Graduated at Biology at the Universidade de São Paulo (1981), Master's in Molecular Virology from University of Florida (1990) and doctorate in the NERC Institute of Virology & Biochemistry Dept. from University of Oxford (1995). Has experience in Microbiology, focusing on Virology, acting on the following subjects: Molecular biology, evolution, emergence & epidemiology of viruses. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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| Sangre limpia contra la fiebre amarilla |
| Clean blood against yellow fever |
| A villain with many faces |
| Un villano con muchas caras |
| A villain with many faces |
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Background. Seasonal outbreaks of dengue often result in hundreds of dengue-suspected cases where a clinical diagnosis can- not be confirmed. Usually, during large outbreaks of dengue and other pathogens that can cause acute febrile illnesses, the search for secondary pathogens with similar disease outcomes is rare. Methods. Using total RNA sequencing and targeted diagnostic assays, we di…
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus that is responsible for the current epidemic in Brazil and the Americas. It is transmitted to humans by the principle mosquito species Aedes aegypti, characterized by its remarkable ability to rapidly adapt to changing environments allowing them to bred in urban areas, flourishing in impoverished and crowded areas with no piped water and poorly collected …
The alphabaculovirus Anticarsia gemmatalis multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AgMNPV) is the world's most successful viral bioinsecticide. Through the 1980's and 1990's, this virus was extensively used for biological control of populations of Anticarsia gemmatalis (Velvetbean caterpillar) in soybean crops. During this period, genetic studies identified several variable loci in the AgMNPV, how…
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Arboviruses are arthropod-borne viruses and form a non-taxonomic group designated for some RNA viruses that are cyclically maintained in nature by replicating in susceptible vertebrate hosts and hematophagous arthropods. They are responsible for emerging and reemerging infectious diseases in different areas, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. The Togaviridae family belongs to…
Arboviruses are transmitted by arthropods and are responsible for emerging and reemerging infectious diseases in different areas of the world. The Zika virus (ZIKV) is transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti, even transmitting the dengue virus and the chikungunya virus. The ZIKV virus is transmitted by a mosquito bite which, after being contaminated, can carry the ZIKV throughout its li…
Viruses transmitted by arthropods (arboviruses) are responsible for emerging and reemerging infectious diseases in different areas of the world, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. Among these viruses, we could highlight those belonging to the Flaviviridae and Togaviridae families, which may cause clinical manifestations ranging from asymptomatic infection, acute febrile to di…
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Large DNA viruses evolve by recombination and by a succession of gene gain and loss events, mostly from cellular host genomes. These processes allow them to undergo necessary adaptive changes. As a consequence, their genome is composed of a common replicative core that holds their evolutionary relationship, around which satellite genes that code mainly for host relationship are accreted. …
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