NEWSLETTER - Issue 139 - February 15, 2022

Oropouche: fever caused by the virus sparks alert in Colombia

In Colombia, at least 16% of fever cases are caused by oropouche, a virus that can potentially emerge at any time and cause a serious public health problem

Norovirus: diarrhea epidemic in Santa Catarina surpasses major outbreak of 2016

More than 3.500 cases have been diagnosed

Spotted fever: disease presents frightening lethality that can reach 80%

Southeastern Brazil was by far the region that recorded the most deaths in 2022

Images In Infectious Diseases

A Rare Cause of Alveolar Echinococcal Metastasis

Herein, we report a rare case of alveolar echinococcosis that recurred as lung and brain metastases sometime after liver transplantation

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Chief-editora:
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Assignment editors:
Alda Maria Da-Cruz
Rosália Morais Torres

Journalism:
Denise de Quadros
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Translation:
Pedro Costa

Graphics and diagramation:
Leandro Matos