Epidemiology and Control of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

The development of etiological agents’ identification methods and products of the host’s immune response, aiming to establish the diagnosis of infectious and parasitic diseases and characterize the resulting anatomopathological alterations. To study the dynamics of the multi-drug resistance phenomenon in microorganisms and its adequacy in hospital practice.

Projects linked to this research line:

• Evaluation of heterogeneity and pathogenicity of Leishmania strains isolated from patients in Triângulo Mineiro;
• Diagnosis and seroepidemiology of dengue in Uberlândia city;
• Ecology and epidemiology of vectors and other transmitters of infectious and parasitic diseases;
• Study of bacterial, viral, and fungal infections;
• Study of respiratory virus infections;
• Hospital hygiene: the importance of hand hygiene, cleaning, and disinfection of the environment;
• Infection in critically ill adults and neonates: microorganisms, risk factors, and epidemiological aspects;
• Insects of forensic importance in the region of Uberlândia. Diversity and Biology;