2024
Insights into SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance among Prison Populations in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, in 2022
da Silva L, Alcantara L, Fonseca V, Frias D, Zardin M, de Castro Lichs G, Esposito A, Xavier J, Fritsch H, Lima M, de Oliveira C, de Arruda L, de Mello Almeida Maziero L, Barretos E, Oshiro P, Menezes E, de Freitas Cardoso L, Lemos E, Lourenço J, de Albuquerque C, do Carmo Said R, Rosewell A, Demarchi L, Croda J, Giovanetti M, Gonçalves C. Insights into SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance among Prison Populations in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, in 2022. Viruses 2024, 16: 1143. PMID: 39066305, PMCID: PMC11281713, DOI: 10.3390/v16071143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNext-generation sequencingPrison populationIncarcerated populationsOvercrowded cellsGenome sequenceGenomic characteristicsPrisonGenomic surveillanceEnclosed populationMato GrossoAverage coverageIsolation protocolSARS-CoV-2RT-qPCR testSARS-CoV-2 surveillanceRT-qPCRSequenceFrequent transferEpidemiological monitoringLimited healthcare accessGenomeCellsOmicron variant
2023
Seroprevalence Of SARS-COV-2 infection in asymptomatic indigenous from the largest Brazilian periurban area
de Oliveira L, Dos Santos Barbosa M, Leite Torres A, Croda M, Oliveira da Silva B, Dos Santos P, Rossoni R, Machado L, Croda J, Maymone Gonçalves C, Marques M, da Silva Ferreira T, Sardi S, Campos G, de Almeida G, Alves Gomes M, Marchioro S, Simionatto S. Seroprevalence Of SARS-COV-2 infection in asymptomatic indigenous from the largest Brazilian periurban area. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0295211. PMID: 38134187, PMCID: PMC10745159, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayCoronaVac inactivated vaccinesSARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 infectionEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assay methodMedian ageSARS-CoV-2 antibodiesSeroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodiesSeroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2Asymptomatic individualsRapid testSeropositivity rateBlood samplesEthnic groupsElevated seroprevalenceImmunosorbent assaySeroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 rapid testSeropositivityAntibodiesVulnerable ethnic groupsSeroprevalenceGenomic characterization of SARS-CoV-2 from an indigenous reserve in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
de Oliveira L, de Rezende I, Navarini V, Marchioro S, Torres A, Croda J, Croda M, Gonçalves C, Xavier J, de Castro E, Lima M, Iani F, Adelino T, Aburjaile F, Demarchi L, Taira D, Zardin M, Fonseca V, Giovanetti M, Andrews J, Alcantara L, Simionatto S. Genomic characterization of SARS-CoV-2 from an indigenous reserve in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1195779. PMID: 37965526, PMCID: PMC10641392, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1195779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 lineagesIntroduction eventsCharacterization of SARS-CoV-2Nanopore sequencing platformSARS-CoV-2 positive samplesMultiple SARS-CoV-2 variantsMultiple introduction eventsPhylogenetic reconstructionPhylogenetic dataGenome sequenceSequencing platformsGenomic characterizationSARS-CoV-2Genomic surveillanceSARS-CoV-2 variantsLineagesMato GrossoMortality rateViral dynamicsIndigenous populationCo-circulationPrevalence of malesMidwestern BrazilPositive samplesIndigenous mobilizationDengue Fever Surveillance in Mato Grosso do Sul: Insights from Genomic Analysis and Implications for Public Health Strategies
de Arruda L, Giovanetti M, Fonseca V, Zardin M, de Castro Lichs G, Asato S, Esposito A, Müller M, Xavier J, Fritsch H, Lima M, de Oliveira C, Santos E, de Mello Almeida Maziero L, Frias D, Neves D, da Silva L, Barretos E, Oshiro P, Goday B, dos Santos J, Kashima S, de Albuquerque C, do Carmo Said R, Rosewell A, Demarchi L, Croda J, Alcantara L, Gonçalves C. Dengue Fever Surveillance in Mato Grosso do Sul: Insights from Genomic Analysis and Implications for Public Health Strategies. Viruses 2023, 15: 1790. PMID: 37766197, PMCID: PMC10536684, DOI: 10.3390/v15091790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInforming public health actionOn-site training programDiverse viral lineagesPublic health actionPublic health strategiesMultiple introduction eventsSecretary of HealthMonitoring viral evolutionHealth strategiesHealth actionsGenome sequenceGenomic analysisDynamics of dengue virusTraining programIntroduction eventsGenomic surveillanceViral transmission patternsViral lineagesPublic healthHealthMato GrossoEpidemiological dataViral evolutionPreventive measuresSurveillance activitiesPan-American Guidelines for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19: a joint evidence-based guideline of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (SBI) and the Pan-American Association of Infectious Diseases (API)
