Simone Alves Sampaio

TL;DR: The Zika virus genome was detected in amniotic fluid samples of two pregnant women in Brazil whose fetuses were diagnosed with microcephaly and results suggest that the virus can cross the placental barrier.

TL;DR: The frequency of signs and symptoms from a sample of clinic patients in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who were later confirmed to have Zika virus disease by using real-time reverse transcription PCR (rRT-PCR), found rash to be the most common symptom for which patients sought care.

TL;DR: Genomic sequencing of 18 YFV genomes revealed the estimated timing, source, and likely routes of yellow fever virus transmission and dispersion during one of the largest outbreaks ever registered in Brazil.

TL;DR: The spatial pattern of arbovirus incidence at the municipal and neighborhood scales and the timing of epidemics and major rainfall events was assessed and the association between rainfall and epidemics reflects vector ecology as the larval stages of Aedes aegypti require pools of water to develop.

TL;DR: The DENV‐2 lineage II and younger age significantly contributed to the pathogenic profile of 2008 epidemic in Rio de Janeiro.