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
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