Francisco Rogerlandio Martins-Melo

The burden of tuberculosis and attributable risk factors in Brazil, 1990-2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

Authors:

Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Juliana Maria Trindade Bezerra David Soeiro Barbosa Mariângela Carneiro Kleydson Bonfim Andrade Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro Mohsen Naghavi Guilherme Loureiro Werneck

Popul Health Metr 2020 09 30;18(Suppl 1):10. Epub 2020 Sep 30.

Institute of Studies in Public Health, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Avenida Horácio Macedo, S/N, Ilha do Fundão - Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-598, Brazil.

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September 2020

Changes in malaria patterns in Brazil over 28 years (1990-2017): results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

Authors:

Juliana Maria Trindade Bezerra David Soeiro Barbosa Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Guilherme Loureiro Werneck Érika Martins Braga Pedro Luiz Tauil Mariângela Carneiro

Popul Health Metr 2020 09 30;18(Suppl 1). Epub 2020 Sep 30.

Laboratory of Epidemiology of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 31270-901, Brazil.

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September 2020

Burden of schistosomiasis-related mortality in Brazil: epidemiological patterns and spatial-temporal distribution, 2003-2018.

Authors:

Marta Cristhiany Cunha Pinheiro Anderson Fuentes Ferreira José Damiao da Silva Filho Mauricélia da Silveira Lima Francisco Rogerlandio Martins-Melo Fernando Schmelzer Moraes Bezerra Mariana Silva Sousa Alberto Novaes Ramos

Trop Med Int Health 2020 Nov 5;25(11):1395-1407. Epub 2020 Oct 5.

Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Laboratory of Research in Molluscan Parasitology and Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.

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November 2020

Temporal trends and spatial distribution of leprosy-related mortality in the state of Tocantins, Brazil, 2000-2015.

Authors:

Lorena Dias Monteiro Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Bruno Sousa Pires

Epidemiol Serv Saude 2020 1;29(3):e2018336. Epub 2020 Jun 1.

Fundação Escola de Saúde Pública de Palmas, Palmas, TO, Brasil.

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June 2020

Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017.

Authors:

Roy Burstein Nathaniel J Henry Michael L Collison Laurie B Marczak Amber Sligar Stefanie Watson Neal Marquez Mahdieh Abbasalizad-Farhangi Masoumeh Abbasi Foad Abd-Allah Amir Abdoli Mohammad Abdollahi Ibrahim Abdollahpour Rizwan Suliankatchi Abdulkader Michael R M Abrigo Dilaram Acharya Oladimeji M Adebayo Victor Adekanmbi Davoud Adham Mahdi Afshari Mohammad Aghaali Keivan Ahmadi Mehdi Ahmadi Ehsan Ahmadpour Rushdia Ahmed Chalachew Genet Akal Joshua O Akinyemi Fares Alahdab Noore Alam Genet Melak Alamene Kefyalew Addis Alene Mehran Alijanzadeh Cyrus Alinia Vahid Alipour Syed Mohamed Aljunid Mohammed J Almalki Hesham M Al-Mekhlafi Khalid Altirkawi Nelson Alvis-Guzman Adeladza Kofi Amegah Saeed Amini Arianna Maever Loreche Amit Zohreh Anbari Sofia Androudi Mina Anjomshoa Fereshteh Ansari Carl Abelardo T Antonio Jalal Arabloo Zohreh Arefi Olatunde Aremu Bahram Armoon Amit Arora Al Artaman Anvar Asadi Mehran Asadi-Aliabadi Amir Ashraf-Ganjouei Reza Assadi Bahar Ataeinia Sachin R Atre 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Nature 2019 10 16;574(7778):353-358. Epub 2019 Oct 16.

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

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October 2019

Burden of Chagas disease in Brazil, 1990-2016: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.

Authors:

Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Mariângela Carneiro Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro Juliana Maria Trindade Bezerra Guilherme Loureiro Werneck

Int J Parasitol 2019 03 8;49(3-4):301-310. Epub 2019 Feb 8.

Institute of Studies in Public Health, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Avenida Horácio Macedo, S/N, Ilha do Fundão - Cidade Universitária, 21941-598 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Department of Epidemiology, Social Medicine Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rua São Francisco Xavier 524, Maracanã, 20550-013 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

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March 2019

Burden of leishmaniasis in Brazil and federated units, 1990-2016: Findings from Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.

