An accurate, rapid and cost-effective diagnosis is the cornerstone of efficient clinical and
epidemiological management of infections. Here we discuss the relevance of an emerging …

Since the first evidence of human parvovirus B19 (B19V) infection in late 80s, several
studies have been conducted to clarify the spectrum of clinical diseases in Brazil. B19V …

Background: Rubella virus generally causes a mild fever, rash illness similar in clinical
presentation to infections by other viruses including measles and parvovirus B19. Rubella …

In 1992, Brazil adopted the goal of measles elimination by the year 2000; however, in 1997,
after a 4‐year period of good control, there was a resurgence of measles in Brazil. In 1999 …

Introduction A wide variety of viruses can cause rash diseases (RDs) or acute febrile illness
(AFIs) in children, adolescents and adults; however, approximately 19% of RD cases and …

This study was designed to analyse the clinical and epidemiological data from human
parvovirus B19 cases in a six-year study of rash diseases conduct in an urban area in Brazil …

A study investigating the causes of rash diseases using systematic laboratory testing was
conducted in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, between January 1994 to April 1998. Sera from 327 …

Introduction Human Erythrovirus (parvovirus) B19 infection can produce symptoms similar to
those produced by Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika viruses, making clinical diagnosis …

We evaluated the performance of three commercial measles immunoglobulin M enzyme
immunoassays from Meddens, Denka Seiken, and Behring. The sensitivities were …

A study of the associations between three species of rodents in the Atlantic forest and their
parasitic arthropods was undertaken at the Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station, located in the …