COVID-19 in Brazil: a three-year update

JP Martins, BA Siqueira, NMS Sansone… - … and Infectious Disease, 2023 - Elsevier
Three years into the coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 pandemic and the world is still
struggling with the aftermath of this global health crisis. In Brazil, we are witnessing serious …

Strategies adopted by addiction facilities during the coronavirus pandemic to support treatment for individuals in recovery or struggling with a substance use disorder …

D de Vargas, CF Pereira, RJ Volpato… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review aimed to identify and synthesize strategies and actions adopted by addiction
facilities to support and maintain treatment during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Vulnerabilidade social e incidência de COVID-19 em uma metrópole brasileira

VRF Cestari, RS Florêncio, GJB Sousa… - Ciência & Saúde …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
A vulnerabilidade é um fator chave no enfrentamento da COVID-19 tendo em vista que
pode influenciar no agravamento da doença. Desse modo, ela deve ser considerada no …

Dietary intake of university students during COVID-19 social distancing in the Northeast of Brazil and associated factors

J da Mota Santana, MP Milagres, CS Dos Santos… - Appetite, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to analyze the influence of COVID-19 social distancing on the dietary
pattern of university students in the Northeast of Brazil and associated factors. This is a cross …

An analysis of image features extracted by CNNs to design classification models for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19

AAM Teodoro, DH Silva, M Saadi, OD Okey… - Journal of signal …, 2023 - Springer
The SARS-CoV-2 virus causes a respiratory disease in humans, known as COVID-19. The
confirmatory diagnostic of this disease occurs through the real-time reverse transcription and …

Social vulnerability and COVID-19 incidence in a Brazilian metropolis

VRF Cestari, RS Florêncio, GJB Sousa… - Ciência & Saúde …, 2021 - SciELO Public Health
Vulnerability is a crucial factor in addressing COVID-19 as it can aggravate the disease.
Thus, it should be considered in COVID-19 control and health prevention and promotion …

Who counts where? COVID-19 surveillance in federal countries

P Rocco, JAJ Rich, K Klasa… - Journal of Health …, 2021 - read.dukeupress.edu
Abstract Context: While the World Health Organization (WHO) has established guidance on
COVID-19 surveillance, little is known about implementation of these guidelines in …

Self-testing for SARS-CoV-2 in São Paulo, Brazil: results of a population-based values and attitudes survey

GZ Martínez-Pérez, S Shilton, M Saruê… - BMC Infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Background Brazil is among the countries in South America where the COVID-19 pandemic
has hit the general population hardest. Self-testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection is one of the …

Measuring misclassification of Covid-19 as garbage codes: Results of investigating 1,365 deaths and implications for vital statistics in Brazil

EB França, LH Ishitani, DMX de Abreu… - PLOS Global Public …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The purpose of this article is to quantify the amount of misclassification of the Coronavirus
Disease-2019 (COVID-19) mortality occurring in hospitals and other health facilities in …

The Omicron Lineages BA.1 and BA.2 (Betacoronavirus SARS-CoV-2) Have Repeatedly Entered Brazil through a Single Dispersal Hub

AP Lamarca, UJB Souza, FRR Moreira, LGP Almeida… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Brazil currently ranks second in absolute deaths by COVID-19, even though most of its
population has completed the vaccination protocol. With the introduction of Omicron in late …