Publications by authors named "Iane Brito Leal"
Background: Schistosomiasis is a persistent public health problem in Brazil. Regardless advances in diagnosis and mass treatment, schistosomiasis has a severe impact on morbimortality in the country and remains a neglected tropical disease. Herein, we assessed the basic and associated causes of schistosomiasis-related deaths and the temporal and spatial patterns of mortality from the disease in Brazil between 1999 and 2018.
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- * Using various analytical software and methods, researchers found that HIV rates were rising, particularly in interior municipalities, and identified spatial correlations indicating clusters of higher incidence along the coast and in tourist areas.
- * The results suggest that access to healthcare services and socioeconomic factors, like education, significantly impact HIV infection rates, highlighting the need for targeted prevention strategies based on local conditions.