See also

• Uruguay was a country where human leishmaniasis did not exist, notes Dr. Yester Basmadjian

  The rapid expansion to the south is evidently multifactorial, but clearly linked to vector expansion. Without a vector there is no active transmission of this parasite

• “Girls in Science”- new video of serie #SomosTodosCiência of SBPC is already online!

  Young high school students tell in the video how they see this fantastic world of science

• “BSTM Pro-Vaccines Brazil” will promote debate and information that support the valuation of preventive measures

  The biggest threat is not the fear of vaccination, but the absence of fear of the disease. Data indicate that 4 to 6% of Brazilians do not believe in vaccination. And 20% of people hesitate to vaccinate

• Hantavirus: a pathology of low prevalence and high mortality

  According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the mortality rate of this disease is 38% and there is no treatment, cure or vaccine for the infection