Publications

chikungunya risk for brazil.	this study aimed to show, based on the literature on the subject, the potential for dispersal and establishment of the chikungunya virus in brazil. the chikungunya virus, a togaviridae member of the genusalphavirus, reached the americas in 2013 and, the following year, more than a million cases were reported. in brazil, indigenous transmission was registered in amapa and bahia states, even during the period of low rainfall, exposing the whole country to the risk of virus spreading. brazil is his ...	2015	26398876
concurrent dengue and malaria in the amazon region.	the amazon region has extensive forested areas and natural ecosystems, providing favorable conditions for the existence of innumerous arboviruses. over 200 arboviruses have been isolated in brazil and about 40 are associated with human disease. four out of 40 are considered to be of public health importance in brazil: dengue viruses (1-4), oropouche, mayaro and yellow fever. along with these viruses, about 98% of the malaria cases are restricted to the legal amazon region.	2010	21085859