| emerging arboviruses and public health challenges in brazil. | environmental modification by anthropogenic actions, disordered urban growth, globalization of international exchange and climate change are some factors that help the emergence and dissemination of human infectious diseases transmitted by vectors. this review discusses the recent entry of three arboviruses in brazil: chikungunya, west nile, and zika virus, focusing on the challenges for the country's public health. the brazilian population is exposed to infections caused by these three arboviru ... | 0 | 27355468 |
| precisão e confiabilidade de um teste imuno-cromatográfico rápido ns1 para diagnóstico denv-1 no ponto de atendimento e no laboratório. | rapid immunochromatographic tests (ict) for dengue non-structural protein 1 (ns1) have shown good performance for diagnosing acute-phase dengue in serum in laboratory settings, but rarely have been assessed in whole blood and at point of care (poc). this study compare the accuracy and inter- and intra-observer reliability of the ns1 bioeasy™ ict in whole blood at poc versus serum in the laboratory, during a denv-1 epidemic. | 2017 | 28851293 |