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Yes, the internet is a public health issue. And thinking about it, the researcher from the Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health (Ensp/Fiocruz) and general coordinator of the Internet, Health and Society Laboratory (Laiss), André Pereira Neto, discusses this subject in a book called The Internet and Health in Brazil: Challenges and Trends, recently launched in the United States, in partnership with editor-in-chief Matthew B. Flynn at the invitation of Springer, one of the largest publishers in the US.
The publication, which began to come together in 2016, discusses the themes and…
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Fiocruz have organized a task force in support of the Ministry of Health to provide humanitarian aid for the victims of cyclone Idai, which struck Mozambique on March 14. More than 1.85 million people were affected by the strong winds and rains. The number of victims could increase as the rescue teams prepare to contain outbreaks of diseases, such as malaria and cholera. The humanitarian aid effort is trying to assess the scale of the disaster and determine what kind of aid is the most urgent at present.
The vice-president of Production and Innovation in Health, Marco Krieger, was on a…
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A new technique to detect the Zika virus, which is more sensitive and cheaper than real-time PCR (the gold standard used today for the molecular diagnosis of the disease), proved to be efficient in tests with mosquito samples. Developed in a Master's Degree in Biosciences and Biotechnology in Health by the student Severino Jefferson, under the guidance of researcher Lindomar Pena, with researchers from Fiocruz Pernambuco Constância Ayres and Fábio Melo also taking part along with other professionals from the departments of Virology, Entomology and Parasitology of the institution. Entitled…
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More than a political and economic crisis, Venezuela is facing other problems that have an impact, not only in the country, but also in the public health of neighboring countries, especially regarding vector-borne diseases.
In Brazil, an increase in imported cases of malaria from Venezuela has already been seen, rising from 1,538 (in 2014) to 3,129 (in 2017). In addition to malaria, Chagas disease, dengue, Chikungunya and Zika, among others transmitted by vectors, represent a public health crisis, not only in Venezuela, but which has already reached neighboring countries and has seriously…
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For five years, scientists from five continents have worked to gather updated data on the impacts of climate change on cities and the measures that can be taken to address the phenomenon. The effort, which was supported by more than 400 experts, was led by the Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN), an international consortium that connects researchers from approximately 150 cities across the globe. The result is in the book Climate Change and Cities: Second Assessment Report of the Urban Climate Change Research Network, published by the Cambridge University Press.
With a broad review…
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Minister of Health of Paraguay, Julio Mazzoleni, and Consul General of the country, Hernando Arteta, visited Fiocruz last Thursday (March 21) for a meeting with the president of the Foundation, Nísia Trindade Lima, and other representatives of the institution.
At the occasion, health cooperation between Paraguay and Fiocruz was discussed. The partnership between the neighboring country and the Foundation is historic and goes back to the work of the patron Oswaldo Cruz.
President of Fiocruz and Minister of Paraguay discuss health cooperation (photo: Peter Ilicciev)
"Next year, Fiocruz…
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According to scientific research, the chikungunya virus arrived in Brazil at least a year earlier than it was detected by public health surveillance systems. The findings are from researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), in an article published by the academic journal Scientific Reports, from Nature Group. The intent of the research is to assist in decision making regarding public health based on evidence, since the result leads to believe that patients were misdiagnosed in the country, mainly in Rio de Janeiro,…
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A new study confirms the World Mosquito Program’s (WMP) Wolbachia method limits transmission of the yellow fever virus in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, reducing the threat of urban outbreaks of the disease. Following this research, the WMP’s method has now been demonstrated to be effective against four mosquito-borne diseases including dengue, Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever.
Published on Gates Open Research, the study investigating the effect of naturally occurring Wolbachia bacteria on the yellow fever virus is a joint initiative between René Rachou /Fiocruz Institute (Fiocruz Minas), the…
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Despite being about half the population, women are still a minority in science. They are only 30% of the world's scientists and have received only 3% of Nobel Prize nominations in the scientific fields. In Brazil, only 14% of the members of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences are women. Considering this, the United Nations have established, in 2015, February 11 as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda.
The day was established by the UN in 2015 and was celebrated for the first time at Fiocruz. Photo: Peter Ilicciev…
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The director of the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC), Ambassador Ruy Pereira, visited Fiocruz on Friday (8/2) to discuss the next steps of the partnership between the two institutions, which was consolidated in a Protocol of Intent signed in November.
