scholarly journals Occurrences of Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) Potentially Associated with Leishmaniasis Transmission in Urban Parks in the City of São Paulo, Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecília de Oliveira Lavitschka ◽  
Walter Ceretti-Junior ◽  
Mauro Toledo Marrelli
Keyword(s):  
Causative Agent ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Sand Flies ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Phlebotomine Sand Flies ◽  
Tegumentary Leishmaniasis ◽  
And Control ◽  
The City

ABSTRACT A study of the phlebotomine sand flies was carried out between October 2011 and June 2013 in municipal parks in the city of São Paulo. A total of 173 specimens of 5 species were collected (Psychodopygus lloydi, Pintomyia fischeri, Lutzomyia amarali, Nyssomyia whitmani, and Migonemyia migonei). Three of these species may be involved in the transmission of the causative agent of tegumentary leishmaniasis. Surveillance and monitoring phlebotomine species from these areas are crucial as measure of prevention and control of leishmaniasis.

scholarly journals "Like a porn movie": Notes on boundaries and bodies that matter in male sex clubs

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-153
Author(s):  
Camilo Braz
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Male Sex ◽  
And Control ◽  
Drug And Alcohol ◽  
The City

This article is based on ethnographic research carried out in male sex clubs in São Paulo between 2006 and 2008. Drawing on interviews conducted with club-goers and club owners, it discusses the recent segmentation of the sexual leisure market for men in the city, and the processes by which stereotypes and characteristics associated with virility are valued and performed. The possible effects of these processes on subjectivity constitution are also investigated. In sex clubs, sexual practices considered borderline, such as fist-fucking and other practices associated with BDSM, are material for specific and refined learning. The data gathered from interviews show that condom use and drug and alcohol consumption are subject to a sort of surveillance and control, especially when it comes to their questions of 'excess'. This control provides sex clubs with a sense of legitimacy, making them part of a viable erotic market. The intention here is to demonstrate the analytical interest of this control in the context of the construction of subjects and bodies that matter in these venues. Like practices which evoke control or loss thereof, bodies and clubs need to have their excesses checked so that they are intelligible and desirable.

scholarly journals São Paulo call to action for the prevention and control of high blood pressure: 2020

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 1744-1752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norm R. C. Campbell ◽  
Aletta E. Schutte ◽  
Cherian V. Varghese ◽  
Pedro Ordunez ◽  
Xin‐Hua Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
High Blood Pressure ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
And Control

scholarly journals Canine Leishmaniasis: An Overview of the Current Status and Strategies for Control

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raul Rio Ribeiro ◽  
Marilene Suzan Marques Michalick ◽  
Manoel Eduardo da Silva ◽  
Cristiano Cheim Peixoto dos Santos ◽  
Frédéric Jean Georges Frézard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Canine Leishmaniasis ◽  
Sand Flies ◽  
Phlebotomine Sand Flies ◽  
Spontaneous Cure ◽  
Effective Form ◽  
Vector Borne ◽  
And Control

Canine leishmaniasis (CanL) is a vector-borne disease caused byLeishmania infantumand is transmitted by female phlebotomine sand flies primarily between animals and secondarily to humans. The course of infection may be different from one individual dog to another, ranging from spontaneous cure to acute evolution that leads to death, if proper management and therapy are not adopted. A parasitological cure is rarely achieved and clinical recurrences in CanL are frequent. Vaccination associated with the use of topical insecticides is undoubtedly the most effective form of prevention and control of the disease. In order to integrate the most important scientific knowledge of the literature in one objective publication, this review proposes a short overview of the main points of CanL.

scholarly journals Composition and diversity of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in urban parks in the South region of the city of São Paulo, Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Cristina de Carvalho ◽  
Walter Ceretti-Junior ◽  
Karolina Morales Barrio-Nuevo ◽  
Ramon Wilk-da-Silva ◽  
Rafael Oliveira Christe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Sampling Effort ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
The South ◽  
Species Accumulation ◽  
Culex Nigripalpus ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The City

Abstract Many parks in the city of São Paulo contain remnants of Atlantic Forest. Of the 30 municipal parks in the South of the city, we investigated two in this study (Santo Dias Park and Shangrilá Park) in order to survey their mosquito fauna and investigate the presence of potential bioindicators of environmental conditions and vectors of human pathogens. Mosquitoes were collected monthly between March 2011 and February 2012 using aspirators, Shannon and CDC traps for adult mosquitoes and larval dippers and suction samplers for immature forms. Sampling effort was evaluated by plotting a species accumulation curve, and total richness was estimated using the first-order jackknife. To compare the diversity between the two parks Shannon and Simpson diversity indexes were calculated. Species similarity was compared by the Sorensen similarity index. In all, 8,850 specimens were sampled in both parks. Collections in Santo Dias Park yielded 1,577 adult mosquitoes and 658 immature individuals distributed in seven genera (Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, Limatus, Mansonia, Toxorhynchites and Wyeomyia) and 27 taxonomic units. Among the adult mosquitoes collected, Culex nigripalpus .and Aedes fluviatilis were the most abundant, while the most abundant immature forms were Cx. imitator, Wy. davisi, Wy. galvaoi and Ae. albopictus. Collections in Shangrilá Park yielded 4,952 adult specimens and 1,663 immature forms distributed in eight genera (Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, Limatus, Mansonia, Toxorhynchites, Uranotaenia and Wyeomyia) and 36 taxonomic units. Species accumulation curves in both parks were close to the asymptote, and the total richness estimate was close to the observed richness. Although the observed species richness was higher in the Shangrilá Park, there was no statistically significant difference between the diversity indexes measured. Regarding species composition, the two sites shared 16 species, including those of epidemiological importance such as Culex nigripalpus, Cx. quinquefasciatus, Aedes albopictus and Ae. aegypti. As some of the mosquito taxa found are bioindicators of environmental conditions and have epidemiological potential to carry pathogens, we recommend that urban parks should be included in official mosquito surveillance programs, and regular surveys carried out to detect circulating arboviruses.

