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1. Modelling the impact of delaying vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 assuming unlimited vaccine supply

   At the moment we have more than 177 million cases and 3.8 million deaths (as of June 2021) around the world and vaccination represents the only hope to control the pandemic. Imperfections in planning vaccine a...

   Authors: Marcos Amaku, Dimas Tadeu Covas, Francisco Antonio Bezerra Coutinho, Raymundo Soares Azevedo and Eduardo Massad

   Citation: Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling 2021 18:14

   Content type: Research

   Published on: 29 July 2021

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2. A mathematical model for optimizing the indications of liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

   The criteria for organ sharing has developed a system that prioritizes liver transplantation (LT) for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who have the highest risk of wait-list mortality. In some coun...

   Authors: Eleazar Chaib, Marcos Amaku, Francisco AB Coutinho, Luis F Lopez, Marcelo N Burattini, Luiz AC D’Albuquerque and Eduardo Massad

   Citation: Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling 2013 10:60

   Content type: Research

   Published on: 20 October 2013

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3. Estimating the prevalence of infectious diseases from under-reported age-dependent compulsorily notification databases

   National or local laws, norms or regulations (sometimes and in some countries) require medical providers to report notifiable diseases to public health authorities. Reporting, however, is almost always incompl...

   Authors: Marcos Amaku, Marcelo Nascimento Burattini, Eleazar Chaib, Francisco Antonio Bezerra Coutinho, David Greenhalgh, Luis Fernandez Lopez and Eduardo Massad

   Citation: Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling 2017 14:23

   Content type: Research

   Published on: 12 December 2017

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4. Potential for international spread of wild poliovirus via travelers

   The endgame of polio eradication is hampered by the international spread of poliovirus via travelers. In response to ongoing importations of poliovirus into polio-free countries, on 5 May 2014, WHO’s Director-...

   Authors: Annelies Wilder-Smith, Wei-Yee Leong, Luis Fernandez Lopez, Marcos Amaku, Mikkel Quam, Kamran Khan and Eduardo Massad

   Citation: BMC Medicine 2015 13:133

   Content type: Research article

   Published on: 4 June 2015

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5. Epidemiology and pathology of avian malaria in penguins undergoing rehabilitation in Brazil

   Seabird rehabilitation is a valuable strategy to mitigate the impacts of oil pollution and other anthropogenic factors, and can significantly contribute to the conservation of penguins. However, infectious dis...

   Authors: Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels, Rodolfo Pinho da Silva-Filho, Cristiane Kiyomi Miyaji Kolesnikovas, Renata Cristina Campos Bhering, Valeria Ruoppolo, Sabrina Epiphanio, Marcos Amaku, Francisco Carlos Ferreira Junior, Érika Martins Braga and José Luiz Catão-Dias

   Citation: Veterinary Research 2015 46:30

   Content type: Research article

   Published on: 13 March 2015

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6. The risk of dengue for non-immune foreign visitors to the 2016 summer olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

   Rio de Janeiro in Brazil will host the Summer Olympic Games in 2016. About 400,000 non-immune foreign tourists are expected to attend the games. As Brazil is the country with the highest number of dengue cases...

   Authors: Raphael Ximenes, Marcos Amaku, Luis Fernandez Lopez, Francisco Antonio Bezerra Coutinho, Marcelo Nascimento Burattini, David Greenhalgh, Annelies Wilder-Smith, Claudio José Struchiner and Eduardo Massad

   Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:186

   Content type: Research article

   Published on: 29 April 2016

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