First record of Anopheles (Anopheles) costai Fonseca & Ramos, 1939 in Espírito Santo State, Brazil

Field collections of immatures and adults of Culicidae were carried out in the Rio Doce Valley, Espírito Santo State, aiming to increase knowledge on the anopheline species of that region. Considering all Culicidae species collected, among other anopheline it is noteworthy the presence of Anopheles darlingi, An. oswaldoi and An. costai. Regarding to An. darlingi, responsible for malaria outbreak in the low lands in that state, it was expected to confirm its presence in the area. The register of specimens of An. costai in the field collections is relevant, increasing the geographical distribution of the species and representing better knowledge of the Series Arribalzagia of the subgenus Anopheles.

Ten years experience with Jorge Lobo's disease in the state of Acre, Amazon region, Brazil

Jorge Lobo's disease is a cutaneous and subcutaneous mycosis that affects patients in the Amazon region. The number of patients is relatively small, but the real situation of the disease as public health problem is not known, because Jorge Lobo's disease is not a notifiable disease. This study aims to report the clinical evolution in patients affected and to determine the prevalence and areas of occurrence of the disease. A retrospective study was carried out based on the analysis of the clinical records, which included a collection of photographs of patients in the Department of Sanitary Dermatology, in Rio Branco, and patients seen in the interior of the state. In a decade, in Rio Branco, 249 cases of the disease were reported, 30 were females and 219 males. Of these patients, 153 had localized lesions, 94 of them were on one ear, 55 had multifocal lesions and 41 had disseminated lesions. The average time between the onset of symptoms and diagnosis was 19 years. The average age at the time of diagnosis was 53 years, and ages ranged from 14 to 96 years.

Quão grande trabalho é viver!” António Leite – circuitos da nobreza portuguesa no sul de Marrocos

Dissertação apresentada para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de mestre em História.

Medicina Baseada na Evidência e Meta-Análise: à Procura do Santo Graal

Os autores reflectem sobre a evolução da formação médica, achando excessiva a ênfase dada actualmente à Medicina baseada na evidência e à meta-análise. Baseados numa análise dos problemas metodológicos dos ensaios clínicos controlados aleatórios e da meta-análise, tecem algumas considerações sobre a utilização destes métodos na prática clínica.

Influenza viruses in adult dogs raised in rural and urban areas in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

In 1970, searching for the interspecies transmission of influenza viruses led to the first study on influenza viruses in domestic animals. Birds and mammals, including human beings, are their natural hosts; however, other animals may also play a role in the virus epidemiology. The objective was to investigate the incidence of influenza viruses in adult dogs raised in rural (9, 19.56%) and urban (37, 80.43%) areas in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Dog serum samples were examined for antibodies to influenza viruses by the hemagglutination inhibition (HI) test using the corresponding antigens from the circulating viruses in Brazil. Dogs from rural areas presented antibodies to influenza A H3N2, and influenza A H7N7 and H3N8. In rural areas, dog sera displayed mean titers as 94.37, 227.88, 168.14, 189.62 HIU/25 µL for subtypes H1N1, H3N2, H7N7, H3N8, respectively. About 84% and 92% of dogs from urban areas exhibited antibodies to human influenza A H1N1 and H3N2, respectively, with statistical difference at p < 0.05 between the mean titers of antibodies to H1N1 and H3N2. About 92% and 100% were positive for H7N7 and H3N8, respectively. In dogs from urban areas, the mean titers of antibodies against influenza A H1N1, H3N2, H7N7 and H3N8, were 213.96, 179.42, 231.76, 231.35 HIU/25 µL respectively. The difference among them was not statistically significant at p > 0.05. In conclusion, these dogs were positive for both human and equine influenza viruses. The present study suggests the first evidence that influenza viruses circulate among dogs in Brazil.

Intestinal parasites in a quilombola community of the Northern State of Espírito Santo, Brazil

The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of intestinal parasites in a quilombola community from the northern Espírito Santo, Brazil. Descendants of slaves who arrived in Brazil in the sixteenth century, this population settled in the municipality of São Mateus in 1858. Fresh fecal samples from 82 individuals who agreed to participate in the study were collected between August 2009 and July 2010, and immediately sent to the Clinical Laboratory of the Centro Universitário Norte do Espírito Santo of the Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo for analysis. Out of all the participants, 36 (43.9%) were male and 46 (56.1%) were female, whose ages ranged from six to 85 years. The study of the occurrence of intestinal parasites indicated that 35 individuals (42.7%) were infected with at least one intestinal parasite. Among helminths, the most frequent were hookworms, with a rate of 14.6%. With regard to protozoa, Entamoeba coli, Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar and Endolimax nana stood out, with frequencies of 23.2%, 8.5% and 4.9%, respectively. The occurrence of biparasitism was observed in 13 of the 82 subjects, accounting for 15.8%, and no cases of multiple parasitic infections were observed. It was concluded that the reduction of cases of intestinal diseases due to parasites will only be achieved with the improvement of basic sanitation and quality of life of quilombola populations.

