Direct costs of dengue hospitalization in Brazil: public and private health care systems and use of WHO guidelines.

Background: Dengue, an arboviral disease, is a public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. In Brazil, epidemics have become increasingly important, with increases in the number of hospitalizations and the costs associated with the disease. This study aimed to describe the direct costs of hospitalized dengue cases, the financial impact of admissions and the use of blood products where current protocols for disease management were not followed.

Active and latent tuberculosis in prisoners in the Central-West Region of Brazil.

Introduction: Jailed populations exhibit high rates of tuberculosis (TB) infection and active disease.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed to estimate the prevalence of latent and active TB and to identify factors associated with latent infection in inmates.

Results: The prevalence of latent TB was 49%, and the prevalence of active TB was 0.

Sugar cane manufacturing is associated with tuberculosis in an indigenous population in Brazil.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among indigenous peoples in Brazil, and identifying the risk factors for TB in this population secondary to specific epidemiological conditions is essential for recommending interventions aimed at disease control.

Methods: This case-control study was conducted with an indigenous population between June 2009 and August 2011 in Dourados, Brazil. Tuberculosis cases reported to the national disease surveillance programme were paired with two control cases matched by age and geographic location.