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Carlos Santana
Publications - 2
Citations - 103
Carlos Santana is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Infestation & Leptospira. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 74 citations.
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Influence of household rat infestation on leptospira transmission in the urban slum environment.
Federico Costa,Guilherme S. Ribeiro,Ridalva Dias Martins Felzemburgh,Norlan de Jesus Santos,Renato Barbosa Reis,Andréia C. Santos,Deborah Bittencourt Mothé Fraga,Wildo Navegantes de Araújo,Carlos Santana,James E. Childs,Mitermayer G. Reis,Albert I. Ko +11 more
TL;DR: An easily applicable prediction score based on rat infestation markers, which identified households with highest infection risk, is developed, which may be an effective risk stratification strategy for targeting control measures in slum settings of high leptospirosis transmission.
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Household rat infestation in urban slum populations: Development and validation of a predictive score for leptospirosis.
Federico Costa,Caio Graco Zeppelini,Guilherme S. Ribeiro,Guilherme S. Ribeiro,Norlan de Jesus Santos,Renato Barbosa Reis,R. Martins,Deborah Bittencourt,Carlos Santana,Jonas Brant,Mitermayer G. Reis,Mitermayer G. Reis,Albert I. Ko,Albert I. Ko +13 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared households with leptospirosis cases in Salvador, Brazil between 2007 and 2009 and their neighbors using a case control design, surveying for rodent infestation signs and environmental characteristics.