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 variantSerial Mass Screening for Tuberculosis Among Incarcerated Persons in Brazil
de Araujo R, Martinez L, da Silva Santos A, Lemos E, de Oliveira R, Croda M, Silva D, Lemes I, Cunha E, Gonçalves T, dos Santos P, da Silva B, Gonçalves C, Andrews J, Croda J. Serial Mass Screening for Tuberculosis Among Incarcerated Persons in Brazil. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024, 78: 1669-1676. PMID: 38324908, PMCID: PMC11175667, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScreening roundsIncarcerated personsMass screeningIndividual prisonersIncarcerated peoplePrison populationBrazilian prisonsCases of pulmonary tuberculosisHigh-risk populationPrisonHealth QuestionnaireChest X-rayImprove case detectionPrevalence of tuberculosisRate of tuberculosisTB screeningMedian scoreHyperendemic settingsPulmonary tuberculosisXpert MTB/RIFTB scoreTuberculosis casesTuberculosis burdenCase detectionTuberculosis