Molecular testing and analysis of disease spreading during the emergence of COVID-19 in Macaé, the Brazilian National Capital of Oil

AbstractThe Brazilian strategy to overcome the spread of COVID-19 has been particularly criticized due to the lack of a national coordinating effort and an appropriate testing program. Here, a successful approach to control the spread of COVID-19 transmission is described by the engagement of public (university and governance) and private sectors (hospitals and oil companies) in Macaé, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a city known as the National Oil Capital. In 2020 between the 17th and 38th epidemiological week, over two percent of the 206,728 citizens were subjected to symptom analysis and RT-qPCR testing by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, with positive individuals being notified up to 48 h after swab collection. Geocodification and spatial cluster analysis were used to limit COVID-19 spreading in Macaé. Within the first semester after the outbreak of COVID-19 in Brazil, Macaé recorded 1.8% of fatalities associated with COVID-19 up to the 38th epidemiological week, which was at least five times lower than the state capital (10.6%). Overall, considering the successful experience of this joint effort of private and public engagement in Macaé, our data suggest that the development of a similar strategy countrywise could have contributed to a better control of the COVID-19 spread in Brazil. Quarantine decree by the local administration, comprehensive molecular testing coupled to scientific analysis of COVID-19 spreading, prevented the catastrophic consequences of the pandemic as seen in other populous cities within the state of Rio de Janeiro and elsewhere in Brazil.

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COVID-19 in the Brazilian Oil Capital: the successful experience of public and private engagement

10.21203/rs.3.rs-319061/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Natália Martins Feitosa ◽

Bruno da Costa Rodrigues ◽

Ana Cristina Petry ◽

Keity Jaqueline Chagas Vilela Nocchi ◽

Rodrigo de Moraes Brindeiro ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rio De Janeiro ◽

The State ◽

Public And Private ◽

First Semester ◽

Oil Companies ◽

Scientific Analysis ◽

Private And Public ◽

Successful Approach ◽

Spatial Cluster Analysis ◽

State Capital

Abstract Background Brazilian strategy to overcome the spread of COVID-19 has been particularly criticized due to the lack of a national coordinating effort and an appropriate testing program. Here, a successful approach to control the spread of COVID-19 transmission is described by the engagement of public (university and governance) and private sectors (hospitals and oil companies) in Macaé, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a city known as the National Oil Capital. Methods Until the 38th epidemiological week, over two percent of the 206,728 citizens were subjected to symptom analysis and massive RT-qPCR testing by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, with positive individuals being notified up to 48 hours after swab collection. Geocodification and spatial cluster analysis were used to limit COVID-19 spreading in Macaé. Findings: Within the first semester after the outbreak of COVID-19 in Brazil, Macaé recorded 1.8% of fatality associated to COVID-19 up to the 38th epidemiological week, which was at least five times lower than the state capital (10.92%). Overall, considering the successful experience of this joint effort of private and public engagement in Macaé, our data suggest that the development of a similar strategy country wise would have saved over 50,000 lives. Interpretation: Quarantine decree by the local government, molecular massive testing coupled to scientific analysis of COVID-19 spreading prevented the catastrophic consequences of the pandemic as seen in other populous cities within the state of Rio de Janeiro and elsewhere in Brazil.

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Environmentalism and the Globalization of the Oil Industry in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Latin American Perspectives ◽

10.1177/0094582x18781880 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 45 (5) ◽

pp. 186-203 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Maria Guadalupe Moog Rodrigues

Keyword(s):

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Environmental Governance ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Gas Production ◽