Ambassador met with the president of the Foundation, Nísia Trindade Lima, and other representatives of the institution (photo: Peter Ilicciev)
The ambassador met with the president of the Foundation, Nísia Trindade Lima, and other representatives of the institution to address topics such as cooperation for disaster prevention and preparedness…
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A Fiocruz recebeu, no dia 13/12, a visita de integrantes do Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU) e das Comissões de Fiscalização Financeira e Controle e de Seguridade Social e Família da Câmara dos Deputados. Participaram da comitiva servidores dos órgãos e os deputados federais Jorge Solla (PT/BA), Odorico Monteiro (PSB/PE), Benedita da Silva (PT/RJ) e Jandira Feghali (PC do B/RJ). O objetivo do encontro foi conhecer a área de produção da Fiocruz e fazer uma visita técnica ao local onde será construído o Novo Centro de Processamento Final (NCPFI) do Instituto…
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A Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa de São Paulo (Fapesp), o conselho de pesquisa britânico Medical Research Council (MRC) e o Fundo Newton anunciaram, no dia 15/1, o resultado de uma chamada de propostas para selecionar e financiar centros para parcerias em doenças infecciosas negligenciadas. Cinco propostas, de cientistas de diferentes instituições, foram selecionadas. Os centros serão um modelo de cooperação que impulsionará parcerias existentes e criará bases para novas colaborações entre cientistas brasileiros e britânicos. Uma das propostas selecionadas tem como pesquisadores responsáveis…
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A Fiocruz tem seu primeiro projeto de pesquisa para a Antártica aprovado em edital do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq). O projeto terá duração de quatro anos e a equipe de pesquisadores deve embarcar na nova aventura ainda no fim de 2019.
Segundo o coordenador do projeto e pesquisador da Fiocruz, Wim Degrave, as interligações e os impactos dos ricos e variados ecossistemas da Antártica sobre a saúde dos animais, dos visitantes ou sobre o próprio continente e a América do Sul ainda são pouco estudados. “O projeto da Fiocruz vai buscar identificar novos…
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The Brazilian Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) approves Fiocruz's first research project in Antarctica. The project will have a four-year duration and researchers will embark on this new adventure at the end of 2019.
The partnership opens a new and important work front by Fiocruz in Antarctica.
According to project coordinator and Fiocruz researcher Wim Degrave, the impacts of Antarctica's rich and varied ecosystems on the health of animals and visitors on the very continent and on South America are still little studied. "Fiocruz project seeks to…
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Dams do not break by a divine design. Collapses are caused by physical, mechanical factors. And these factors only lead to disasters in the face of neglect and omission framework. That is, neither God nor Newton should be blamed for the tragedies of the dam collapses, but the negligent companies and the omissive and permissive state.
After the Samarco tragedy in November 2015, UN Special Rapporteurs for Human Rights warned and repeatedly charged the Brazilian government and companies - Samarco, Vale and BHP-Billiton - that disaster management should place the framework human rights in front…
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Since 2014, great chikungunya and zika fever epidemics have ravaged Brazil and other countries in the Americas, being added to dengue fever to compose a group of mosquito-transmitted febrile diseases that represent an emerging urban public health issue: the arboviroses. Thus, the correct clinical differentiation of each one of those diseases has become even more difficult. Furthermore, a simultaneous infection (coinfection) by more than one virus becomes possible, and the implications of such occurrence related to the clinical presentation and evolution are little evident.
Considering the…
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A hormone released by muscles during exercise can be the key to revert memory loss caused by Alzheimer's disease. This neurodegenerative disease has no cure and leads to the progressive impairment of a person's activities and to a wide range of neuropsychiatric symptoms and behavioral changes. Mouse studies showed that irisin improves neuron communication, preserving synapses. The hormone also prevents toxins that cause neurodegenerative changes, leading to disease onset, from binding to neurons. "We found that irisin also promotes chemical changes within neurons that protect the brain…
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President of Fiocruz Nísia Trindade de Lima met with the new representative of the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) in Brazil, Socorro Gross on January 24th, at the PAHO / WHO headquarters in Brasilia.
Photo: PAHO/WHO
At the time, they talked about the several partnerships their institutions have. The Foundation is home to five PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centers and cooperate with the international organization in the production of vaccines, surveillance programs, research and training programs.