Barbosa A, Chebabo A, Starling C, Pérez C, Cunha C, de Luna D, Nunes E, Zambrano G, Ferreira J, Croda J, Falavigna M, Gomes-da-Silva M, Thormann M, Cimerman S, Parahiba S, Tanni S, Bernardo W, Rodriguez-Morales A. Pan-American Guidelines for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19: a joint evidence-based guideline of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (SBI) and the Pan-American Association of Infectious Diseases (API). Annals Of Clinical Microbiology And Antimicrobials 2023, 22: 67. PMID: 37550690, PMCID: PMC10408214, DOI: 10.1186/s12941-023-00623-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of hydroxychloroquineInfectious diseasesCOVID-19Treatment of outpatientsSARS-CoV-2/COVIDSevere COVID-19Evidence-based guidelinesPan American AssociationGuideline development processLack of benefitEvidence-based medicineAdverse eventsMechanical ventilationClinical manifestationsTherapeutic optionsPharmacological treatmentCOVID-19 episodeInpatient settingAmerican guidelinesGRADE systemSystematic reviewStrong recommendationsProphylaxisOutpatientsDiseaseUnveiling the Impact of the Omicron Variant: Insights from Genomic Surveillance in Mato Grosso do Sul, Midwest Brazil
de Mello Almeida Maziero L, Giovanetti M, Fonseca V, Zardin M, de Castro Lichs G, de Rezende Romera G, Tsuha D, Frias D, Escandolhero V, Demarchi L, Castilho L, Barbosa K, Tebet D, Xavier J, Fritsch H, Lima M, de Oliveira C, Santos E, Kashima S, do Carmo Said R, Rosewell A, Croda J, Alcantara L, Gonçalves C. Unveiling the Impact of the Omicron Variant: Insights from Genomic Surveillance in Mato Grosso do Sul, Midwest Brazil. Viruses 2023, 15: 1604. PMID: 37515290, PMCID: PMC10386548, DOI: 10.3390/v15071604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic surveillanceWhole-genome sequencingMultiple introduction eventsGenome sequencePublic health interventionsGenomic dataGenomic monitoringIntroduction eventsPublic health responseGenomic landscapeDispersal dynamicsPhylodynamic analysesPublic health laboratoriesHealth interventionsMato GrossoHealth responseTransmissible variantsSignificant burdenCentral Public Health LaboratoryOmicron variantVariantsHealth laboratoriesSequenceMidwest region of BrazilViral strainsUse of rapid molecular TB diagnostics for incarcerated people in Brazil
Fajer E, Costa F, Pelissari D, Quijano F, de Brito A, Cunha E, Croda J, Andrews J, Walter K. Use of rapid molecular TB diagnostics for incarcerated people in Brazil. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2023, 27: 416-418. PMID: 37143225, PMCID: PMC10171485, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.22.0642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Southern Brazilian persons deprived of liberty: a molecular epidemiology study
Busatto C, Possuelo L, Bierhals D, de Oliveira C, de Souza M, Fanfa D, Barreto É, Schwarzbold P, Von Groll A, Portugal I, Perdigão J, Croda J, Andrews J, da Silva P, Ramis I. Spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Southern Brazilian persons deprived of liberty: a molecular epidemiology study. European Journal Of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 2023, 42: 297-304. PMID: 36701032, DOI: 10.1007/s10096-023-04546-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-TB drug resistanceM. tuberculosisTB control programsCross-sectional studyM. tuberculosis strainsMolecular epidemiology studiesTB burdenLAM strainsTuberculosis strainsEpidemiology studiesDrug resistanceMycobacterium tuberculosisCentral laboratoryTranslational researchTuberculosisCommon strainControl programsPDLMolecular characterizationHaarlemImproved strategiesPersonsResearch, Innovation, and National Production of Strategic Inputs for Tuberculosis Elimination in Brazil: Contributions from the REDE-TB
Arcêncio R, Chimara E, Lapa e Silva J, Croda J, Carvalho A. Research, Innovation, and National Production of Strategic Inputs for Tuberculosis Elimination in Brazil: Contributions from the REDE-TB. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2023, 56: e0518-2023. PMID: 38055542, PMCID: PMC10691762, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0518-2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDelay in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in prisons in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Ribeiro C, da Silva Santos A, Tshua D, de Oliveira R, Lemos E, Bourdillon P, Laranjeira A, Gonçalves C, Andrews J, Ko A, Croda J. Delay in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in prisons in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2023, 56: e0015-2023. PMID: 37493729, PMCID: PMC10367220, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0015-2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom onsetFirst symptomsLargest male prisonPrison medical recordsTB case dataRetrospective cohort studyPulmonary TB casesYear of diagnosisStart of treatmentTreatment of TBTreatment of tuberculosisNumber of symptomsAverage timePercentage of cureProvider delayTB casesCohort studyTreatment initiationHIV statusSmoking statusTuberculosis casesTB transmissionFirst consultationPatient delayMedical records
