2024
Human antibodies in Mexico and Brazil neutralizing tick-borne flaviviruses
Cervantes Rincón T, Kapoor T, Keeffe J, Simonelli L, Hoffmann H, Agudelo M, Jurado A, Peace A, Lee Y, Gazumyan A, Guidetti F, Cantergiani J, Cena B, Bianchini F, Tamagnini E, Moro S, Svoboda P, Costa F, Reis M, Ko A, Fallon B, Avila-Rios S, Reyes-Téran G, Rice C, Nussenzweig M, Bjorkman P, Ruzek D, Varani L, MacDonald M, Robbiani D. Human antibodies in Mexico and Brazil neutralizing tick-borne flaviviruses. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 114298. PMID: 38819991, PMCID: PMC11832053, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPowassan virusEnvelope domain IIIYellow fever virusZika virusFever virusSerological neutralizing activityTemperate regionsDengue virusTicksTropical areasInfect humansLineage IMosquito-borne flavivirusNeutralizing activityHuman antibodiesVirusNeurological illnessBrazilFlavivirusesP002P003Human diseasesFactors associated with differential seropositivity to Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri in a high transmission urban setting for leptospirosis in Brazil
de Oliveira D, Khalil H, Palma F, Santana R, Nery N, Quintero-Vélez J, Zeppelini C, do Sacramento G, Cruz J, Lustosa R, Ferreira I, Carvalho-Pereira T, Diggle P, Wunder E, Ko A, Lopez Y, Begon M, Reis M, Costa F. Factors associated with differential seropositivity to Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri in a high transmission urban setting for leptospirosis in Brazil. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2024, 18: e0011292. PMID: 38758957, PMCID: PMC11139309, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYears of ageResidents of low-income areasMultinomial logistic regression modelWork-related exposureEpidemiological patternsLow-income areasLogistic regression modelsInformal urban communitiesFactors associated with seropositivityCity of SalvadorPathogenic species of bacteriaUrban settingsUrban communitiesOverestimation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Household Transmission in Settings of High Community Transmission: Insights From an Informal Settlement Community in Salvador, Brazil
Ticona J, Nery N, Hitchings M, Belitardo E, Fofana M, Dorión M, Victoriano R, Cruz J, Santana J, de Moraes L, Cardoso C, Ribeiro G, Reis M, Khouri R, Costa F, Ko A, Cummings D. Overestimation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Household Transmission in Settings of High Community Transmission: Insights From an Informal Settlement Community in Salvador, Brazil. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2024, 11: ofae065. PMID: 38516384, PMCID: PMC10957159, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2Household transmissionRT-PCR positive casesSecondary attack rateAttack rateSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 Omicron variantRisk of infectionCommunity acquisitionTherapeutic optionsCOVID-19-related symptomsCase-finding studyHousehold contactsAcquisition of SARS-CoV-2Increased riskSymptom onsetSecondary infectionBooster vaccinationSevere outcomesBiweekly visitsHighest attack rateRT-PCRInfectionCOVID-19 severe outcomesOmicron BA
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 ResearchExtensive transmission of SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1* variant in a population with high levels of hybrid immunity: A prevalence survey
Ticona J, Xiao M, Li D, Nery N, Hitchings M, Belitardo E, Fofana M, Victoriano R, Cruz J, de Moraes L, Strobel I, Silva J, do Aragão Filho A, Ribeiro G, Reis M, Costa F, Khouri R, Ko A, Cummings D. Extensive transmission of SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1* variant in a population with high levels of hybrid immunity: A prevalence survey. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2023, 139: 159-167. PMID: 38070701, PMCID: PMC10784150, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2023.11.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredictors of Neurodevelopment in Microcephaly Associated with Congenital Zika Syndrome: A Prospective Study
