Chosen as World Day, April 14 recalls the date of 1909 in which Carlos Chagas identified, for the first time, the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, cause of infection, in a patient: Berenice, a 2-year-old girl.
21/06/2019
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An unprecedented achievement in world science. In just 15 days, a rotating genetic sequencing project led by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) generated 126 complete virus genomes responsible for large outbreaks in the country, including 69 of dengue, 34 of chikungunya and 23 of zika. The...
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The event brought together multiple stakeholders, including representatives from the UN, governments, scientists and the private sector, to identify and examine the needs and gaps in technology for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
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Scientific editor of the journal History, Science, Health – Manguinhos (História, Ciências, Saúde – Manguinhos), historian Marcos Cueto was elected a corresponding member of the International Academy of History of Sciences, which is headquartered at Unesco in Paris....
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The Amazon Rainforest and the Brazilian Cerrado (savanna region) together amount to more than seven thousand square kilometers in extension. Despite the numerous scientific investigations undertaken in these regions, this vast stretch of territory still holds surprises. Two of them have just come...
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The proposal is to accompany a group of 2000 patients, from the diagnosis to the clinical management of chikungunya, consolidating data and experiences successfully implemented to improve protocols.
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The president of the National Public Health Institute of Guinea-Bissau (Inasa -Instituto Nacional de Saúde Pública de Guiné-Bissau), Dionísio Cumba, was at Fiocruz on May 3 to discuss new forms of cooperation with the Foundation. The institute already possesses a...
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Snakebites, Chagas disease, Universal Health Coverage and the 2030 Agenda were among the main themes discussed by Nísia Trindade Lima, who also attended to several bilateral meetings.
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The conference "ASCI and DIE/MGG International Conference: Training and Dialogue for the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda” was held between April 23 and 26 in India, in the city of Hyderabad, with the goal of continue the peer exchange between public sector workers of developing...
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The event brought global health leaders together to discuss how Research, Development and Innovation can accelerate the achievement of SDG 3.
10/06/2019
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At the website, it's possible to have access to news and the main services offered by COC, which is dedicated to the preservation of Fiocruz's memory.
02/05/2019
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The book was edited by Cambridge Press, the book will be released on May 5.
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Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Genomics (BIG) have visited Fiocruz to present their research and resources.
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Event in Buenos Aires recalled 40 years of South-South cooperation and discussed its importance for the 2030 Agenda implementation.
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A research by Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC/Fiocruz) in Brazil and the Pasteur Institute in France has assessed the possibility of establishment of the wild cycle of chikungunya in Brazil, which may make it harder to control the virus and impossible to erradicate it in the territory. The disease is...
12/04/2019
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Natalia Kanem, who is also Executive Director of UNFPA, advocated for the 2030 Agenda and the rights of women and young populations.
01/04/2019
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Three studies recently published showed that sanitary facilities, although fundamental, are not enough to fulfill the right to water. Researchers also point out that not complying with this right violates other rights.
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The disease is one of the largest causes of deaths in the country, which faces one of the highest incidence rates in the world, with an estimated 498 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
29/03/2019
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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...
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The vice-president of Production and Innovation in Health, Marco Krieger, is on a mission to the country to establish contacts with authorities of the region and determine the main needs of the population.
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The difference this study of Fiocruz Pernambuco has to offer is the small number of steps required for the reaction, the low cost and simplicity of the test.
26/03/2019
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Malaria, Chagas desease, zika, dengue, measles and diphtheria are among the reemerging deseases that concerns of the experts. According to them, surveillence on the borders needs to be improved.
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With a broad review of the scientific literature and more than 115 case studies, the publication points out ways for the urban transformation needed to make cities more resilient and sustainable.
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President of Fiocruz, Nísia Trindade Lima, met the Minister Julio Mazzoleni and the Consul General of the country. Partnership between Paraguay and the Foundation is historical and goes back to the work of the patron Oswaldo Cruz.
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For the researches involved, this means that surveillance in Brazil needs to be much more concerned with negative cases for preexisting viruses and start to track other possible agents with an emersion potential.
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