Publications by authors named "B R Nunes"
In this study, we employed a modeling approach to describe how changes in age-specific epidemiological characteristics, such as behaviour, i.e. contact patterns, susceptibility and infectivity, influence the basic reproduction number , while accounting for heterogeneity in transmission.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/objectives: The influenza vaccination of healthcare workers (HCWs) is recommended each autumn and winter season by the relevant authorities in EU/EEA countries. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of repeated trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) uptake during the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 seasons on vaccine-derived immunity against influenza.
Methods: A cohort study of HCWs vaccinated with an annual TIV was conducted from October 2017 to June 2019.
A new era in cancer therapy emerged with the arrival of immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), followed by a new cadre of immune-related adverse events that affect up to 40% of patients. Literature on the pathological features associated with these events is still limited. Therefore, to expand our knowledge of the histopathologic spectrum of pulmonary changes, we conducted a case study series analysis on 16 non-neoplastic lung samples collected during or after ICI therapy.
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- - The study examines the rise of chronic conditions among older adults in Southern Brazil over six years, focusing on how demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral health factors impact this trend.
- - Researchers analyzed data from 1,098 participants aged 60 and older, finding that 30.9% had a low burden of conditions, 52.0% a moderate burden, and 17.1% a high burden, with various factors influencing risk levels.
- - The findings suggest that a majority of older adults experience a moderate number of chronic conditions, and specific characteristics such as being male, older age, lack of education, and being a former smoker are linked to a higher burden of these conditions.
Background: The minimum mortality temperature (MMT) or MMT percentile (MMTP) is an indicator of population susceptibility to nonoptimum temperatures. MMT and MMTP change over time; however, the changing directions show region-wide heterogeneity. We examined the heterogeneity of temporal changes in MMT and MMTP across multiple communities and in multiple countries.
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