NEWSLETTER - Issue 140 - March 15, 2023

Super-Resistant Gonorrhea: Arrival in the Americas Calls Attention for Improper Antibiotic Use

The strain of the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae identified in the United States had already been recently reported in the United Kingdom and Asia

Marburg: attention should focus on surveillance and epidemiological monitoring, says SBMT president

The risk of spreading the virus is considered high nationally, moderate regionally and low globally, according to a WHO report

Birthplace to Tropical Medicine in Brazil, Bahia will host the 58th MEDTROP

Nothing is more tropical than the colorful, cheerful and vibrant capital of Salvador to bring together tropicalists from all Brazilian states and abroad

Interview

Visceral leishmaniasis advances in southern Brazil

The increasing urbanization of the disease that has occurred in the last 30 years puts control strategies on the discussion agenda

Images In Infectious Diseases

Bilateral oculomotor nerve palsy secondary to bacterial meningitis

Cranial nerve palsies are a relatively uncommon complication of bacterial meningitis, occurring in approximately 4–11% of cases, and are associated with a poor prognosis when presented during hospitalization

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Chief-editora:
Rosália Morais Torres

Assignment editors:
Alda Maria Da-Cruz
Rosália Morais Torres

Journalism:
Denise de Quadros
MTb 8458 DRT/RS

Translation:
Pedro Costa

Graphics and diagramation:
Leandro Matos