2022
HTLV infection in Brazil’s second-largest indigenous reserve
Amianti C, Bandeira L, Cesar G, Weis-Torres S, Tanaka T, Machado I, Gonçalves C, Simionatto S, Schnaufer E, Freitas F, Vallinoto A, Croda J, Motta-Castro A. HTLV infection in Brazil’s second-largest indigenous reserve. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 16701. PMID: 36202887, PMCID: PMC9537150, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21086-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHTLV infectionHTLV-1HTLV-2HTLV-1-associated myelopathyAdult T-cell leukemia/lymphomaHuman T-lymphotropic virus 1T-cell leukemia/lymphomaChronic inflammatory neurological diseaseHTLV-1 prevalenceInflammatory neurological diseasesHTLV-2 infectionAggressive malignant diseaseLeukemia/lymphomaEnzyme-linked immunosorbentMedian agePregnant populationMalignant diseaseBlood donorsStudy populationDrug usersNeurological diseasesCosmopolitan subtypeWestern blotSerum samplesDiseaseEffectiveness of an inactivated Covid-19 vaccine with homologous and heterologous boosters against Omicron in Brazil
Ranzani OT, Hitchings MDT, de Melo RL, de França GVA, Fernandes CFR, Lind ML, Torres MSS, Tsuha DH, David LCS, Said RFC, Almiron M, de Oliveira RD, Cummings DAT, Dean NE, Andrews JR, Ko AI, Croda J. Effectiveness of an inactivated Covid-19 vaccine with homologous and heterologous boosters against Omicron in Brazil. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 5536. PMID: 36202800, PMCID: PMC9537178, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33169-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenomic epidemiology of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Brazil
Giovanetti M, Slavov S, Fonseca V, Wilkinson E, Tegally H, Patané J, Viala V, San E, Rodrigues E, Santos E, Aburjaile F, Xavier J, Fritsch H, Adelino T, Pereira F, Leal A, Iani F, de Carvalho Pereira G, Vazquez C, Sanabria G, Oliveira E, Demarchi L, Croda J, dos Santos Bezerra R, Paola Oliveira de Lima L, Martins A, Renata dos Santos Barros C, Marqueze E, de Souza Todao Bernardino J, Moretti D, Brassaloti R, de Lello Rocha Campos Cassano R, Mariani P, Kitajima J, Santos B, Proto-Siqueira R, Cantarelli V, Tosta S, Nardy V, Reboredo de Oliveira da Silva L, Gómez M, Lima J, Ribeiro A, Guimarães N, Watanabe L, Barbosa Da Silva L, da Silva Ferreira R, da Penha M, Ortega M, de la Fuente A, Villalba S, Torales J, Gamarra M, Aquino C, Figueredo G, Fava W, Motta-Castro A, Venturini J, do Vale Leone de Oliveira S, Gonçalves C, do Carmo Debur Rossa M, Becker G, Giacomini M, Marques N, Riediger I, Raboni S, Mattoso G, Cataneo A, Zanluca C, Duarte dos Santos C, Assato P, Allan da Silva da Costa F, Poleti M, Lesbon J, Mattos E, Banho C, Sacchetto L, Moraes M, Grotto R, Souza-Neto J, Nogueira M, Fukumasu H, Coutinho L, Calado R, Neto R, Bispo de Filippis A, Venancio da Cunha R, Freitas C, Peterka C, de Fátima Rangel Fernandes C, Navegantes W, do Carmo Said R, Campelo de A e Melo C, Almiron M, Lourenço J, de Oliveira T, Holmes E, Haddad R, Sampaio S, Elias M, Kashima S, Junior de Alcantara L, Covas D. Genomic epidemiology of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Brazil. Nature Microbiology 2022, 7: 1490-1500. PMID: 35982313, PMCID: PMC9417986, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-022-01191-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVariants of concernSARS-CoV-2 variantsLocal transmission clustersSARS-CoV-2 epidemicSARS-CoV-2COVID-19 casesTransmission clustersVirus transmission dynamicsSustained transmissionMultiple importationsMultiple viral lineagesGenomic epidemiologyGenomic surveillanceReal-time spreadTransmission dynamicsEpidemicViral lineagesHigher numberPandemicRestriction measuresEpidemiologyVariantsCoronavirus disease COVID-19 pandemic and the Declaration of Public Health Emergency in Brazil: administrative and epidemiological aspects
de Oliveira W, de Góes Cavalcanti L, Croda J. Coronavirus disease COVID-19 pandemic and the Declaration of Public Health Emergency in Brazil: administrative and epidemiological aspects. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2022, 55: e0227-2022. PMID: 35613222, PMCID: PMC9131777, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0227-2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTuberculosis in prison inmates in Southern Brazil: investigating the epidemiological and operational indicators
