Publications by authors named "Natan Freitas"
The urbanization process has led to significant changes in the landscape, shifting the epidemiological profile of the visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Brazil. Dogs are considered the main urban reservoir of VL, whose infections precede cases in humans. In order to understand the socio-environmental determinants associated with canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL), we conducted a spatial analysis of CVL cases in northeastern Brazil from 2013 to 2015, georeferencing 3288 domiciled dogs.
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- Plague is still a significant zoonotic threat, particularly in specific regions like the Araripe Plateau in northeastern Brazil.
- Researchers analyzed data from 1961-1980 to identify plague hotspots, which were primarily located in low-altitude areas with unique precipitation and vegetation patterns.
- They found a seasonal correlation between human cases and environmental factors such as precipitation, as well as genomic analysis revealing a foundational Y. pestis strain that evolves into different variants depending on the outbreak context.
This dataset presents the macrobenthic species occurrence frequency in four coastal intertidal reefs environment of Paraiba state Brazil. The species were classified in bioindicators groups based in morpho-anatomical, physiological and ecological characteristics. In the dry and wet season in each reef, the sampling units were randomly positioned and photographed inside a circular area with a 10 m radius.
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