
Lena Líllian Canto de Sá, Érica L Fonseca, Maíra Pellegrini, Fernanda Freitas, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente,
This study identified and characterised class 1 and 2 integrons in clinical and environmental Vibrio cholerae O1 and non-O1/non-O139 strains isolated from the Brazilian Amazon. The aadA2 and aadA7 gene cassettes were found in class 1 integrons in two genotypes of environmental V. cholerae non-O1/non-O139. Empty integrons were found in strains from the Brazilian cholera epidemic. A class 2 integron was detected in one strain from the V. cholerae Amazonia lineage harbouring sat1 and aadA1 genes. All ...
Tópico(s): Fecal contamination and water quality
2010 - Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Flávia Corrêa Bastos, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro,
Shigella spp. are Gram-negative, nonsporulating, rod-shaped bacteria that belong to the family Enterobacteriaceae and are responsible for shigellosis or bacillary dysentery, an important cause of worldwide morbidity and mortality.We studied the antibiotic resistance profiles of 122 Shigella spp. strains (81 S. flexneri, 41 S. sonnei, 1 S. boydii) isolated from patients (female and male from 0 to 80 years of age) presenting diarrhea in different districts of the State of Pará, in the North of Brazil. ...
Tópico(s): Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
2011 - Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Daniel Garza, Cristiane C. Thompson, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Bas E. Dutilh, Davi Toshio Inada, Edivaldo Costa Sousa, Jedson Ferreira Cardoso, Márcio Roberto Teixeira Nunes, Clayton Pereira Silva de Lima, Rodrigo Vellasco Duarte Silvestre, Keley N.B. Nunes, Elisabeth C. O. Santos, Robert A. Edwards, Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente, Lena Líllian Canto de Sá Morais,
The 7th cholera pandemic reached Latin America in 1991, spreading from Peru to virtually all Latin American countries. During the late epidemic period, a strain that failed to ferment sucrose dominated cholera outbreaks in the Northern Brazilian Amazon region. In order to understand the genomic characteristics and the determinants of this altered sucrose fermenting phenotype, the genome of the strain IEC224 was sequenced. This paper reports a broad genomic study of this strain, showing its correlation ...
Tópico(s): Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
2012 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE

Alexandre C. Linhares, Héber C. Monçāo, Yvone Benchimol Gabbay, Vera Lúcia Araújo, Augusto Cézar Serruya, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro,
Between January 1979 and December 1980, rotaviruses were detected in faecal samples from 122 (33.1%) of 369 diarrhoeic children less than six years old, living in Belém, Brazil. In 55 (45.1%) of the 122 rotavirus-positive specimens, no bacteria or parasite associated with gastro-enteritis was found. Salmonella typhimurium, Shigella and Escherichia coli were found in 92 (35%) of the 263 faecal specimens examined for bacterial pathogens. Rotaviruses were readily detected throughout the year, which may ...
Tópico(s): Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
1983 - Oxford University Press | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

A. C. Linhares, Yvone Benchimol Gabbay, R. B. Freitas, E. S. Travassos da Rosa, Joana D’Arc Pereira Mascarenhas, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro,
SUMMARY From December 1982 to March 1986 a group of 80 children between 0 and 3 years old who lived in the peripheral area of Belém, Brazil, were followed up for episodes of diarrhoea. A total of 441 diarrhoeal episodes were recorded and 36 (8·2%) were associated with rotavirus. This agent was the only pathogen in 50% of rotavirus-related episodes of acute diarrhoea, and strains were characterized by analysis of RNA in polyacrylamide gels. Forty-one belonged to subgroup II (long pattern) and five ...
Tópico(s): Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
1989 - Cambridge University Press | Epidemiology and Infection

E. C. O. Santos, Volney de Magalhães Câmara, Iracina Maura de Jesus, E. S. Brabo, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Artur Fernando Silva Mascarenhas, Kleber Freitas Fayal, Gregório Carrera Sá Filho, Fernanda do Espírito Santo Sagica, Marcelo de Oliveira Lima, H. Higuchi, Isôlda Maciel da Silveira,
Studies on mercury levels in the Amazonian Region have typically lacked background or reference parameters. A sectional study on Hg concentration in hair and fish was conducted, together with an assessment of the prevalence of signs and symptoms related to Hg poisoning, in four communities in the Amazon Basin not impacted by gold mining, located either by a river course (Santana do Ituqui and Caxiuanã) or by a lake (Aldeia do Lago Grande and Vila do Tabatinga). Mercury determinations in hair and fish ...
Tópico(s): Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
2002 - Elsevier BV | Environmental Research

