Luciana Caroline Albuquerque Bezerra

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reported the preliminary results of a case-control study investigating the association between microcephaly and Zika virus infection during pregnancy in eight public hospitals in Recife, Brazil.

TL;DR: Evidence is provided of the absence of an effect of other potential factors, such as exposure to pyriproxyfen or vaccines (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis, measles and rubella) during pregnancy, confirming the findings of an ecological study of pyri proxyfen in Pernambuco and previous studies on the safety of Tdap vaccine administration during pregnancy.

TL;DR: This study showed that those residing in areas with precarious living conditions had a higher prevalence of microcephaly compared with populations with better living conditions.

TL;DR: In this paper, a Panel for the Monitoring and Evaluation of Management of the Unified Health System (SUS) was created to provide a simple, versatile and useful tool for evaluation at any level of management and more transparent and easier communication with all stakeholders.

TL;DR: In this article, an instrumento for monitorar o desempenho da Vigilância em Saude no âmbito estadual and estrategias for ampliar seu uso.