Busatto C, Mespaque J, Schwarzbold P, de Souza C, Jarczewski C, Meucci R, Andrews J, Croda J, da Silva P, Ramis I, Possuelo L. Tuberculosis in prison inmates in Southern Brazil: investigating the epidemiological and operational indicators. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2022, 55: e0052-2022. PMID: 36287468, PMCID: PMC9592108, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0052-2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary tuberculosis casesTuberculosis casesPulmonary tuberculosisLaboratory confirmationNew casesNew pulmonary tuberculosis casesRetreatment pulmonary tuberculosis casesWorldwide public health problemNotifiable Diseases Information SystemNew TB casesPublic health problemPublic health measuresTB casesHIV testingTuberculosis controlLaboratory criteriaTuberculosis incidenceIncidence rateObservational studyHealth problemsHealth measuresTuberculosisSpecific populationsHIVInvestigation rates
2021
Advancing TB research using digitized programmatic data
Taaffe J, Croda J, Moultrie H, Silva D, Rosenthal A, Farhat M. Advancing TB research using digitized programmatic data. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2021, 25: 890-895. PMID: 34686230, PMCID: PMC8544923, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.21.0325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk Factors for Death Among 120,804 Hospitalized Patients with Confirmed COVID-19 in São Paulo, Brazil
da Silva P, de Oliveira S, Escalante J, Almiron M, Tsuha D, Sato H, Menezes P, de Paula R, D’Agostini T, Croda J. Risk Factors for Death Among 120,804 Hospitalized Patients with Confirmed COVID-19 in São Paulo, Brazil. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2021, 105: 88-92. PMID: 34061773, PMCID: PMC8274770, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19Confirmed COVID-19Characteristics of patientsChronic lung diseaseIntensive care unitChronic cardiovascular diseaseChronic neurological diseaseMore comorbiditiesClinical characteristicsDiabetes mellitusMedian ageCare unitLung diseaseRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseHigh riskSevere casesElderly individualsPatientsNeurological diseasesSurvival analysisCoronavirus diseaseDiseaseSão PauloDeathEpidemiological study in Brazilian women highlights that syphilis remains a public health problem
dos Santos Barbosa M, de Lima L, Ribeiro S, Croda J, de Sá Queiroz J, Ortolani L, Negrão F, Souza E, da Silva K, de Souza R, Simionatto S. Epidemiological study in Brazilian women highlights that syphilis remains a public health problem. Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo 2021, 63: e4. PMID: 33533807, PMCID: PMC7845940, DOI: 10.1590/s1678-9946202163004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT. pallidum infectionSexual partnersPrimary health care unitsContinuous surveillance studiesGlobal public health concernHistory of STICross-sectional studyHigher prevalence ratioPublic health problemMultiple sexual partnersPopulation-based sampleHealth care unitsPublic health concernCommitment of patientsCare unitMultivariable analysisNeonatal deathPrevalence ratiosSyphilis testingSyphilis screeningReproductive ageRisk factorsBlood samplesEpidemiological studiesSurveillance study
2020
Yellow fever transmission in non-human primates, Bahia, Northeastern Brazil
de Jesus J, Gräf T, Giovanetti M, Mares-Guia M, Xavier J, Maia M, Fonseca V, Fabri A, dos Santos R, Pereira F, Santos L, da Silva L, Maia Z, Cerqueira J, Thèze J, Abade L, de Carvalho Santana Cordeiro M, Torquato S, Santana E, de Jesus Silva N, Dourado R, Alves A, do Socorro Guedes A, da Silva Filho P, Faria N, de Albuquerque C, de Abreu A, Romano A, Croda J, do Carmo Said R, Cunha G, da Fonseca Cerqueira J, de Mello A, de Filippis A, Alcantara L. Yellow fever transmission in non-human primates, Bahia, Northeastern Brazil. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2020, 14: e0008405. PMID: 32780745, PMCID: PMC7418952, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYellow fever virusNon-human primatesHuman casesPositive tissue samplesYFV genomesAutochthonous human casesClinical syndromeMolecular epidemiologySurveillance teamYFV transmissionFever virusTissue samplesYellow fever transmissionYFV outbreakGenotype IPrimatesAffected areaHepatitisHumansCasesSyndromeEpidemiologySerial interval distribution of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Brazil
Prete C, Buss L, Dighe A, Porto V, da Silva Candido D, Ghilardi F, Pybus O, de Oliveira W, Croda J, Sabino E, Faria N, Donnelly C, Nascimento V. Serial interval distribution of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Brazil. Journal Of Travel Medicine 2020, 28: taaa115. PMID: 32710618, PMCID: PMC7454808, DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taaa115.Peer-Reviewed Original Research