NEWSLETTER - Issue 138 - January 15, 2022

Bivalent mRNA vaccine is moderately effective in preventing Covid-19, study finds

According to the paper, the bivalent vaccine provided some protection against Covid-19, with an effectiveness against Omicron strains of about 30%

New Covid wave in China sparks warning for the world, says SBMT president

As the virus has not circulated in China and vaccination coverage is low, the population has little immunity, especially the elderly over 80 years old

Tropical diseases: challenges and prospects for 2023

Global warming is an untouchable problem that will remain powerful, especially in the Tropics, where there is no infrastructure for protection against natural disasters

Interview

The best way to eliminate diseases is to work together, says Health and Environment Surveillance Secretary

This is a new opportunity to contribute nationally in the strategies and in the confrontation of so many diseases that affect the most vulnerable people

Images In Infectious Diseases

Oral presentation of histoplasmosis in non-HIV immunocompromised patient after cardiac transplant: First Brazilian case report

Histoplasmosis is acquired mainly by the inhalation of fungi and occurs in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals. Human-to-human transmission is rare and is reported only in the context of organ transplantation

good science

Racism, xenophobia, and discrimination: mapping pathways to health outcomes

Lessons from the pandemic: Responding to emerging zoonotic viral diseases-a Keystone Symposia report

Multiclonal human origin and global expansion of an endemic bacterial pathogen of livestock

Sepsis-induced immunosuppression: mechanisms, diagnosis and current treatment options

Humanized V(D)J-rearranging and TdT-expressing mouse vaccine models with physiological HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibody precursors

The direct binding of Plasmodium vivax AMA1 to erythrocytes defines a RON2-independent invasion pathway

Vaccination induces HIV broadly neutralizing antibody precursors in humans

Racism, xenophobia, discrimination, and the determination of health

Confronting the consequences of racism, xenophobia, and discrimination on health and health-care systems

A 24-Week, All-Oral Regimen for Rifampin-Resistant Tuberculosis

Intranasal pediatric parainfluenza virus-vectored SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is protective in monkeys

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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