Elisabeth Conceição de Oliveira Santos, Iracina Maura de Jesus, Volney de Magalhães Câmara, Edílson da Silva Brabo, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Artur Fernando Silva Mascarenhas, J. Elaine Weirich, Ronir Raggio Luiz, David Cleary,
Tópico(s): Mercury impact and mitigation studies
2002 - Elsevier BV | Environmental Research

Elisabeth C. Oliveira Santos, Volney de Magalhães Câmara, Edílson da Silva Brabo, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Iracina Maura de Jesus, Kleber Freitas Fayal, Fernanda do Espírito Santo Sagica,
Um estudo seccional foi realizado para avaliar os níveis de exposição ao mercúrio (Hg) entre 910 índios Pakaanóva, residentes nos municípios de Guajará Mirim e Nova Marmoré no Estado de Rondônia, Brasil. Amostras de cabelo da região occipital foram coletadas de cada participante do estudo e os teores de Hg determinados por Espectrofotometria de Absorção Atômica com Geração de Vapor Frio. Os teores médios de Hg nas amostras de cabelo foram de 8,37µg/g (0,52-83,89µg/g), indicando exposição elevada. ...
Tópico(s): Heavy metals in environment
2003 - Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz | Cadernos de Saúde Pública

Elisabeth C. de Oliveira Santos, Iracina Maura de Jesus, Edílson da Silva Brabo, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Artur F. da Silva Mascarenhas, J. Elaine Weirich, Volney de Magalhães Câmara, David Cleary,
Cross-sectional studies were conducted in three riverside communities in the state of Pará in the Amazon Region of Brazil. Two of these communities, Brası́lia Legal and São Luı́s do Tapajós, are located in a watershed exposed to mercury pollution from artisanal gold mining, and the third, Santana do Ituqui, is outside this area. The studies were based upon a community census and included all persons volunteering for participation in each community. All participants were surveyed by questionnaire ...
Tópico(s): Heavy metals in environment
2000 - Elsevier BV | Environmental Research

Elisabeth de O. Santos, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Iracina Maura de Jesus, Edílson da Silva Brabo, Rita do S. U. da Silva, Manoel do Carmo Pereira Soares, Volney de Magalhães Câmara, Maria dos R. S. de Souza, Fernando J.P. Branches,
O objetivo do trabalho foi conhecer as condições de vida e de saúde de uma comunidade garimpeira e, particularmente, a superposição da contaminação Mércurial com outros agravos. Foi realizada no garimpo do igarapé do Rato, na bacia hidrográfica do rio Tapajós, Itaituba-Pará. A população abrangeu 223 indivíduos aos quais foi aplicado um questionário epidemiológico, e feito atendimento médico e coleta de espécimes biológicos. Na coproscopia, 96,1% indivíduos estavam parasitados e 66,4% anêmicos. A ...
Tópico(s): Indigenous Health and Education
1995 - Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz | Cadernos de Saúde Pública

Mayara A.O. Neves, Helder Henrique Costa Pinheiro, Rita S.U. Silva, Alexandre C. Linhares, Luciana Diniz Silva, Yvone Benchimol Gabbay, Mônica C.M. Silva, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Luana da Silva Soares, Joana D’Arc Pereira Mascarenhas,
The present study aimed to provide a molecular characterization of circulating rotavirus (RVA) strains in Rio Branco, Acre, in the post‐rotavirus vaccination period, particularly with regard to the emerging, increasingly prevalent G12P[8] genotype. A total of 488 fecal specimens from diarrheic and non‐diarrheic children were obtained between January and December 2012. RVA detection was initially performed using enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method, followed by reverse‐transcription polymerase ...
Tópico(s): Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
2015 - Wiley | Journal of Medical Virology