Authors:

Juliana Maria Trindade Bezerra Valdelaine Etelvina Miranda de Araújo David Soeiro Barbosa Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Guilherme Loureiro Werneck Mariângela Carneiro

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 09 6;12(9):e0006697. Epub 2018 Sep 6.

Epidemiology of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

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September 2018

The burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Brazil, 1990-2016: A subnational analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.

Authors:

Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Mariângela Carneiro Alberto Novaes Ramos Jorg Heukelbach Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro Guilherme Loureiro Werneck

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 06 4;12(6):e0006559. Epub 2018 Jun 4.

Institute of Studies in Public Health, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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June 2018

Leprosy and gender in Brazil: trends in an endemic area of the Northeast region, 2001-2014.

Authors:

Eliana Amorim de Souza Anderson Fuentes Ferreira Reagan Nzundu Boigny Carlos Henrique Alencar Jorg Heukelbach Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Jaqueline Caracas Barbosa Alberto Novaes Ramos

Rev Saude Publica 2018 26;52:20. Epub 2018 Feb 26.

Departamento de Saúde Comunitária, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.

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May 2018

Oral health conditions in leprosy cases in hyperendemic area of the Brazilian Amazon.

Authors:

Zilanda Martins de Almeida Alberto Novaes Ramos Marcos Túlio Raposo Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Cidia Vasconcellos

Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2017 Aug 24;59:e50. Epub 2017 Aug 24.

Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual, São Paulo, Brazil.

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August 2017

Social determinants of leprosy in a hyperendemic State in North Brazil.

Authors:

Lorena Dias Monteiro Rosa Maria Salani Mota Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Carlos Henrique Alencar Jorg Heukelbach

Rev Saude Publica 2017 Jul 20;51:70. Epub 2017 Jul 20.

Departamento de Saúde Comunitária. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade Federal do Ceará. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.

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July 2017

Reprint of "Neurocysticercosis-related mortality in Brazil, 2000-2011: Epidemiology of a neglected neurologic cause of death".

Authors:

Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Alberto Novaes Ramos Marta Guimarães Cavalcanti Carlos Henrique Alencar Jorg Heukelbach

Acta Trop 2017 Jan 23;165:170-178. Epub 2016 Nov 23.

Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Professor Costa Mendes, 1608, Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-140 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil; Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, Division of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia. Electronic address:

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January 2017

Mortality related to tuberculosis-HIV/AIDS co-infection in Brazil, 2000-2011: epidemiological patterns and time trends.

Authors:

Mauricélia da Silveira Lima Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Jorg Heukelbach Carlos Henrique Alencar Reagan Nzundu Boigny Alberto Novaes Ramos

Cad Saude Publica 2016 Nov 3;32(10):e00026715. Epub 2016 Nov 3.

Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brasil.

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November 2016

Trends in AIDS-related mortality among people aged 60 years and older in Brazil: a nationwide population-based study.

Authors:

Mauricélia da Silveira Lima Andréa Acioly Maia Firmo Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo

AIDS Care 2016 12 2;28(12):1533-1540. Epub 2016 Jun 2.

b Department of Community Health, School of Medicine , Federal University of Ceará , Fortaleza , Brazil.

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December 2016

Trends and spatial patterns of mortality related to neglected tropical diseases in Brazil.

Authors:

Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Alberto Novaes Ramos Carlos Henrique Alencar Jorg Heukelbach

Parasite Epidemiol Control 2016 Jun 7;1(2):56-65. Epub 2016 Apr 7.

Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Professor Costa Mendes, 1608, Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-140 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.

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June 2016

Mortality from neglected tropical diseases in Brazil, 2000-2011.

Authors:

Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Alberto Novaes Ramos Carlos Henrique Alencar Jorg Heukelbach

Bull World Health Organ 2016 Feb 24;94(2):103-10. Epub 2015 Nov 24.

Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Professor Costa Mendes, 1608, 5. andar, Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-140 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil .

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February 2016

Physical disabilities at diagnosis of leprosy in a hyperendemic area of Brazil: trends and associated factors.

Authors:

Lorena Dias Monteiro Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Aline Lima Brito Carlos Henrique Alencar Jorg Heukelbach

Lepr Rev 2015 Sep;86(3):240-50

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September 2015

Spatial patterns of leprosy in a hyperendemic state in Northern Brazil, 2001-2012.

