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Secretaria da Saúde (São Paulo - Estado). Coordenadoria de Controle de Doenças (CCD). Instituto Adolfo Lutz (IAL) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Has a PhD in Sciences ( Biology of Host-Pathogen Interactions ) by the University of São Paulo (2000 ) , Master of Science in Parasitology from the University of São Paulo (1990 ) , Specialization in Medical Entomology by University of São Paulo (1979 ) , Science Undergraduate Biology from the University of Guarulhos (1977 ) , and various trainings zimotaxonomia ( Instituto Evandro Chagas / the Wellcome Parasitology Unit- 1981 and Lab - zimotaxonomia Instituto Oswaldo Cruz , 1991) and molecular diagnosis of trypanosomes ( Department Parasitologia-ICB/USP - 2000) . He is currently Senior Research Scientist and Technical Director of the Centre for Parasitology and Mycology, Instituto Adolfo Lutz , Teacher / Advisor (Masters / PhD) Graduate Program in Science Coordination for Disease Control of the Department of Health of the State of São Paulo. Member of the State Committee for the monitoring and control of visceral leishmaniasis. Provides scientific advice on Leishmaniasis to the Ministry of Health; Rapporteur ad hoc Institutions to Promote Research and Journals . Has experience in the area of parasitology with emphasis on Parasitic Human Protozoology , acting on the following topics : Epidemiology and Laboratory Diagnosis ; Cutaneous Leishmaniasis , State of São Paulo , Visceral Leishmaniasis , State of Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo;Trypanosoma cruzi and Chagas' disease. He is currently the Coordinator of the State Network Laboratory for the Diagnosis of Leishmaniasis , Instituto Adolfo Lutz . Among his research areas include issues related to forensic entomology. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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In São Paulo, since the first autochthonous case of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) in 1998, the disease has spread in a spatial pattern related to highways, railways, and the movement of people in urban areas. By 2022, autochthonous human VL had been reported in 119 municipalities in São Paulo, canine VL in 187, and the vector, Lutzomyia longipalpis, in 209. Regarding the agent of human and …
Brazil is among the six countries that together account for 90% of the cases of the global incidence of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL). In the last three decades LV stands out as one of the main problems of Public Health, present in the 5 Brazilian regions. The geographic dispersion of the disease takes place in jumps or continuously throughout the Brazilian territory, accompanying the highw…
IAL has established itself as a reference institution in Public Health, developing scientific research and performing analytical procedures for diagnostic elucidation and sanitary control, rapidly addressing the demands of Health Surveillance of the different regions of the State of Sao Paulo and other units of the federation. The data regarding the IAL scientific-technical production (se…
This research project arose from integration efforts involving the Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo State University, Campus of Presidente Prudente, Services Zoonosis Control of Jundiaí, Bauru and Caraguatatuba, further cooperation CLlO / FIOCRUZ in response the need to review the policy on epidemiological surveillance and control of leishmaniasis Improve the etiologic diagnosis of leishm…
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In the contemporary world, health problems have increasingly challenged public health. However, health emergencies do not await the organization of services and institutions themselves. With this in mind, this project aims to study geospatial models of infect-parasitic diseases, such as leishmaniasis, yellow fever (YF), and COVID-19. We will use socioeconomic and environmental variables p…
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