Mitermayer Reis, MD
Professor Adjunct of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)About
Research
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2026
Social marginalisation, environmental degradation and Toxoplasma gondii exposure in urban informal settlements in Brazil.
Eyre M, Wang J, Carneiro I, Reis R, Wunder E, Júnior N, Ribeiro G, Souza F, Santana J, Delight E, Felzemburgh R, Santana F, Mohr S, Melendez A, Queiroz A, Santos A, Cruz J, Owens M, Martorelli Di Genova B, Reis M, Muñoz-Zanzi C, Diggle P, Costa F, Ko A. Social marginalisation, environmental degradation and Toxoplasma gondii exposure in urban informal settlements in Brazil. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2026, 20: e0014453. PMID: 42330015, PMCID: PMC13309048, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0014453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPharmaceutical Pollutants in Urban Rats Are Linked to Zoonotic Infection Risk
Sundberg A, Cerveny D, Costa F, Begon M, Souza F, Cruz J, Zeppelini C, Argibay H, de Oliveira Carneiro I, Ko A, Reis M, McCallum E, Khalil H. Pharmaceutical Pollutants in Urban Rats Are Linked to Zoonotic Infection Risk. Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2026, 13: 656-663. PMID: 42145584, PMCID: PMC13173639, DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.5c00867.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerformance of Three Commercial Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Detection of IgM and IgG Antibodies Against SARS‐CoV‐2
Portilho M, de Oliveira Tosta S, Pellizzaro M, dos Anjos R, de Oliveira E, de Santana P, dos Santos Moreira P, Jacob‐Nascimento L, da Silva Souza M, Mothé D, Brodskyn C, Reis M, Cardoso C, Ribeiro G. Performance of Three Commercial Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Detection of IgM and IgG Antibodies Against SARS‐CoV‐2. Immunity Inflammation And Disease 2026, 14: e70441. PMID: 42036989, PMCID: PMC13111801, DOI: 10.1002/iid3.70441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOCORRÊNCIA DE TRIATOMÍNEOS NO MUNICÍPIO DE SANTA INÊS-BA
Santos C, Rodrigues C, Ribeiro Junior G, Reis M, Julião F. OCORRÊNCIA DE TRIATOMÍNEOS NO MUNICÍPIO DE SANTA INÊS-BA. Revista Tópicos 2026, 4: 1-20. DOI: 10.70773/revistatopicos/776518040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCanine seroepidemiology of Trypanosoma cruzi in socially vulnerable urban communities of Salvador, Brazil
Moreira J, Silva Â, Serrano I, Campos D, Pavan T, Santos F, Argibay H, Carneiro I, Costa F, Nery N, Cruz J, Celedon P, Zanchin N, Reis M, Begon M, Khalil H, Santos F. Canine seroepidemiology of Trypanosoma cruzi in socially vulnerable urban communities of Salvador, Brazil. Acta Tropica 2026, 278: 108074. PMID: 41895429, DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2026.108074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCo-production of informal settlement health: a community based participatory research program for building healthy communities in urban informal settlements of Salvador, Brazil
Mogaji H, Alzate L, Figuerêdo L, Virgens J, Aliaga M, Argibay H, Salles I, Moreira A, de Jesus Lima e Silva T, dos Santos S, Batista R, Cardoso E, Santos E, dos Santos E, dos Santos E, da Mata Barreto T, dos Santos Mattos T, Nery N, Cruz J, Carneiro I, Lustosa R, Ferreira V, Reis M, Ko A, Costa F, Begon M, Khalil H. Co-production of informal settlement health: a community based participatory research program for building healthy communities in urban informal settlements of Salvador, Brazil. Frontiers In Public Health 2026, 14: 1754353. PMID: 41883820, PMCID: PMC13008875, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1754353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKnowledge about Chagas disease among Primary Health Care professionals in a municipality located in northeastern Brazil
Almeida M, Soares J, Santos R, Ribeiro G, Reis R, Araújo J, Barbosa L, Silva T, Souza C, Alves K, Lanza F, do Nascimento P, Bastos C, Júnior R, Guimarães I, Silva L, de Freitas B, Neto J, Reis M. Knowledge about Chagas disease among Primary Health Care professionals in a municipality located in northeastern Brazil. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2026, 20: e0014000. PMID: 41662381, PMCID: PMC12981557, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0014000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetagenomic surveillance reveals off-season circulation of respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Salvador, Brazil
Aguilar Ticona J, Amorim Santos L, Meng X, Nery N, Fofana M, de Moraes L, Morais Strobel I, Vitoriano R, Silveira Cucco M, Andrade Belitardo E, Thakku G, Cruz J, Detweiler A, Neff N, Tato C, Reis M, Costa F, Cummings D, Ko A, Khouri R. Metagenomic surveillance reveals off-season circulation of respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Salvador, Brazil. New Microbes And New Infections 2026, 70: 101717. PMID: 41732520, PMCID: PMC12925072, DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2026.101717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFeasibility of a phase 3 partially randomised clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of paediatric praziquantel for schistosomiasis treatment in children aged 3 months to 6 years in endemic regions of Brazil: a pilot study
Menezes C, Casaes A, Silva B, dos Santos M, Martins C, Francisco I, dos Santos K, Souza B, Pinho A, Mayer D, da Rocha Martinelli Moleiro G, de Queiroz L, Nascimento R, Silva R, de Souza R, Silva L, Reis M, Graeff-Teixeira C, Dolabella S, Carneiro L, de Senna T, Daher A, de Oliveira D, Medeiros J, de Moraes Bezerra F, de Siqueira I, Oliveira R. Feasibility of a phase 3 partially randomised clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of paediatric praziquantel for schistosomiasis treatment in children aged 3 months to 6 years in endemic regions of Brazil: a pilot study. BMJ Open 2026, 16: e104706. PMID: 41644160, PMCID: PMC12878467, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-104706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Colorectal Cancer Patients at a Major Brazilian Cancer Center: An Increase in Metastatic Patients upon Presentation?
Santos J, de Almeida C, Ramos D, de Abreu D, Novaes D, Ramos M, Reis M. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Colorectal Cancer Patients at a Major Brazilian Cancer Center: An Increase in Metastatic Patients upon Presentation? Brazilian Journal Of Oncology 2026, 22 DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1813642.Peer-Reviewed Original Research