All University of São Paulo’s Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICB-USP) articles
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NewsNew test identifies prior infection by zika virus and all four dengue virus serotypes
An alternative approach is developed to detect and distinguish between antibodies induced by the dengue and zika virus in blood samples. The strategy can be used to orient public health policy and evaluate the efficacy of dengue vaccines.
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NewsMultidrug-resistant bacterium posing a global public health threat is detected in Northeast Brazil
A strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae that is resistant to all available antibitoics has been detected in Brazil after previously being detected in the United States.