Publications by authors named "Ana Cecilia Cruz"
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- Advances in diagnostic techniques and environmental changes have led to heightened surveillance of arboviruses in the Amazon, revealing more insect-specific viruses in blood-feeding arthropods.
- The study documented the first isolation of a specific virus from mosquitoes in the Brazilian Amazon by collecting specimens from a forested area and using cell cultures for viral isolation.
- The research identified a mosquito batch positive for a particular genus, marking the first report of insect-specific alphavirus isolation in Brazil and within Amazon Forest remnants.
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- The study presents the first isolation of the Umattila virus (UMAV) in Brazil, obtained from a bird's blood and cultured in cells.
- The viral genome consists of ten segments and aligns with the characteristics of its genus and family, with sequencing confirming its identity with UMAV.
- Phylogenetic analysis reveals that the Brazilian isolate is genetically distinct yet related to global strains, suggesting the need for more research on UMAV's epidemiology and interactions with hosts and vectors.
The Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) is an encephalitogenic arbovirus ( family) that has a wide geographical distribution in the western hemisphere, especially in the Americas. The negevirus Brejeira (BREV) was isolated for the first time in Brazil in 2005. This study aimed to verify the existence of a possible interfering effect of BREV on the course of SLEV infection and vice versa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To establish the risk of microcephaly in neonates born to women infected with ZIKV during pregnancy.
Methods: A cohort of laboratory-confirmed ZIKV cases of congenital infections (109 mothers infected during pregnancy and 101 newborns) among 308 suspect cases was followed in Belem, Pará, Brazil, from October 2015 to December 2017.
Results: A microcephaly risk of 1.