Federico Costa, PhD
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Associate Professor Adjunct of Epidemiology, Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
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Associate Professor Adjunct of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)
Associate Professor Adjunct of Epidemiology, Epidemiology of Microbial DiseasesBiography
Professor Federico Costa is interested in eco-epidemiological drivers of zoonotic diseases in urban environments using intensive field and laboratory data. Current areas of interest include mechanisms involved in the transmission of leptospirosis and the ecological and sociological factors that affect the likelihood of human and animal infection in Brazil and the evaluation of effectiveness of basic sanitation and rodent control based intervention to prevent leptospirosis. Recently, Dr. Costa has coordinated field and hospital based studies in Salvador, Brazil to respond to the recent outbreak of Zika virus infection and Congenital Zika Syndrome.
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Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
Associate Professor AdjunctPrimaryEpidemiology of Microbial Diseases
Associate Professor AdjunctPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
- Yale School of Public Health
Education & Training
- PhD
- Centro de Pesquisas Goncalo Moniz-FIOCRUZ (2010)
- MSc
- Universidad Nacional de San Martin (2006)
Research
Overview
- Disease determinants for urban leptospirosis
- Natural history of urban leptospirosis
- Eco-epidemiology of urban leptospirosis
- Optimal control strategies for rodent-borne zoonoses
- Burden of Diseases estimation
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Brazil; Dengue Virus; Epidemiology; Leptospirosis; Orthohantavirus
ORCID
0000-0001-6951-2336
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Albert Ko, MD
Mitermayer Reis, MD
Mariam O. Fofana, MD, PhD
Michael Kane, PhD, MA, MS
Peter Diggle, PhD
Jamie Childs, ScD
25Publications
2,655Citations
Publications
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, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsPowassan virusEnvelope domain IIIYellow fever virusZika virusFever virusSerological neutralizing activityTemperate regionsDengue virusTicksTropical areasInfect humansLineage IMosquito-borne flavivirusNeutralizing activityHuman antibodiesVirusNeurological illnessBrazilFlavivirusesP002P003Human diseasesQuality of life among residents of informal urban settlements during the COVID-19 pandemic in Salvador, Brazil
Mogaji H, Nery N, Argibay H, Cruz J, Carneiro I, Lustosa R, Ko A, Costa F, Begon M, Khalil H. Quality of life among residents of informal urban settlements during the COVID-19 pandemic in Salvador, Brazil. BMJ Public Health 2024, 2: e000572. DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2023-000572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related quality of lifePhysical health scoresHealth scoresQuality of lifeHealth-related quality of life of residentsCross-sectional analysis of dataMental health scoresHealth-related qualityResults Most participantsMixed-effects regression modelsCross-sectional analysisCOVID-19 pandemicOlder age groupsPhysical healthOlder adultsDisadvantaged populationsOlder participantsMental challengesFood insecuritySlum communitiesMarginalised populationsCity of SalvadorAged 5Analysis of dataCreation of economic opportunitiesFactors 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 ResearchAltmetricConceptsYears 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 communitiesHealth and place perceptions: an educative experience combining poetry and One Health perspective in teenagers from urban vulnerable communities of Brazil
Fitte B, Lustosa R, Melhado P, Costa F. Health and place perceptions: an educative experience combining poetry and One Health perspective in teenagers from urban vulnerable communities of Brazil. Journal Of Poetry Therapy 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-10. DOI: 10.1080/08893675.2024.2347856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConstruindo comunidades saudáveis
ALZATE LÓPEZ Y, ALIAGA M, ALMEIDA FIGUERÊDO L, LIMA DUARTE COUTINHO A, DE OLIVEIRA CARNEIRO I, ARGIBAY H, KHALIL H, COSTA F, LUSTOSA R, MOGAJI H. Construindo comunidades saudáveis. 2024, 89-108. DOI: 10.17184/eac.7947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCartographic Resources for Equitable University–Community Interaction in Slum Areas
Virgens M, Brito P, Lustosa R, Pedrassoli J, Ulbrich P, de Albuquerque J, Ferreira M, Severo F, da S. Figueiredo A, Fantin M, Khalil H, Costa F. Cartographic Resources for Equitable University–Community Interaction in Slum Areas. Urban Science 2024, 8: 20. DOI: 10.3390/urbansci8010020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricCorrigendum to “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 139 (2024) 159-167]
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. Corrigendum to “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 139 (2024) 159-167]. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2024, 141: 106964. PMID: 38452689, PMCID: PMC10927614, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2024.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWildlife as Food and Medicine in Brazil: A Neglected Zoonotic Risk?
Zeppelini C, de Oliveira Carneiro I, de Abreu P, Linder A, Alves R, Costa F. Wildlife as Food and Medicine in Brazil: A Neglected Zoonotic Risk? Pathogens 2024, 13: 222. PMID: 38535565, PMCID: PMC10975579, DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13030222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsProcessing of carcassesCross-species pathogen transmissionFood safetyZoonotic riskWild animalsDiversity of speciesWet marketsWild environmentPathogen transmissionConsumption chainDisease emergenceFoodBrazilOutbreak potentialWildlife consumptionTaxaWild FaunaCarcassWildlifeAnimalsFishBirdsPublic health emergencyFaunaBiotopesSystematic surveillance tools to reduce rodent pests in disadvantaged urban areas can empower communities and improve public health
Awoniyi A, Barreto A, Argibay H, Santana J, Palma F, Riviere-Cinnamond A, Dobigny G, Bertherat E, Ferguson L, Belmain S, Costa F. Systematic surveillance tools to reduce rodent pests in disadvantaged urban areas can empower communities and improve public health. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 4503. PMID: 38402250, PMCID: PMC10894258, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55203-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCommunity engagement programDisadvantaged urban settingsCommunity membersMultidisciplinary team of professionalsUrban settingsNational surveillance protocolsEngagement programsImprove public healthSemi-structured interviewsTeam of professionalsDisadvantaged urban areasSurveillance protocolsMultidisciplinary teamPublic health diseaseControl interventionsDisadvantaged communitiesCommunity engagementEvaluation formGeneralized linear modelPublic healthHealth diseasesStandardised protocolUrban communitiesTraining participantsPilot surveyOverestimation 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 ResearchAltmetricConceptsSARS-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
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- August 16, 2019
Findings Shed New Light On Why Zika Causes Birth Defects In Some Pregnancies
- June 14, 2019
Researchers at Yale School of Public Health, GHLI Receive Funding from Gates Foundation for Global Projects
- February 06, 2019
At Epicenter of Zika Outbreak, Dengue Immunity Provided Protection
- May 23, 2017
Cellular, Molecular Mechanisms of Zika Revealed