Arbovirus workshop 2021
The arbovirus e-learning module aims to increase knowledge on the epidemiology of arbovirus infections
- Authors: Brazilian experts from the Fundação Oswaldo Cruz and the Instituto de Medicina Tropical da Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)
- Publisher: Mérieux Foundation
- Language: English
- Theme: Arbovirus
The presentations available in this module have been created by brazilian experts. They provide in-depth information on clinical diagnosis, laboratory tests, and the epidemiology of arbovirus infections.
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Opening & welcome
Dr. Florence Komurian-Pradel – Mérieux Foundation (France)
Course aims and structure
Dr. Maria Cassia Mendes-Correa – Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Virology laboratory (Brazil)
Arboviruses as a global health threat
Dr. Aluisio Augusto Cotrim Segurado – Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)
Epidemiological situation of arboviruses in Latin America
Dr. Julio Croda – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Brazil)
PCR and real-time PCR
Dr. José Eduardo Levi – Instituto de Medicina Tropical da Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)
Phylogeny of alpha and flaviviruses: implications for diagnostic assays
Dr. Camila Malta Romano – Instituto de Medicina Tropical da Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)
Sequencing technologies and viral discovery
Dr. Ester Cerdeira Sabino – Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)
Arbovirus infections clinical diagnosis
Dr. Clarisse Martins Machado – Instituto de Medicina Tropical da Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)
Laboratory algorithms for arbovirus infections: a clinical approach
Dr. Otilia Lupi – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Brazil)
Vaccines for arboviral diseases
Dr. Ana Marli Christovam Sartori – Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)
Epidemiological situation of yellow fever in Brazil and predictors of mortality
Dr. Esper Georges Kallas – Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)