scholarly journals Transportation of Fuels By Pipelines—A Successful Experience

1999 ◽  
Vol 1999 (1) ◽  
pp. 817-818
Author(s):  
Carlos Alberto Rodrigues Torres ◽  
Aníbal José Constantino Alves ◽  
Jayme de Seta Filho ◽  
Lourival Pereira de Lira Filho
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Control Program ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Emergency Control ◽  
And Control

ABSTRACT This paper presents the Oil Spill Prevention and Control Program, developed by DTCS (Dutos e Terminais do Centro-Oeste e São Paulo), a subdivision of the Transportation Department of Petrobras, which is fundamentally based on the following approaches: maintain the integrity of the system, operate safely and with respect for the environment, and prepare for emergency control. As a result of these actions, we have obtained a constant decrease in occurrences of oil leaks in pipelines, reaching the zero mark in 1997.

scholarly journals SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil, ten weeks after the first reported case

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz H. Tess ◽  
Celso F. H. Granato ◽  
Maria Cecília Goi Porto Alves ◽  
Maria Carolina Pintao ◽  
Edgar Rizzatti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Public Health Authority ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Chemiluminescence Immunoassay ◽  
And Control

AbstractA population-based household survey was performed to estimate the prevalence of IgM and IgG to SARS-CoV-2 in residents of six districts in São Paulo City, Brazil. Serum samples collected from 299 randomly-selected adults and 218 cohabitants (N=517) were tested by chemiluminescence immunoassay ten weeks after the first reported case. Weighted overall seroprevalence was 4.7% (95% CI 3.0-6.6%). The low seroprevalence suggests that most of this population could still be infected. Serial serosurveys were initiated aiming to monitor the progress of the ongoing pandemic throughout the entire city. This may help inform public health authority decisions regarding prevention and control strategies.

Seasonal Variation of Suicide in the City of São Paulo, Brazil, 1996–2010

Crisis ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Hideki Bando ◽  
Fernando Madalena Volpe
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Pattern ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Seasonal Patterns ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Health Statistics ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
June July ◽  
The City ◽  
Over Time

Background: In light of the few reports from intertropical latitudes and their conflicting results, we aimed to replicate and update the investigation of seasonal patterns of suicide occurrences in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: Data relating to male and female suicides were extracted from the Mortality Information Enhancement Program (PRO-AIM), the official health statistics of the municipality of São Paulo. Seasonality was assessed by studying distribution of suicides over time using cosinor analyses. Results: There were 6,916 registered suicides (76.7% men), with an average of 39.0 ± 7.0 observed suicides per month. For the total sample and for both sexes, cosinor analysis estimated a significant seasonal pattern. For the total sample and for males suicide peaked in November (late spring) with a trough in May–June (late autumn). For females, the estimated peak occurred in January, and the trough in June–July. Conclusions: A seasonal pattern of suicides was found for both males and females, peaking in spring/summer and dipping in fall/winter. The scarcity of reports from intertropical latitudes warrants promoting more studies in this area.

scholarly journals AEROSOLS OBSERVATIONS BY AN ELASTIC LIDAR SYSTEM OVER THE CITY OF SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL

2001 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 407-408
Author(s):  
E. LANDULFO ◽  
A. PAPAYANNIS ◽  
A. ZANARDI DE FREITAS ◽  
M.P.P.. M. JORGE ◽  
N.D. VIEIRA JÚNIOR
Keyword(s):  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Lidar System ◽  
The City

scholarly journals The Impact of COVID-19 on Urban Agriculture in São Paulo, Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6185
Author(s):  
André Ruoppolo Biazoti ◽  
Angélica Campos Nakamura ◽  
Gustavo Nagib ◽  
Vitória Oliveira Pereira de Souza Leão ◽  
Giulia Giacchè ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Community Gardens ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Food Chains ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Sales Channels ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

During the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, farmers worldwide were greatly affected by disruptions in the food chain. In 2020, São Paulo city experienced most of the effects of the pandemic in Brazil, with 15,587 deaths through December 2020. Here, we describe the impacts of COVID-19 on urban agriculture (UA) in São Paulo from April to August 2020. We analyzed two governmental surveys of 2100 farmers from São Paulo state and 148 from São Paulo city and two qualitative surveys of volunteers from ten community gardens and seven urban farmers. Our data showed that 50% of the farmers were impacted by the pandemic with drops in sales, especially those that depended on intermediaries. Some farmers in the city adapted to novel sales channels, but 22% claimed that obtaining inputs became difficult. No municipal support was provided to UA in São Paulo, and pre-existing issues were exacerbated. Work on community gardens decreased, but no garden permanently closed. Post COVID-19, UA will have the challenge of maintaining local food chains established during the pandemic. Due to the increase in the price of inputs and the lack of technical assistance, governmental efforts should be implemented to support UA.

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