Evandro Leite Rodrigues Bitencurt, Jones Anderson Monteiro Siqueira, T. B Medeiros, Renato da Silva Bandeira, Darleise de Souza Oliveira, Ricardo José de Paula Souza e Guimarães, Luana da Silva Soares, Joana D'Arc Pereira Macarenhas, Dielle Monteiro Teixeira, Rita S.U. Silva, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Mônica Cristina de Moraes Silva, Luciana Damascena da Silva, Yvone Benchimol Gabbay,
Norovirus (NoV) is a major cause of nonbacterial acute gastroenteritis (AGE) outbreaks worldwide, with infections reported in semiclosed environments, particularly in hospitals and nursing homes. Astrovirus (HAstV) is prevalent worldwide, especially in developing countries. We aimed to determine the prevalence, spatial distribution, and genetic diversity of NoV and HAstV in children under 5 years of age in Rio Branco city, Acre State, Amazon Region, Brazil. Stool samples from children with (n = 240) and ...
Tópico(s): Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
2019 - Wiley | Journal of Medical Virology
Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Alexandre da Costa Linhares, Leonardo Mata,
Num período de 12 meses, 201 espécimes fecais de 61 crianças foram examiandos com vista a detecção de Cryptosporidium. Cento e quinze espécimes foram obtidos durante os episódios diarréicos e 86 de crianças sem diarréia (grupo controle). Todos os espécimes fecais foram examinados pelo método de coloração de Ziehl-Neelsen modificado. Cryptosporidum foi identificado em seis (5,2%) das 115 amostras das crianças com diarréia. Em nenhum dos controles foi obtida a presença desse parasito. O presente estudo ...
Tópico(s): Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
1989 - Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Iracina Maura de Jesus, Elisabeth Conceição de Oliveira Santos, Edílson da Silva Brabo, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Volney de Magalhães Câmara, Artur Fernando Silva Mascarenhas, D. F. Lobato da Silva, David Cleary,
Tópico(s): Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
2001 - Springer Science+Business Media | Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Lena Líllian Canto de Sá, Iracina Maura de Jesus, Elisabeth C. Oliveira Santos, Elivam Rodrigues Vale, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Elisa Viana de Sá,
ResumoEste estudo teve como objetivo avaliar, mediante caracterização microbiológica, a qualidade da água que abastece dois bairros atendidos pelo Programa de Macrodrenagem da Bacia do Una, na Região Metropolitana de Belém, Estado do Pará, bem como avaliar a água armazenada no interior dos respectivos domicílios pesquisados.Adotou-se a técnica da membrana filtrante para a pesquisa dos indicadores de contaminação fecal (coliformes totais e termotolerantes) e para a pesquisa de enteropatógenos.Os resultados ...
Tópico(s): Environmental and biological studies
2005 - MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE | Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Nathalia Danielly Borges Marques, Francisco Lúzio de Paula Ramos, Eliane Moura Falavina dos Reis, Dália dos Prazeres Rodrigues, Ernesto Hofer,
Salmonellosis presents a cosmopolitan distribution and affects all age groups, not only in developed countries, but also in developing ones.This study aimed to identify the serovars of Salmonella isolated from human infections occurring in 43 areas of Pará State from 1991 to 2008.Eight hundred and ninety samples of Salmonella isolated in coprocultures and blood cultures were analyzed, including 55 isolations of S. Typhi from feces and blood of symptomatic individuals, simultaneously.The cases of ...
Tópico(s): Fecal contamination and water quality
2010 - | Revista Pan-Amazônica de Saúde
Juan Carlos G. Cortés, Manuel Jesús Núñez, B. R. CASTRO, F. J. FRAILE, A González López, M. C. MELLA, Adriana Otero Blanco, C. SIEIRA, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Aránzazu Portillo, José A. Oteo,
Abstract: We report a case of human anaplasmosis (HA) fulfilling the confirmation criteria: epidemiologic data and clinical picture compatible with HA; presence of a morulae within polymorphonuclear leukocyte; and positive PCR assay for Anaplasma phagocytophilum: This case report shows the presence of HA in Spain.
Tópico(s): Mosquito-borne diseases and control
2006 - Wiley | Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Elisabeth Conceição de Oliveira Santos, Iracina Maura de Jesus, E. S. Brabo, Volney de Magalhães Câmara, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Artur Fernando Silva Mascarenhas, Kleber de Freitas Faial, A. P. da Silva, R. U. da Silva, Ronir Raggio Luiz, H. Higuchi,
E. C. de Oliveira Santos,1 I. M. de Jesus,1 E. S. Brabo,1 V. de M. Câmara,2 E. C. B. Loureiro,1 A. F. Mascarenhas,3 K. de F. Faial,1 A. P. da Silva,4 R. U. da Silva,5 R. R. Luiz,2 H. Higuchi6 1 Evandro Chagas Institute, National Foundation of Health, Avenue Almirante Barroso, 492 Marco, Belem PA, Brazil, CEP 66090-000 2 Rio de Janeiro Federal University (UFRJ/NESC), Avenue Brigadeiro Trompowsky, s/n, 50 andar, Ala Sul/HUCFF/UFRJ, Ilha do Fundao RJ, Brazil CEP 21941-590 3 Executive Secretariat of ...
Tópico(s): Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
2002 - Springer Science+Business Media | Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Danusa Martins Dias, Amiraldo Pinheiro da Silva, Ana Maria Helfer, Ana Maria Teixeira Rico Maciel, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Cintya de Oliveira Souza,
In Brazil, gastroenteritis mainly affects children aged 0 to 5 years and is considered a significant public health problem.The reduction of the morbidity and mortality rates caused by gastroenteritis is responsible for the decrease in the rates of overall infant mortality and infant mortality due to infectious diseases in developing countries.This work is a descriptive study developed in collaboration with the Epidemiology Department of Pará State in order to determine the importance of gastroenteritis ...
Tópico(s): Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
2010 - | Revista Pan-Amazônica de Saúde