Mattos A, Rastely-Junior V, Pires M, Aguilar J, Lessa M, Regis C, Wanderley M, Leony J, Bouzon J, Ballalai V, Vieira C, Carvalho G, Almeida J, Nery N, Leal R, Costa F, Ko A, Reis M, Oliveira-Filho J. Predictors of Neurodevelopment in Microcephaly Associated with Congenital Zika Syndrome: A Prospective Study. Children 2023, 10: 1831. PMID: 38136033, PMCID: PMC10741834, DOI: 10.3390/children10121831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCongenital Zika syndromeEvans indexZika syndromeHead circumferenceNeurodevelopmental delayMedian head circumferenceBayley-III scoresCT scan analysisMicrocephaly AssociatedNeurodevelopmental examinationProspective studyVentricle enlargementBrain abnormalitiesCongenital manifestationsMultiprofessional teamGross motorNeonate periodDevelopmental anomaliesDevelopmental delaySyndromeMicrocephalyBlinded expertsMonthsChildrenCircumferenceBartonella in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from the urban slum environment in Brazil
Zeppelini C, Oliveira D, Kosoy M, Reis M, Ko A, Childs J, Costa F. Bartonella in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from the urban slum environment in Brazil. Anais Da Academia Brasileira De Ciências 2023, 95: e20220809. PMID: 37909607, DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202320220809.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Plasmodium infection is associated with cross-reactive antibodies to carbohydrate epitopes on the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein
Lapidus S, Liu F, Casanovas-Massana A, Dai Y, Huck J, Lucas C, Klein J, Filler R, Strine M, Sy M, Deme A, Badiane A, Dieye B, Ndiaye I, Diedhiou Y, Mbaye A, Diagne C, Vigan-Womas I, Mbengue A, Sadio B, Diagne M, Moore A, Mangou K, Diallo F, Sene S, Pouye M, Faye R, Diouf B, Nery N, Costa F, Reis M, Muenker M, Hodson D, Mbarga Y, Katz B, Andrews J, Campbell M, Srivathsan A, Kamath K, Baum-Jones E, Faye O, Sall A, Vélez J, Cappello M, Wilson M, Ben-Mamoun C, Tedder R, McClure M, Cherepanov P, Somé F, Dabiré R, Moukoko C, Ouédraogo J, Boum Y, Shon J, Ndiaye D, Wisnewski A, Parikh S, Iwasaki A, Wilen C, Ko A, Ring A, Bei A. Plasmodium infection is associated with cross-reactive antibodies to carbohydrate epitopes on the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 22175. PMID: 36550362, PMCID: PMC9778468, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26709-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-reactive antibodiesSARS-CoV-2Positive SARS-CoV-2 antibody resultsPositive SARS-CoV-2 antibodiesSARS-CoV-2 reactivitySARS-CoV-2 antibodiesAcute malaria infectionSpike proteinAntibody test resultsPre-pandemic samplesMalaria-endemic countriesPopulation-level immunityMalaria-endemic regionsSpike S1 subunitNon-endemic countriesSARS-CoV-2 spike proteinSARS-CoV-2 proteinsPopulation-level exposureCOVID-19 transmissionMalaria exposureFalse-positive resultsMalaria infectionDisease burdenPlasmodium infectionAntibody resultsCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and associated factors according to sex: A population-based survey in Salvador, Brazil
Nery N, Ticona J, Cardoso C, Prates A, Vieira H, de Almeida A, da Silva Souza M, dos Reis O, Pellizzaro M, Portilho M, da Anunciação R, Victoriano R, dos Anjos R, Argibay H, Lima D, Mesquita I, Conceição W, Santana P, Oliveira E, Santana P, Brodskyn C, Fraga D, da Silva Solcà M, Reis M, Costa F, Ribeiro G. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and associated factors according to sex: A population-based survey in Salvador, Brazil. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0262649. PMID: 35061811, PMCID: PMC8782400, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancyVaccine hesitancyCOVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19 riskCOVID-19 vaccine acceptanceInfluenza vaccination historyPopulation-based surveyCoronavirus disease 2019Less vaccine hesitancyHigher educational levelInfluenza vaccinationVaccination historyMultivariable analysisPrevious diagnosisVaccine acceptanceAssociated FactorsVaccine campaignDisease 2019VaccineComorbiditiesHesitancyCOVID-19VaccinationEducational levelWomen
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