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.
22/03/2019
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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.
15/03/2019
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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...
18/02/2019
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The day was celebrated for the first time in the Foundation with a panel in which female scientist talked about their careers.
15/02/2019
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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...
12/02/2019
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The project seeks to identify new and known pathogens that can potentially impact local ecosystems and ecosystems from nearby continents, including viruses, bacteria, fungi and helminths.
05/02/2019
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Fiocruz Minas researcher and Special Rapporteur of United Nations for on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation Leo Heller writes about the unlearned mistakes that led to a new dam collapse in Minas Gerais.
04/02/2019
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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...
31/01/2019
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Mouse studies showed that irisin improves neuron communication, preserving synapses.
31/01/2019
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Socorro Gross is the new representative of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO / WHO) in Brazil. Innovation and technology cooperation were among the topics discussed.
29/01/2019
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The Consul met Fiocruz representatives to discuss health research collaboration between Canada and Brasil. Among the topics: indigenous health, primary care, healthy cities and antimicrobial resistance.
24/01/2019
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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...
17/01/2019
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Coordinated by the researcher Márcia Chame, the Technological Platform for the Participatory Monitoring of Zoonoses Emergency was one of the winning initiatives of the Award.
27/12/2018
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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...
18/12/2018
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With the theme Youth Empowerment: Transformation to Achieve Sustainable Development, the event brought together Government representatives, companies, universities and potential investors.
17/12/2018
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Fiocruz participated in the Lancet Countdown report which highlights the increased global temperature being felt in current heat waves, increased spread of vector-borne diseases and in the food security of the population.
11/12/2018
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The study shows how mothers and families are also affected by the Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS).
11/12/2018
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Stereotypes that migrants are disease carriers who present a risk to public health and are a burden on services are some of the most prevalent and harmful myths analysed by the UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration and Health, with Fiocruz participation.
10/12/2018
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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...
28/11/2018
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The newly appointed director of the Pasteur Institute, Department of Technology and Scientific Programs, Cristophe D’Enfert, visited Fiocruz on September 26. D’Enfert came to Brazil with two senior researchers of the French Institute to participate in the 1st Symposium on Fungal...
28/11/2018
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The tool has the purpose of providing institutional news and scientific divulgation with interest to the international community
28/11/2018
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The sequelae compromises the urinary system and increases the risk of urinary infections
28/11/2018
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For the first time, Fiocruz will be one of the organizers of the Global Sustainable Technology and Innovation Conferences (G-STIC), which will take place in Brussels, Belgium. The goal is to promote innovation for the 2030 Agenda.
26/11/2018
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Forty years after the Declaration of Alma-Ata ensuring the human universal right to health, the Declaration of Astana was launched.
16/11/2018
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“When it comes to Brazil, Latin America and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Fiocruz plays an essential role,” said Natalia Kanem during her meeting with the president of Fiocruz.
16/11/2018
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