Publications by authors named "Bianca Bittencourt"
Temporal trend and spatial distribution of cases of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, 2007-2017: an ecological study.
Ilda Vaica Armando Cunga Bianca Bittencourt Claudia Maria Augusto da Rosa Betine Pinto Moehlecke Iser Gabriel Oscar Cremona Parma
Epidemiol Serv Saude
July 2022
Objective: To analyze the temporal trend and spatial distribution of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Santa Catarina between 2007 and 2017.
Methods: This was a mixed ecological study with data from the Notifiable Health Conditions Information System. Linear regression was performed for time series analysis and the mean rates in the period and mean annual percentage changes in the rates of HIV-infected pregnant women were calculated, children exposed to HIV during pregnancy, and seroconversion of children exposed to HIV/AIDS during pregnancy, in addition to data geoprocessing.
Emergence of Two Distinct SARS-CoV-2 Gamma Variants and the Rapid Spread of P.1-like-II SARS-CoV-2 during the Second Wave of COVID-19 in Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil.
Dayane Azevedo Padilha Vilmar Benetti Filho Renato Simões Moreira Tatiany Aparecida Teixeira Soratto Guilherme Augusto Maia Bianca Bittencourt
Viruses
March 2022
Article Synopsis
- * A study analyzed the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and identified 23 variants, with Gamma being the most prevalent during the second wave of infections.
- * The research provided the first evidence of regional variations in the transmission of the virus, emphasizing the need for ongoing monitoring of variants and their effects on public health.