NEWSLETTER - Issue 130 - May 15, 2022

Snakebite envenomation: the deadliest of NTDs

It is estimated that there are about 5.4 million snakebites per year in the world

Leishmaniasis: vaccines closer to reality bring hope

Immunizers can have a major impact on improving the quality of life of people living in the poorest regions of the world

Dengue: Brazil cases increase nearly 86% in 2022, but danger is to come, researchers warn

Between January 02 and April 02, 323,900 suspected cases of the disease were recorded, 85.6% higher than in the same period of 2021

Brazilian documentary on Covid-19 wins international festival edition

"When the breath is short" addresses the pandemic with a focus on care, revealing the human face of the collective fight against Covid-19 showing the reality of doctors, nurses, community agents and ordinary people

good science

COVID-19 vaccination and HIV-1 acquisition

Wolbachia depletion blocks transmission of lymphatic filariasis by preventing chitinase-dependent parasite exsheathment

Evaluation of individual and ensemble probabilistic forecasts of COVID-19 mortality in the United States

TCR-mimic bispecific antibodies to target the HIV-1 reservoir

Covid-19 Vaccine Effectiveness against the Omicron (B.1.1.529) Variant

Spatial transcriptomics reveals antiparasitic targets associated with essential behaviors in the human parasite Brugia malayi

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Chief-editor:
Carlos Henrique Nery Costa

Assignment editors:
Alda Maria Da-Cruz
Carlos Henrique Nery Costa

Journalism:
Denise de Quadros
MTb 8458 DRT/RS

Translation:
Pedro Costa

Graphics and diagramation:
Leandro Matos