BCG revaccination is still used in some tuberculosis endemic countries. Until now, the little
evidence available suggested that BCG revaccination confers very limited additional�…

Over 200,000 new cases of leprosy are detected each year, of which approximately 7% are
associated with grade-2 disabilities (G2Ds). For achieving leprosy elimination, one of the�…

Dengue epidemics account annually for several million cases and deaths worldwide. The
high endemic level of dengue fever and its hemorrhagic form correlates to extensive�…

Background Aging influences COVID-19 severity and response to vaccination, but previous
vaccine effectiveness (VE) analyzes lack the power to evaluate its role in subgroups within�…

Background Social determinants can affect the transmission of leprosy and its progression to
disease. Not much is known about the effectiveness of welfare and primary health care�…

This study presents an overview of public sector interventions and progress made on the
women's and child health front in Brazil between 1990 and 2015. We analyzed indicators of�…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of the Family Health Program (FHP), a strategy for
reorganization of primary health care in Brazil, on mortality of children younger than 5 years�…

Background The prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases has increased in industrialised
countries, and it is known that rates vary according whether the area is urban or rural and to�…

Background Although leprosy is recognised as a disease of poverty, there is little evidence
on the specific socioeconomic factors associated with disease risk. To inform targeted�…

Background Allergic diseases cause a large and increasing burden in developed countries
and in urban centres in middle‐income countries. The causes of this increase are unknown�…