Authors:

Lorena Dias Monteiro Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Aline Lima Brito Carlos Henrique Alencar Jorg Heukelbach

Rev Saude Publica 2015 24;49. Epub 2015 Nov 24.

Departamento de Saúde Comunitária, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.

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April 2016

Neurocysticercosis-related mortality in Brazil, 2000-2011: Epidemiology of a neglected neurologic cause of death.

Authors:

Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Alberto Novaes Ramos Marta Guimarães Cavalcanti Carlos Henrique Alencar Jorg Heukelbach

Acta Trop 2016 Jan 23;153:128-36. Epub 2015 Oct 23.

Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Professor Costa Mendes, 1608, Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-140 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil; Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, Division of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia. Electronic address:

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January 2016

Spatiotemporal Patterns of Schistosomiasis-Related Deaths, Brazil, 2000-2011.

Authors:

Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Marta Cristhiany Cunha Pinheiro Alberto Novaes Ramos Carlos Henrique Alencar Fernando Schemelzer de Moraes Bezerra Jorg Heukelbach

Emerg Infect Dis 2015 Oct;21(10):1820-3

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October 2015

Leprosy-related mortality in Brazil: a neglected condition of a neglected disease.

Authors:

Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Adriana Valéria Assunção-Ramos Alberto Novaes Ramos Carlos Henrique Alencar Renan Magalhães Montenegro Maria Leide Wand-Del-Rey de Oliveira Jorg Heukelbach

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2015 Oct 8;109(10):643-52. Epub 2015 Sep 8.

Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia

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October 2015

[Leprosy trends in Tocantins, a hyperendemic State in the North of Brazil, 2001-2012].

Authors:

Lorena Dias Monteiro Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Aline Lima Brito Mauricélia da Silveira Lima Carlos Henrique Alencar Jorg Heukelbach

Cad Saude Publica 2015 May;31(5):971-80

Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brasil.

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May 2015

Trends in schistosomiasis-related mortality in Brazil, 2000-2011.

Authors:

Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Marta Cristhiany Cunha Pinheiro Alberto Novaes Ramos Carlos Henrique Alencar Fernando Schemelzer de Moraes Bezerra Jorg Heukelbach

Int J Parasitol 2014 Dec 23;44(14):1055-62. Epub 2014 Aug 23.

Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, 60430-140 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil; Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia. Electronic address:

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December 2014

Temporal trends and spatial distribution of unsafe abortion in Brazil, 1996-2012.

Authors:

Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Mauricélia da Silveira Lima Carlos Henrique Alencar Alberto Novaes Ramos Francisco Herlânio Costa Carvalho Márcia Maria Tavares Machado Jorg Heukelbach

Rev Saude Publica 2014 06;48(3):508-20

Departamento de Saúde Comunitária, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.

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June 2014

Prevalence of Chagas disease in pregnant women and congenital transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in Brazil: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Authors:

Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Mauricélia da Silveira Lima Alberto Novaes Ramos Carlos Henrique Alencar Jörg Heukelbach

Trop Med Int Health 2014 Aug 10;19(8):943-57. Epub 2014 May 10.

Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.

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August 2014

Epidemiological patterns of mortality due to visceral leishmaniasis and HIV/AIDS co-infection in Brazil, 2000-2011.

Authors:

Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Mauricélia da Silveira Lima Carlos Henrique Alencar Alberto Novaes Ramos Jorg Heukelbach

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2014 Jun 4;108(6):338-47. Epub 2014 Apr 4.

Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia

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June 2014

Mortality and case fatality due to visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil: a nationwide analysis of epidemiology, trends and spatial patterns.

Authors:

Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Mauricélia da Silveira Lima Alberto Novaes Ramos Carlos Henrique Alencar Jorg Heukelbach

PLoS One 2014 3;9(4):e93770. Epub 2014 Apr 3.

Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil; Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.

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January 2015

Prevalence of Chagas disease in Brazil: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Authors:

Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo Alberto Novaes Ramos Carlos Henrique Alencar Jorg Heukelbach

Acta Trop 2014 Feb 15;130:167-74. Epub 2013 Oct 15.

Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, 60430-140 Fortaleza, Brazil; Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia. Electronic address:

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February 2014