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For the journal "Lancet regional health. Americas."
 2 articles found

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For the journal "Lancet regional health. Americas."
 2 articles found

 Zika
Risk of adverse outcomes in offspring with RT-PCR confirmed prenatal Zika virus exposure: an individual participant data meta-analysis of 13 cohorts in the Zika Brazilian Cohorts Consortium

Published on 26/04/2025 |  Original article (Abstract)  | Arraes de Alencar Ximenes, Ricardo et al. | Lancet regional health. Americas. 2023; 17(January 2023): 100395 1 min.

Knowledge regarding the risks associated with Zika virus (ZIKV) infections in pregnancy has relied on individual studies with relatively small sample sizes and variable risk estimates of adverse outcomes, or on surveillance or routinely collected data. Using data from the Zika Brazilian Cohorts Consortium,...

 Chikungunya
How much of the current serious arbovirus epidemic in Brazil is dengue and how much is chikungunya?

Published on 06/08/2024 |  Original article (Abstract)  | Ribas Freitas, et al. | Lancet regional health. Americas. 2024; : 100753 1 min.

Dengue remains a serious public health problem and until 2013, it was the only arbovirus transmitted by urban species of Aedes mosquitoes in the Western Hemisphere. Justifying the adoption of clinical and epidemiological criteria for reporting probable dengue cases, to overcome insufficient laboratory...