The outbreak of COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan and other cities of China is a
growing global concern. Delay in diagnosis and limited hospital resources lead to a rapid …

O contexto brasileiro de desigualdades sociais e barreiras no acesso aos serviços de saúde
pode agravar a situação da pandemia de COVID-19, que já afeta todos os estados da …

Ebola virus (EBOV) is an extremely contagious pathogen and causes lethal hemorrhagic
fever disease in man and animals. The recently occurred Ebola virus disease (EVD) …

Humans constantly encounter threats from many infectious, zoonotic, and devastating
pathogens. Outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), bird flu, and swine flu …

The Brazilian context of social inequalities and barriers in accessing health services may
deteriorate the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, which already affects all Brazilian …

Given the current absence of specific drugs or vaccines for Ebola virus disease (EVD), rapid,
sensitive, and reliable diagnostic methods are required to stem the transmission chain of the …

This study considers a deterministic model of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) incorporating
contact tracing and quarantine as interventions. The model analyze the existence and …

Objectives: To present a vision where point-of-care testing (POCT) accelerates an Ebola
Spatial Care Path™(SCP) and future molecular diagnostics enable facilitated-access self …

Over the past three years, the COVID-19 outbreak has become a major worldwide problem,
affecting the health systems and economies of countries. The mean delays, the expected …

Our primary objectives were (a) to determine the need for and the availability of point-of-care
testing (POCT) for infectious diseases and (b) to recommend point-of-care testing strategies …