Innovation and technology were also discussed as an…
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The Consul General of Canada in Brazil, Evelyne Coulumbe, visited the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) last Tuesday (21st January), where she met representatives of the institution and President Nísia Trindade de Lima. Vice-Consul Marie-Hèlène Béland, a specialist in the theme of Science, Technology and Innovation, also participated in the visit, which aimed to strengthen health cooperation between the two countries.
"Besides of having the pleasure of meeting the first female president of Fiocruz, Brazil and Canada have an active collaboration in Science and Technology, and we could…
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Fernandes Figueira National Institute for Women, Children and Adolescents Health (IFF/Fiocruz) was visited in November by a group of 13 foreign midwives that wanted to learn more about the activities undertaken by each reference area of the institution, like the Breast Milk Bank (BLH-IFF) and the Pregnancy Care Center. This was the first trip to Brazil organized for foreign midwives as a response to the number of obstetric nurses in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand interested in opportunities to learn about their occupation in different contexts. In addition to IFF/Fiocruz, the…
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The Technological Platform for Participative Monitoring in Zoonosis Emergence, coordinated by the researcher Márcia Chame, was one of the winning initiatives in the 2018 SDG Brazil Award, in the Teaching, Research, and Extension category, granted by the Government Secretariat of the Presidency of Republic. The ceremony was performed on the last Thursday (12/13), in Planalto Palace, Brasília.
Coordinated by the researcher Márcia Chame, the Technological Platform for the Participatory Monitoring of Zoonoses Emergency was one of the winning initiatives of the SDG Brazil 2018 Award (photo:…
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Researcher of Gonçalo Moniz Institute (IGM/Fiocruz Bahia) Guilherme de Sousa Ribeiro coordinated a clinical and epidemiological study using intracranial imaging exams to rule in or rule out the occurrence of any congenital brain abnormalities in children with suspected microcephaly potentially related to zika virus infection in Salvador, Bahia. The research was conducted in collaboration with the Center for Strategic Information on Health Surveillance (Cievs), of the Municipal Secretariat of Health of Salvador, and published in the scientific journal Eurosurveillance, under the…
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The 6th Brazil Africa Forum, held on November 22nd and 23rd, 2018 by the Brazil Africa Forum, in Salvador, Bahia chose the theme Youth Empowerment: Transformation to Achieve Sustainable Development. The event brought together Government representatives, companies, universities and potential investors to strengthen ties and promote new partnerships among Portuguese-speaking African countries.
Photo: Fiocruz Bahia
In the first day, Fiocruz President, Nísia Trindade de Lima, participated in the panel South-South and Triangular Cooperation for health and development moderated by the…
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Climate changes are the major health concern of the 21st century. The increased global temperature is already felt in current heat waves, vector-borne diseases and in the food security of populations around the globe. Twenty-seven academic institutions of all continents, including Fiocruz, have just published the Lancet Countdown report to monitor this.
The report, which exists since 2016 and gathers 41 indicators, warns of risks health systems around the world will face if governments and society don’t act fast to curb global warming.
“Until recently, health impacts were little studied…
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In Brazil, a mother is as vulnerable as her child born with microcephaly due to zika in the last three years, as well as the other women involved in this child daily care. With a systematic routine of doctor’s appointments, stimulation and recovery activities for the child, they had to stop working - which impacts family income - abandon personal projects and face the difficulties of a health system unprepared to care for their children. This data is part of the research Impactos Sociais e Econômicos da Infecção pelo Vírus Zika (Social and Economic Impacts of Zika Virus Infection) results…
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Myths about migration and health – including that migrants are disease carriers and are a burden on services – are pervasive and harmful to individuals and society. The normalisation of these myths in popular discourse has allowed governments to introduce hostile and restrictive policies in many countries around the world – including the detention of migrants at US borders, and the denial of treatment to migrants in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS).
Public health protection and cost savings are often used as reasons to restrict migrants’ access to health care, or to deny them…
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Representatives of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) visited Fiocruz on 30th October for a planning meeting on cooperation between both institutions. Discussions included ways to strengthen the relationship between the institutions to expand the existing partnership between projects or specific laboratories for institutional cooperation, in accordance with the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2014.
Director of London School, Peter Piot, and President of Fiocruz, Nísia Trindade Lima. (Foto: Peter Ilicciev)
Peter Piot…
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