Cibele Nazaré da Silva Câmara, Marcus Vinícius Henriques Brito, Edvaldo Lima Silveira, Diego Sá Guimarães da Silva, Vivian Roberta Ferreira Simões, Roberto Waldesmand Farias Pontes,
Analyze the influence of low-intensity laser therapy in the sciatic nerve regeneration of rats submitted to controlled crush through histological analysis.Were used 20 Wistar rats, to analyze the influence of low-intensity laser therapy in the sciatic nerve regeneration, where the injury of the type axonotmesis was induced by a haemostatic clamp Crile (2nd level of the rack). The animals were randomly distributed in 2 groups. Control group (CG n = 10) and Laser group (LG n = 10). These were subdivided ...
Tópico(s): Nerve injury and regeneration
2011 - Sociedade Brasileira Para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia | Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira

Lena Líllian Canto de Sá Morais, Daniel Garza, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Keley N.B. Nunes, R. S. Vellasco, C. P. da Silva, Márcio Roberto Teixeira Nunes, C. C. Thompson, Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente, Elisabeth Conceição de Oliveira Santos,
We report the genome sequence of Vibrio cholerae strain IEC224, which fails to ferment sucrose. It was isolated from a cholera outbreak in the Amazon. The defective sucrose phenotype was determined to be due to a frameshift mutation, and a molecular marker of the Latin American main epidemic lineage was identified.
Tópico(s): Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
2012 - American Society for Microbiology | Journal of Bacteriology
Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Alexandre da Costa Linhares, Leonardo Mata,
Cryptosporidium sp was detected in faeces from three children suffering from acute diarrhoea. In two cases no other concomitant agents were detected and in a 3rd. this agent was associated with Entamoeba histolytic, Entamoeba coli, Endolimax nana, Chilomastix mesnili and Pentatricbomonas hominis.
Tópico(s): Amoebic Infections and Treatments
1986 - UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Edson Yuzur Yasojima, Renan Kleber Costa Teixeira, Abdallah de Paula Houat, Felipe Lobato da Silva Costa, Edvaldo Lima Silveira, Marcus Vinícius Henriques Brito, Gaspar de Jesus Lopes Filho,
To evaluate the effects of copaiba oil on the correction of abdominal defect treated with the use of polypropylene/polyglecaprone mesh in rats.A defect in the abdominal wall was created and corrected with polypropylene/polyglecaprone mesh in 36 rats. They were randomly distributed into three groups: control, copaiba by oral administration (gavage) and copaiba oil dip in the mesh. Euthanasia was performed after seven, 14 and 21 post-operative days. The healing process was analyzed regarding the meshes ...
Tópico(s): Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions
2013 - Sociedade Brasileira Para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia | Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira

