Estudo epidemiológico de toxoplasmose congênita no Nordeste brasileiro

This study aims to carry out an epidemiological analysis of congenital toxoplasmosis cases in the Northeast region of Brazil, from 2019 to 2023. It is a quantitative and descriptive study, using the platform of the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (Datasus) based on the parameters of: year of notification, sex and race. The results obtained from the article indicate that 4,391 cases of congenital toxoplasmosis were recorded in the northeast of Brazil in the time frame of the study, with the state of Ceará standing out as having the highest number of people affected by the disease, recording 821 cases of congenital toxoplasmosis. With the information from this study, it was possible to conclude that congenital toxoplasmosis is still a poorly controlled disease in the Northeast, especially for the brown population, regardless of whether they are male or female. Thus, it is necessary for health agencies to take action to combat the disease and factors that can lead to this pathology, such as: economic fragility of the macro-region and underreporting of pregnant women with suspected toxoplasmosis in the Northeast.Este estudo tem como objetivo realizar uma análise epidemiológica de casos de toxoplasmose congênita na região Nordeste do Brasil, no período de 2019 a 2023. Trata-se de um estudo quantitativo e descritivo, utilizando a plataforma do Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde (Datasus) com base nos parâmetros de: ano de notificação, sexo e raça. Os resultados obtidos do artigo indicam que 4391 casos de toxoplasmose congênita foram registados no Nordeste brasileiro no recorte temporal do estudo, sendo destacado o Estado do Ceará por possuir o maior número de pessoas acometidas pela doença, registrando 821 casos de toxoplasmose congênita. Com as informações deste trabalho foi possível concluir que a toxoplasmose congênita ainda é uma doença mal controlada no Nordeste, principalmente para a população parda, independentemente do sexo masculino ou feminino. Assim, sendo necessário o surgimento de ações dos órgãos da saúde para combater a enfermidade e fatores que possam levar a essa patologia, como: fragilidade econômica da macrorregião e subnotificação de grávidas com suspeita de toxoplasmose no Nordeste

Brazilian Flora 2020: Leveraging the power of a collaborative scientific network

International audienceThe shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary studies. This deficit creates a significant taxonomic impediment to biodiversity research and conservation planning. The taxonomic impediment and the biodiversity crisis are widely recognized, highlighting the urgent need for reliable taxonomic data. Over the past decade, numerous countries worldwide have devoted considerable effort to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), which called for the preparation of a working list of all known plant species by 2010 and an online world Flora by 2020. Brazil is a megadiverse country, home to more of the world's known plant species than any other country. Despite that, Flora Brasiliensis, concluded in 1906, was the last comprehensive treatment of the Brazilian flora. The lack of accurate estimates of the number of species of algae, fungi, and plants occurring in Brazil contributes to the prevailing taxonomic impediment and delays progress towards the GSPC targets. Over the past 12 years, a legion of taxonomists motivated to meet Target 1 of the GSPC, worked together to gather and integrate knowledge on the algal, plant, and fungal diversity of Brazil. Overall, a team of about 980 taxonomists joined efforts in a highly collaborative project that used cybertaxonomy to prepare an updated Flora of Brazil, showing the power of scientific collaboration to reach ambitious goals. This paper presents an overview of the Brazilian Flora 2020 and provides taxonomic and spatial updates on the algae, fungi, and plants found in one of the world's most biodiverse countries. We further identify collection gaps and summarize future goals that extend beyond 2020. Our results show that Brazil is home to 46,975 native species of algae, fungi, and plants, of which 19,669 are endemic to the country. The data compiled to date suggests that the Atlantic Rainforest might be the most diverse Brazilian domain for all plant groups except gymnosperms, which are most diverse in the Amazon. However, scientific knowledge of Brazilian diversity is still unequally distributed, with the Atlantic Rainforest and the Cerrado being the most intensively sampled and studied biomes in the country. In times of “scientific reductionism”, with botanical and mycological sciences suffering pervasive depreciation in recent decades, the first online Flora of Brazil 2020 significantly enhanced the quality and quantity of taxonomic data available for algae, fungi, and plants from Brazil. This project also made all the information freely available online, providing a firm foundation for future research and for the management, conservation, and sustainable use of the Brazilian funga and flora