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Arbovirus workshop

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)

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Course aims and structure

Dr. Maria Cassia Mendes-Correa – Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Virology laboratory (Brazil)

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Arboviruses as a global health threat

Dr. Aluisio Augusto Cotrim Segurado – Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)

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Epidemiological situation of arboviruses in Latin America

Dr. Julio Croda – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Brazil)

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PCR and real-time PCR

Dr. José Eduardo Levi – Instituto de Medicina Tropical da Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)

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Phylogeny of alpha and flaviviruses: implications for diagnostic assays

Dr. Camila Malta Romano – Instituto de Medicina Tropical da Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)

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Sequencing technologies and viral discovery

Dr. Ester Cerdeira Sabino – Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)

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Arbovirus infections clinical diagnosis

Dr. Clarisse Martins Machado – Instituto de Medicina Tropical da Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)

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Laboratory algorithms for arbovirus infections: a clinical approach

Dr. Otilia Lupi – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Brazil)

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Vaccines for arboviral diseases

Dr. Ana Marli Christovam Sartori – Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)

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Epidemiological situation of yellow fever in Brazil and predictors of mortality

Dr. Esper Georges Kallas – Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)

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