B. S. Lima, Filipe Dantas‐Torres, Maria Rosimery de Carvalho, José Ferreira Marinho-Júnior, Edvaldo Lopes de Almeida, M. E. F. Brito, Fabiana Gomes, Sinval Pinto Brandão-Filho,
Leishmania parasites cause leishmaniasis in humans and animals worldwide. These parasites are transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies, which become infected upon feeding on an infected mammalian host. We assessed the occurrence of Leishmania infection in small mammals in an area of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis endemicity.A total of 180 small mammals were trapped in 2003 and 2006 in a rural area in north-eastern Brazil. Spleen and skin samples from these animals were assessed by two PCR protocols, ...
Tópico(s): Leptospirosis research and findings
2013 - Oxford University Press | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Thiago Barbosa Gonçalves, Vítor Nagai Yamaki, Daniel Haber Feijó, Luís Eduardo Almeida de Souza, Edvaldo Lima Silveira, Marcus Vinícius Henriques Brito, Andy Petroianu,
To elucidate the role of the spleen and splenic allograft in lipid control and evaluate its effect on the lipid profile of rats.32 male Wistar rats were randomly assigned into four groups: control group (1), total splenectomy group (2), splenectomy and implantation of allograft group (3) and double spleen group (4). Each group was subdivided into two subgroups: A and B, based on the death of the animals after 30 or 120 days of monitoring. The procedures in groups 2, 3 and 4 were made simultaneously, ...
Tópico(s): Lipid metabolism and disorders
2014 - Brazilian College of Surgeons | Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Ana Roberta Fusco da Costa, Karla Valéria Batista Lima, Cintya Oliveira de Sousa, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro,
Tópico(s): Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
2010 - | Revista Pan-Amazônica de Saúde

Lena Líllian Canto de Sá Morais, Daniel Garza, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Elivam Rodrigues Vale, Denise Suéllem Amorim de Sousa Santos, Vanessa Cavaleiro Corrêa, Nayara Rufino Sousa, Tereza Cristina Monteiro Gurjão, Elisabeth Conceição de Oliveira Santos, Verônica Viana Vieira, Érica L Fonseca, Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente,
Vibrio cholerae is a natural inhabitant of many aquatic environments in the world. Biotypes harboring similar virulence-related gene clusters are the causative agents of epidemic cholera, but the majority of strains are harmless to humans. Since 1971, environmental surveillance for potentially pathogenic V. cholerae has resulted in the isolation of many strains from the Brazilian Amazon aquatic ecosystem. Most of these strains are from the non-O1/non-O139 serogroups (NAGs), but toxigenic O1 strains ...
Tópico(s): Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
2013 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE
Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Cintya Oliveira Souza, Eveline Bezerra Sousa, Daniel Vasconcelos Santos, Daniela Cristiane da Cruz Rocha, Francisco Lúzio de Paula Ramos, Mônica Cristina Moraes Silva,
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONOverall, enteropathogenic bacteria accounted for 19% of the examined diarrhea cases.The most common bacteria belonged to the genus Shigella; in particular, S. flexneri and S. sonnei were frequently identified.These results are consistent with the fact that these species are the 2 most frequent species detected in Brazil .Among the so-16
Tópico(s): Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
2010 - | Revista Pan-Amazônica de Saúde

Willy Cristiano Luz-Alves, Inocêncio de Sousa Gorayeb, José Caetano Lima Silva, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro,
Os insetos da família Tabanidae (Diptera), conhecidos vulgarmente como mutucas, são considerados potenciais pragas ao homem e animais domésticos pelo comportamento hematófago de suas fêmeas. São capazes de transportar mecanicamente vírus, bactérias e helmintos, pelo fato desses patógenos aderirem-se à estrutura da probóscide. As coletas dos insetos foram realizadas em áreas peri-urbanas e florestadas, utilizando-se armadilhas Malaise e cavalos como isca. Após a identificação dos tabanídeos, os exemplares ...
Tópico(s): Insect and Pesticide Research
2007 - | Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi - Ciências Naturais

Karla Valéria Batista Lima, Maria Luiza Diniz de Sousa Lopes, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Maurimélia Mesquita da Costa, Ninarosa Calzavara Cardoso, George Leandro Ferreira Lima, Maísa Silva de Sousa,
A reação em cadeia da polimerase usada para amplificação de uma seqüência interna de um fragmento previamente amplificado (nested-PCR) foi investigada como uma alternativa complementar a pesquisa de bacilos álcool ácido resistentes e a cultura do Mycobacterium tuberculosis em meio de Lowenstein-Jensen. Foram investigadas 144 amostras de escarro de pacientes suspeitos de tuberculose encaminhados ao Laboratório de Tuberculose do Instituto Evandro Chagas em Belém, no período de junho de 2002 a dezembro ...
Tópico(s): Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
2007 - Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical