2023
Dynamics of chikungunya virus transmission in the first year after its introduction in Brazil: A cohort study in an urban community
Anjos R, Portilho M, Jacob-Nascimento L, Carvalho C, Moreira P, Sacramento G, Nery N, de Oliveira D, Cruz J, Cardoso C, Argibay H, Plante K, Plante J, Weaver S, Kitron U, Reis M, Ko A, Costa F, Ribeiro G. Dynamics of chikungunya virus transmission in the first year after its introduction in Brazil: A cohort study in an urban community. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2023, 17: e0011863. PMID: 38150470, PMCID: PMC10775974, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011863.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
A Two-Year Ecological Study of Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in a Brazilian Urban Slum
Panti-May JA, Carvalho-Pereira TS, Serrano S, Pedra GG, Taylor J, Pertile AC, Minter A, Airam V, Carvalho M, Júnior NN, Rodrigues G, Reis MG, Ko AI, Childs JE, Begon M, Costa F. A Two-Year Ecological Study of Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in a Brazilian Urban Slum. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0152511. PMID: 27015422, PMCID: PMC4807843, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergence of Congenital Zika Syndrome: Viewpoint From the Front Lines.
Costa F, Sarno M, Khouri R, de Paula Freitas B, Siqueira I, Ribeiro GS, Ribeiro HC, Campos GS, Alcântara LC, Reis MG, Weaver SC, Vasilakis N, Ko AI, Almeida AR. Emergence of Congenital Zika Syndrome: Viewpoint From the Front Lines. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2016, 164: 689-91. PMID: 26914810, PMCID: PMC5444536, DOI: 10.7326/m16-0332.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Global Burden of Leptospirosis: Estimated in Terms of Disability Adjusted Life Years
Torgerson PR, Hagan JE, Costa F, Calcagno J, Kane M, Martinez-Silveira MS, Goris MG, Stein C, Ko AI, Abela-Ridder B. Global Burden of Leptospirosis: Estimated in Terms of Disability Adjusted Life Years. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0004122. PMID: 26431366, PMCID: PMC4591975, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisability Adjusted Life YearsGlobal burdenAdjusted Life YearsLife yearsResource-poor tropical countriesHighest burden estimatesSum of YLLsBurden of leptospirosisSignificant health burdenLife-threatening diseaseYears of lifeDiverse epidemiological settingsGBD 2010Febrile illnessDisease burdenHealth burdenBurden estimatesLife LostMortality rateUrban slum dwellersDisease estimatesEpidemiological settingsTotal burdenLikely sequelaeLeptospirosis
2013
Infections by Leptospira interrogans, Seoul Virus, and Bartonella spp. Among Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from the Urban Slum Environment in Brazil
Costa F, Porter FH, Rodrigues G, Farias H, de Faria MT, Wunder EA, Osikowicz LM, Kosoy MY, Reis MG, Ko AI, Childs JE. Infections by Leptospira interrogans, Seoul Virus, and Bartonella spp. Among Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from the Urban Slum Environment in Brazil. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2013, 14: 33-40. PMID: 24359425, PMCID: PMC3880909, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2013.1378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeoul virusEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayLeptospiral carriageBartonella sppLeptospira sppZoonotic pathogensLeptospira interrogansNorway ratsReservoir hostsSignificant morbidityHigh prevalenceCommon pathogensRatsWestern blottingImmunofluorescence stainingImmunosorbent assayPrevalenceInfectionPrevalence informationTransmission dynamicsSpecies of BartonellaMultiple pathogensNorway rat populationsUrban slum environmentsCarriage
2012
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Leptospirosis among Urban Slum Residents in Brazil
de Araújo W, Finkmoore B, Ribeiro GS, Reis RB, Felzemburgh RD, Hagan JE, Reis MG, Ko AI, Costa F. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Leptospirosis among Urban Slum Residents in Brazil. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2012, 88: 359-363. PMID: 23269657, PMCID: PMC3583330, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban slum communitySlum communitiesUrban slum residentsCross-sectional studyRisk of leptospirosisSlum residentsHousehold levelStructural interventionsUrban slumsIllegal poisonLeptospirosisResidentsDisease transmissionCommunityRisk activitiesTwo-thirdsAttitudesInterventionPracticeProtective clothingRat infestationSlumsRespondentsBrazilSalvador