Background International organizations advocate for the elimination of dog-mediated rabies,
but there is only limited guidance on interpreting surveillance data for managing elimination …

… In the Sao José dos Dourados basin only the main channel in one single site was evaluated
… was the basin of the Sao José dos Dourados with approximately 6000 km2 (Table II). The …

The objective of this work was to present the theory, propose the practice and evaluate the
difficulties of the new food classification system that was presented in the second edition of …

… Ele, Slo and Macro exhibited a significant (p < 0.05) positive correlation with Ksat, while
Bd was … SOC, clay and sand had low and not significant correlations with Ksat (p > 0.05). …

Background Currently, antivenoms are the only specific treatment available for snakebite
envenoming. In Brazil, over 30% of patients cannot access antivenom within its critical care …

Specific and sensitive tools for the diagnosis and monitoring of accidents by venomous
animals are urgently needed. Several diagnostic and monitoring assays have been developed; …

Snakebite envenomations (SBEs) in pregnant women can result in adverse maternal or
neonatal effects, such as abortion, placental abruption, preterm labor, fetal malformations, and …

Background Rabies is preventable through prompt administration of post-exposure prophylaxis
(PEP) to exposed persons, but PEP access is limited in many rabies-endemic countries. …

With the advancements in therapeutics and available treatment options, almost all deaths and
permanent disabilities from snakebite envenoming (SBE) are preventable. The challenge …

… Heitor Vieira Dourado, a tertiary hospital that treats SBE patients in the western Brazilian
Amazon, participated as observers during the FGDs. The FGD guide was developed by JS, WM…