Massive slums have become major features of cities in many low-income and middle-
income countries. Here, in the first in a Series of two papers, we discuss why slums are …

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic and waterborne disease worldwide. It is a neglected, reemerging
disease of global public health importance with respect to morbidity and mortality both in …

Geospatial health data are essential to inform public health and policy. These data can be
used to quantify disease burden, understand geographic and temporal patterns, identify risk …

The clinical outcomes associated with Zika virus (ZIKV) in the Americas have been well
documented, but other aspects of the pandemic, such as attack rates and risk factors, are …

Antibodies to Zika virus (ZIKV) can be protective. To examine the antibody response in
individuals who develop high titers of anti-ZIKV antibodies, we screened cohorts in Brazil …

Leptospirosis is a widespread bacterial zoonosis with highest burden in low-income
populations living in tropical and subtropical regions, both in urban and in rural …

More than half of the world population lives in the cities and around one billion in poor urban
areas. These numbers are projected to increase, while Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with …

Population growth and industrialization have led to a race for greater food and supply
productivity. As a result, the occupation and population of forest areas, contact with wildlife …

Leptospira interrogans is the etiological agent of leptospirosis, a globally distributed
zoonotic disease. Human infection usually occurs through skin exposure with water and soil …

Background Leptospirosis is one of the most widespread zoonosis in the world and Brazil
has the highest number of cases in Latin America. Transmission occurs mainly through …