Publications by authors named "Thiago Serrao-Pinto"
Article Synopsis
- The paper discusses the significant health crisis caused by snakebites in indigenous communities in the Brazilian Amazon, highlighting the need for greater access to antivenom in community health centers (CHCs).
- Researchers created a checklist to evaluate the capacity of CHCs to manage antivenom treatment, which was tested with healthcare workers from 16 CHCs.
- The study found that most CHCs can provide antivenom, but face challenges related to staffing and resources, suggesting that decentralizing antivenom access in these areas is both feasible and necessary for proper care.
Background: Currently, antivenoms are the only specific treatment available for snakebite envenoming. In Brazil, over 30% of patients cannot access antivenom within its critical care window. Researchers have therefore proposed decentralizing to community health centers to decrease time-to-care and improve morbidity and mortality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSnakebite envenomings (SBEs) and other envenomings triggered by venomous animals (VAEs) represent a significant disease burden in Brazil, with 29,152 SBEs reported in 2021 alone with nearly half of those occurring in the remote Brazilian Amazon. In 2021, Brazil recorded 240,294 envenomings from snakes, scorpions, spiders, and caterpillars. Therefore, there is an unequal distribution of SBEs with high morbidity and mortality in the Brazilian Amazon.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMalaria remains a widespread public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, and there is still no vaccine available for full protection. In recent years, it has been observed that spores of Bacillus subtillis can act as a vaccine carrier and adjuvant, promoting an elevated humoral response after co-administration with antigens either coupled or integrated to their surface. In our study, B.
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