Systematic Review. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0003898. PMID: 26379143, PMCID: PMC4574773, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase fatality ratioDisease morbidityFatality ratioSystematic reviewMortality of leptospirosisPulmonary hemorrhage syndromeBurden of leptospirosisLife-threatening diseaseDiverse epidemiological settingsResource-poor countriesNumber of deathsHigh morbidityGlobal morbidityGBD regionsGlobal burdenMorbidityZoonotic causesHaemorrhagic feverMortality studyUrban slum dwellersImportant causeDisease statusEpidemiological settingsDisease incidenceWHO regions