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Genome-Wide Diversity of Zika Virus: Exploring Spatio-Temporal Dynamics to Guide a New Nomenclature Proposal

Abstract The Zika virus (ZIKV) disease caused a public health emergency of international concern that started in February 2016. The overall number of ZIKV-related cases increased until November 2016, after which it declined sharply. While evaluation of the potential risk and impact of future arbovirus epidemics remains challenging, intensified surveillance efforts along with a scale […]
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Tuberculosis contact investigation in African Portuguese-speaking countries at End TB Strategy era: a scoping review

Abstract Objectives The contact investigation of tuberculosis (TB) index case is one of the critical elements pointed by the WHO to reach the end of the TB epidemic. The scoping review aimed to map out the recommended and the adopted processes applied to active contact investigation of TB index case in African Portuguese-speaking countries (PALOP). Design Scoping […]
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The circuits of healthcare: Understanding healthcare seeking behaviour – A qualitative study with tuberculosis patients in Lisbon, Portugal

Abstract Background Understanding health delivery service from a patient´s perspective, including factors influencing healthcare seeking behaviour, is crucial when treating diseases, particularly infectious ones, like tuberculosis. This study aims to trace and contextualise the trajectories patients pursued towards diagnosis and treatment, while discussing key factors associated with treatment delays. Tuberculosis patients’ pathways may serve as […]
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Tuberculosis and Migrant Pathways in an Urban Setting: A Mixed-Method Case Study on a Treatment Centre in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Portugal

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease associated with poverty. In the European Union TB tends to concentrate in urban settings. In Lisbon, previous studies revealed, the presence of migrant populations from a high endemic country, is one of the risk factors contributing to TB. To better understand TB in foreign-born individuals in the Lisbon Metropolitan […]
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Surveillance of leishmaniasis cases from 15 European centres, 2014 to 2019: a retrospective analysis

Background: Surveillance of human leishmaniasis in Europe is mostly limited to country-specific information from autochthonous infections in the southern part. As at the end of 2021, no integrated analysis has been performed for cases seen across centres in different European countries. Aim: To provide a broad perspective on autochthonous and imported leishmaniasis cases in endemic […]
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Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Portuguese-Speaking Countries: A Structural Equations Modeling Approach

Abstract: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (VH) has caused concerns due to the possible fluctuations that may occur directly impacting the control of the pandemic. In this study, we aimed to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with COVID-19 VH in Portuguese-speaking countries. We developed a web survey (N:6,843) using an online, structured, and validated questionnaire. We […]
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Sexual Exposure to HIV Infection during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): A Multicentric Study

Abstract The practice of sex with casual partners without the use of adequate prevention in the period of social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) can expose them to the risk of infection by the HIV virus. To assess this, we conducted an online survey in April […]
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Fatores associados à prática de chemsex em Portugal durante a pandemia da COVID-19

Objetivo: investigar os fatores associados à prática do sexo sob o efeito de drogas (chemsex) entre homens que fazem sexo com homens (HSH) portugueses durante o período de distanciamento social pela COVID-19. Método: inquérito on-line aplicado em maio de 2020 a uma amostra de 1301 participantes residente em Portugal recrutados pelo método Respondent Driven Sampling […]
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Medical faculty profile is an important determinant of student profile and future practice expectations of medical students in Angola

Background Angola is among one of the most deprived countries in the world in terms of medical professionals. In the past decade, the Angolan Government has invested in the expansion of faculties of medicine in the country.  We analysed the profiles of medical students in Angola according to four clusters of medical schools: older faculty […]
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O papel do Estado, do setor privado e do setor social nos diferentes ciclos políticos de saúde em Portugal

Resumo: O sistema de saúde português é constituído por três importantes setores: o Estado, que intervém como regulador de todo o sistema, como planeador, como prestador e financiador do Serviço Nacional de Saúde (SNS); o setor social, com relevante intervenção, principalmente, nos cuida-dos continuados; e o setor privado, com importante papel na prestação de alguns […]
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