PRESENCE OF RESPIRATORY VIRUSES IN EQUINES IN BRAZIL

Equines are susceptible to respiratory viruses such as influenza and parainfluenza. Respiratory diseases have adversely impacted economies all over the world. This study was intended to determine the presence of influenza and parainfluenza viruses in unvaccinated horses from some regions of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Blood serum collected from 72 equines of different towns in this state was tested by hemagglutination inhibition test to detect antibodies for both viruses using the corresponding antigens. About 98.6% (71) and 97.2% (70) of the equines responded with antibody protective titers (≥ 80 HIU/25µL) H7N7 and H3N8 subtypes of influenza A viruses, respectively. All horses (72) also responded with protective titers (≥ 80) HIU/25µL against the parainfluenza virus. The difference between mean antibody titers to H7N7 and H3N8 subtypes of influenza A viruses was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). The mean titers for influenza and parainfluenza viruses, on the other hand, showed a statistically significant difference (p < 0.001). These results indicate a better antibody response from equines to parainfluenza 3 virus than to the equine influenza viruses. No statistically significant differences in the responses against H7N7 and H3N8 subtypes of influenza A and parainfluenza 3 viruses were observed according to the gender (female, male) or the age (≤ 2 to 20 years-old) groups. This study provides evidence of the concomitant presence of two subtypes of the equine influenza A (H7N7 and H3N8) viruses and the parainfluenza 3 virus in equines in Brazil. Thus, it is advisable to vaccinate equines against these respiratory viruses.

As escolas maternais de Ilda Jorge de Bulhão Pato

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Movimento Assistencial da Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos Polivalente do Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos

Apresenta-se o movimento assistencial da Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos Polivalente (UCIP) do Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos (HSAC), no seu ano de funcionamento (1 de Julho de 1991 a 30 de Junho de 1992). Foram internados 282 doentes, com uma idade média global de 57.91±18.16 anos e provenientes em 52.5% dos casos do Serviço de Urgência do HSAC. As principais categorias diagnósticas de admissão foram a falência cardiovascular cmlii doentes(39%) e a falência respiratória em 98 (35%); 50.7% dos doentes foram submetidos a ventilação mecânica, 44% a ecocardiografia, 13.5% a broncofibroscopia e 10.3% a monitorização hemodinâmica com catéter de Swan-Ganz. Trata-se de uma população com índices de gravidade elevados e importante mortalidade na UCIP (27.0%) e no Hospital (37.6%). Índices de gravidade,APACHEII, SAPS 1 e TISS nas primeiras 24 horas e pontuação máxima de dois índices de falência múltipla de órgão - MOF e 0SF- validados nesta população e revelaram-se como bons indicadores de prognóstico.

A Fala do Corpo em Luiza Neto Jorge e Luís Miguel Nava

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Banco Espírito Santo

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Finance from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics

Distribuição geográfica da leishmaniose tegumentar americana no Estado do Espírito Santo - Brasil

Com base nos registros de 730 pacientes portadores de Leishmaniose Tegumentar Americana (LTA) referentes ao período de janeiro de 1972 a dezembro de 1982, os autores realizaram um estudo da distribuição geográfica dessa parasitose no Estado do Espírito Santo. Os pacientes procediam de 36 dos 53 municípios que compõem o Estado, destacando-se Viana e Cariacica como os de maior prevalência, somando juntos 442 casos (60,54%), com 259 destes residindo numas poucas localidades, contínuas entre si, formando uma área endêmica, com transmissão ocorrendo provavelmente no peri e intra-domicílio. Esta área de alta endemicidade, pertencente principalmente ao vale do rio Formate, estende-se também ao município de Domingos Martins através da localidade de Biriricas. Nos demais municípios a LTA caracterizou- se como uma doença profissional de ocorrência antiga no Estado.

Museu Nacional do Azulejo:Incorporação e Programação Expositiva de um Painel de Azulejos Proveniente da Quinta de Santo António da Bela Vista, Pragal

Relatório de estágio apresentado para cumprimento dos requisitos à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Museologia