Gabriela Alves Cesar

High silent prevalence of human herpesvirus 1 (HSV-1) infection affecting the indigenous reservation of the municipality of Dourados, Central-West Brazil

Flávia Freitas de Oliveira Bonfim, Lívia Melo Villar, Júlio Croda, Jéssica Gonçalves Pereira et autres

BACKGROUND: The indigenous population located in the central region of Brazil, is the second largest in terms of population size in the country. The Indigenous Reserve of Dourados has risk factors that increase the vulnerability of the indigenous population to infectious diseases, …

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Behind Prep Decisions: Understanding User Patterns and Discontinuation Factors in Real-World

Roberto Paulo Braz, Gabriela Alves Cesar, Carolina Amianti, Larissa Melo Bandeira et autres

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Differences in risky sexual behaviors and HIV prevalence between men who have sex with men and transgender women in the Midwest Brazil

Gabriela Alves Cesar, Barbara Vieira do Lago, Tayana Serpa Ortiz Tanaka, Priscila Brunini Zanini et autres

Men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TW) are disproportionally affected by HIV infection. This cross-sectional study evaluated the HIV-1/2 prevalence, risk factors and HIV molecular features of MSM and TW from Midwest Brazil. Four hundred and thirty participants …

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Epidemiological Survey of Human Alphaherpesvirus 2 (HSV-2) Infection in Indigenous People of Dourados Municipality, Central Brazil

Flávia Freitas de Oliveira Bonfim, Lívia Melo Villar, Júlio Croda, Solange Rodrigues da Silva et autres

Sexually transmitted Human alphaherpesvirus 2 (HSV-2) causes genital ulcers, especially among sexually active adolescents and adults. We estimated the exact prevalence of anti-HSV-2 antibodies and correlated it with the demographic and behavioral aspects of the Indigenous population of the Jaguapirú and Bororó …

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HTLV infection in Brazil’s second-largest indigenous reserve

Carolina Amianti, Larissa Melo Bandeira, Gabriela Alves Cesar, Sabrina Moreira dos Santos Weis-Torres et autres

Human T-lymphotropic viruses 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) have a worldwide distribution. HTLV-1 has been associated with several diseases, including an aggressive malignant disease known as adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and a chronic inflammatory neurological disease called HTLV-1-associated myelopathy, while HTLV-2 has not been …

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Molecular Epidemiology of HIV-1 among Prisoners in Central Brazil and Evidence of Transmission Clusters

Tayana Serpa Ortiz Tanaka, Gabriela Alves Cesar, Grazielli Rocha de Rezende, Marco Antonio Moreira Puga et autres

Higher rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have been detected in prisoners when compared with the general population, but research into HIV molecular epidemiology and its transmission network has been lacking among them. Thus, this study aimed to verify potential HIV …

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Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Japanese Immigrants and Descendants: The Need to Strengthen Preventive and Control Measures

Luiz Henrique Ferraz Demarchi, Larissa Melo Bandeira, Deborah Ledesma Taira, Marina Castilhos Souza Umaki Zardin et autres

This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of Hepatitis B virus infection among Japanese immigrants and their descendants from São Paulo (SP), and to verify the occurrence of occult hepatitis B and coinfection with HCV, Delta, and HTLV. …

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HAV infection in Brazilian men who have sex with men: The importance of surveillance to avoid outbreaks

Lisie Souza Castro, Grazielli Rocha de Rezende, Fernanda Rodas Pires Fernandes, Larissa Melo Bandeira et autres

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis A is a fecal-oral infection caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV). Men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TW) have been reported as target groups for HAV infection. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence, risk factors, …

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Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 infection among Japanese immigrants and their descendants living in Southeast Brazil: A call for preventive and control responses

Larissa Melo Bandeira, Marco Antonio Moreira Puga, Sabrina Moreira dos Santos Weis-Torres, Grazielli Rocha de Rezende et autres

Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) has worldwide distribution and is considered endemic in southwestern Japan. HTLV-1 infection has been associated with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) besides other diseases. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate …

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Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 infection among Japanese immigrants and their descendants living in Southeast Brazil: a call for preventive and control responses

Larissa Melo Bandeira, Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro, Marco Puga, Silvia Uehara et autres

Introduction: Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) has worldwide distribution and is considered endemic in southwestern Japan. HTLV-1 infection has been associated with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) besides other diseases. Objective: This cross-sectional study aimed …

Hepatitis B: changes in epidemiological features of Afrodescendant communities in Central Brazil

Ana Rita Motta- Castro, Lívia Bonjardim Lima, Larissa Bandeira, Selma A. Gomes et autres

Introduction: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is still a concern in vulnerable populations. In a study performed by our team in 1999–2003 in two Afro-Brazilian communities, Furnas dos Dionísios (FD) and São Benedito (SB), high prevalence rates of HBV exposure (42.7% and …

Author Correction: Hepatitis B: changes in epidemiological features of Afro-descendant communities in Central Brazil

Lívia Alves Lima, Barbara Vieira do Lago, Sabrina Moreira dos Santos Weis-Torres, Regina Maria Bringel Martins et autres

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.

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