Federico Costa, PhD

• Albert Ko
• Michael Kane

Brazil; Dengue Virus; Epidemiology; Orthohantavirus; Leptospirosis

Global Health; Zoonotic Diseases; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice; Mosquito-borne Diseases

• A Two-Year Ecological Study of Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in a Brazilian Urban SlumPanti-May JA, Carvalho-Pereira TS, Serrano S, Pedra GG, Taylor J, Pertile AC, Minter A, Airam V, Carvalho M, Júnior NN, Rodrigues G, Reis MG, Ko AI, Childs JE, Begon M, Costa F. A Two-Year Ecological Study of Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in a Brazilian Urban Slum. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0152511. PMID: 27015422, PMCID: PMC4807843, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152511.
• Zika virus: History, emergence, biology, and prospects for controlWeaver SC, Costa F, Garcia-Blanco MA, Ko AI, Ribeiro GS, Saade G, Shi PY, Vasilakis N. Zika virus: History, emergence, biology, and prospects for control. Antiviral Research 2016, 130: 69-80. PMID: 26996139, PMCID: PMC4851879, DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2016.03.010.
• Emergence of Congenital Zika Syndrome: Viewpoint From the Front Lines.Costa F, Sarno M, Khouri R, de Paula Freitas B, Siqueira I, Ribeiro GS, Ribeiro HC, Campos GS, Alcântara LC, Reis MG, Weaver SC, Vasilakis N, Ko AI, Almeida AR. Emergence of Congenital Zika Syndrome: Viewpoint From the Front Lines. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2016, 164: 689-91. PMID: 26914810, PMCID: PMC5444536, DOI: 10.7326/m16-0332.
• A comparative assessment of track plates to quantify fine scale variations in the relative abundance of Norway rats in urban slumsHacker KP, Minter A, Begon M, Diggle PJ, Serrano S, Reis MG, Childs JE, Ko AI, Costa F. A comparative assessment of track plates to quantify fine scale variations in the relative abundance of Norway rats in urban slums. Urban Ecosystems 2016, 19: 561-575. PMID: 27453682, PMCID: PMC4955619, DOI: 10.1007/s11252-015-0519-8.
• Global Burden of Leptospirosis: Estimated in Terms of Disability Adjusted Life YearsTorgerson PR, Hagan JE, Costa F, Calcagno J, Kane M, Martinez-Silveira MS, Goris MG, Stein C, Ko AI, Abela-Ridder B. Global Burden of Leptospirosis: Estimated in Terms of Disability Adjusted Life Years. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0004122. PMID: 26431366, PMCID: PMC4591975, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004122.
• Global Morbidity and Mortality of Leptospirosis: A Systematic ReviewCosta F, Hagan JE, Calcagno J, Kane M, Torgerson P, Martinez-Silveira MS, Stein C, Abela-Ridder B, Ko AI. Global Morbidity and Mortality of Leptospirosis: A Systematic Review. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0003898. PMID: 26379143, PMCID: PMC4574773, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003898.
• Patterns in Leptospira Shedding in Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Brazilian Slum Communities at High Risk of Disease TransmissionCosta F, Wunder EA, De Oliveira D, Bisht V, Rodrigues G, Reis MG, Ko AI, Begon M, Childs JE. Patterns in Leptospira Shedding in Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Brazilian Slum Communities at High Risk of Disease Transmission. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0003819. PMID: 26047009, PMCID: PMC4457861, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003819.
• Influence of Household Rat Infestation on Leptospira Transmission in the Urban Slum EnvironmentCosta F, Ribeiro GS, Felzemburgh RD, Santos N, Reis RB, Santos AC, Fraga DB, Araujo WN, Santana C, Childs JE, Reis MG, Ko AI. Influence of Household Rat Infestation on Leptospira Transmission in the Urban Slum Environment. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2014, 8: e3338. PMID: 25474580, PMCID: PMC4256176, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003338.
• Infections by Leptospira interrogans, Seoul Virus, and Bartonella spp. Among Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from the Urban Slum Environment in BrazilCosta 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.
• Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Leptospirosis among Urban Slum Residents in Brazilde Araújo W, Finkmoore B, Ribeiro GS, Reis RB, Felzemburgh RD, Hagan JE, Reis MG, Ko AI, Costa F. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Leptospirosis among Urban Slum Residents in Brazil. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2012, 88: 359-363. PMID: 23269657, PMCID: PMC3583330, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0245.