The State ◽

Civil Society Organizations ◽

Longitudinal Case Study ◽

Oil And Gas Production ◽

Oil Companies ◽

Environmental Mobilization

The state of Rio de Janeiro has become a hub for oil and gas production and infrastructure since Brazil entered the global oil market in the 2000s. Observers have anticipated increasing tensions between environmental activists and oil companies. These predictions have not been fulfilled, despite increasing evidence of environmental degradation caused by oil production. What could be hindering environmental mobilization in defense of the environment and affected populations and against the unrestrained expansion of oil infrastructure in the state? A longitudinal case study of environmental activism in defense of the Guanabara Bay ecosystem suggests that answers must consider the combined effects of democratization, political and regulatory decentralization, and neoliberal reforms on socioenvironmental activism—specifically, its weakening as civil society organizations confront increasing burdens of participation in policy making, deeply fragmented institutional and regulatory frameworks for environmental governance, and the expansion of opportunities to engage in collaborative arrangements with corporations. O Estado do Rio de Janeiro tornou-se o centro da infraestrutura e produção de gás e petróleo desde que o Brasil ingressou no mercado internacional de petróleo nos anos 2000. Analistas vêm antecipando crescente tensão entre ativistas ambientais e companhias petrolíferas. Contudo, essas previsões não se concretizaram, não obstante evidência da degradação ambiental que a produção de petróleo vem causando. O que poderia estar impedindo a mobilização em defesa do meio ambiente e populações afetadas, e contra a expansão desmedida da infraestrutura petrolífera no estado? Um estudo de caso longitudinal do ativismo ambiental em defesa dos ecossistemas da Baía de Guanabara sugere que as repostas a essa questão devem considerar os efeitos combinados da democratização, descentralização política e regulatória, e reformas neoliberais no ativismo socioambiental—especificamente, seu enfraquecimento à medida que organizações da sociedade civil confrontam crescentes custos de participação nas políticas públicas, fragmentação de arcabouços regulatórios e institucionais de governança ambiental, e a expansão de oportunidades de engajamento em arranjos colaborativos com corporações.

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Molecular testing on sardines and rulings on the authenticity and nutritional value of marketed fishes: An experience report in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Food Control ◽

10.1016/j.foodcont.2015.08.004 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 60 ◽

pp. 394-400 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Raphael Leonardo ◽

Raquel Soares Casaes Nunes ◽

Maria Lúcia G. Monteiro ◽

Carlos Adam Conte-Junior ◽

Eduardo Mere Del Aguila ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Nutritional Value ◽

The State ◽

Experience Report ◽

Molecular Testing

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC RELATIONS IN THE FUNCTIONING OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM OF THE STATE

Comparative-analytical law ◽

10.32782/2524-0390/2019.4.72 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

pp. 260-266

Author(s):

A.S. Nesterenko ◽

Keyword(s):

Public Relations ◽

Financial System ◽

The State ◽

Private And Public

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Integração local da população refugiada no estado do Rio de Janeiro:

Revista Prumo ◽

10.24168/revistaprumo.v4i6.1179 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (6) ◽

pp. 42-53

Author(s):

Ariane Rego de Paiva ◽

Roberta Gomes Thomé

Keyword(s):

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Social Protection ◽

The State ◽

Refugee Population ◽

Local Integration

This work presents a problematization about the local integration of refugees as one of the lasting solutions proposed by the UNHCR and the present challenges for the consolidation of policies of social protection for this segment in the state of Rio de Janeiro. This study was made through the bibliographic analisis and systematization of a workshop about the thematics carried with governamental and non-governamental agents and leaderships in the refugee population in the occasion of the seminar Mobility Crossroads: knowledge and practices in protection policies for refugee populations and migrants in vulnerable situation, which occurred in November 2017, organized by Cátedra Sérgio Vieira de Mello of PUC-Rio.

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ESPORTS TOURNAMENTS AS A FORM OF STRATEGIC PROMOTION OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

EKONOMIKA I UPRAVLENIE: PROBLEMY, RESHENIYA ◽

10.36871/ek.up.p.r.2020.07.02.003 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (7) ◽

pp. 19-23

Author(s):

V. V. VELIKOROSSOV ◽

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Yu. M. BRYUKHANOV ◽

A. O. TITOVA ◽

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Keyword(s):

World Economy ◽

The State ◽

Generation Z ◽

Current Trends ◽

Analytical Studies ◽

International Consulting ◽

The World ◽

Private And Public ◽

Effective Integration ◽

Official Data

The article is dedicated to eSports as a new and promising sector of the world economy that provides businesses with effective integration scenarios. This contributes to the development of cooperation of private and public investors with eSports holdings, as well as to the involvement of the generation Z audience in promising consumption of interested companies’ products. The article examines the current trends in the development of the eSports market using analytical studies of international consulting companies. The official data characterizing the state of the eSports market in Russia are also represented. The article provides information about the model of monetization of eSports and its perspective directions. In conclusion, the article makes the necessary inferences to assess the prospects of such areas of the economy as eSports, both for the industry of interactive entertainment and for representatives of other market sectors.

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