Advancing Tropical Medicine Science Globally
Scientific excellence in infectious diseases and global health. A peer-reviewed platform for groundbreaking research in tropical medicine.
About the Journal
The Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (RSBMT) is the official publication of the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine (SBMT), a non-profit scientific organization founded in 1962.
Mission
To advance scientific knowledge in tropical medicine, infectious diseases, and global health through peer-reviewed research of the highest quality.
Vision
To be recognized globally as a leading platform for tropical medicine research, contributing to improved public health outcomes in tropical and subtropical regions
Scope
Original research, reviews, case reports, and editorials covering tropical diseases, epidemiology, public health, and clinical medicine in tropical and subtropical settings.
Connection with SBMT
The RSBMT is the official journal of the Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT), an organization with over 63 years of history, science, and commitment to tropical public health. The SBMT brings together researchers, health professionals, and managers dedicated to advancing tropical medicine. Through the RSBMT, the SBMT disseminates cutting-edge research and fosters scientific dialogue on the most pressing challenges in tropical medicine and global health.
Latest Publications
Explore our most recent peer-reviewed research covering tropical medicine, infectious diseases, and global health.
Archive & Issues
Browse all published volumes and issues of the RSBMT. Each issue contains peer-reviewed research contributing to tropical medicine science.
Editorial Board
Our editorial board comprises leading experts in tropical medicine, infectious diseases, and public health from institutions across Brazil and internationally.
Editor-chefe
Dalmo Correia Filho
Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS), São Cristóvão, SE, Brasil
Universidade Tiradentes (UNIT), Farolândia, Aracaju, SE, Brasil
E-mails: dalmocorreiadip@gmail.com | dalmo_correia@unit.br
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2174-5058
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0060518181240457
Vice-editor
Carlos Henrique Nery Costa
Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI), Teresina, PI, Brasil
E-mail: chncosta@gmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7302-2006
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5795414161401952
Editor-gerente
Júlio Henrique Rosa Croda
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)
Campo Grande, MS, Brasil
E-mail: juliocroda@gmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6665-6825
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8158006454100275
Editor emérito
Aluízio Prata (in memoriam)
Editor fundador
José Rodrigues Coura (in memoriam)
Associate Editors
Carlos Eduardo Tosta — Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, DF, Brasil. E-mail: cetosta@unb.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4955805567004459 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6586-2662
Edgar Marcelino Carvalho — Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, BA, Brasil. E-mail: edgar@ufba.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6998360791945569 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2697-8002
Jeffrey Jon Shaw — Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brasil. E-mail: jayusp@hotmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4665897914902853 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7008-1972
José Roberto Lambertucci — Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. E-mail: secretarialambertucci@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0350452564937100 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7574-2744
Júlio Henrique Rosa Croda — UFMS | Fiocruz, Campo Grande, MS, Brasil. E-mail: juliocroda@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8158006454100275 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6665-6825
Lucas Pedreira de Carvalho — UFBA, Salvador, BA, Brasil. E-mail: carvalholp@ig.com.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7308383096084856 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5033-1666
Milena Botelho Pereira Soares — Instituto Gonçalo Moniz | Fiocruz, RJ, Brasil. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7549-2992 | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3526964931609975
Manoel Otávio da Costa Rocha — UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. E-mail: rochamoc@terra.com.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9191945730512864 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4721-1767
Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel — Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS), Aracaju, SE, Brasil. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9651-3713 | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1691288024734696
Sérgio Marcos Arruda — UFBA, Salvador, BA, Brasil. E-mail: sergio.arruda@fiocruz.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2750751135017075 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3071-6339
Sinval Pinto Brandão Filho — Instituto Aggeu Magalhães | Fiocruz, Recife, PE, Brasil. E-mail: sinval@cpqam.fiocruz.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8035260974761693 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3768-2810
Editorial Board
Ana Lúcia Teles Rabello — CPqRR/Fiocruz, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. E-mail: ana@cpqrr.fiocruz.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7027792126979693 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5821-4069
Anis Rassi Júnior — UFG, Goiânia, GO, Brasil. E-mail: arassijr@terra.com.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6810972208779143 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7310-9918
Antônio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro — UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. E-mail: tom1963br@yahoo.com.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8754335906813622 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2740-0042
Arnaldo Lopes Colombo — UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. E-mail: arnaldo.colombo@unifesp.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4512261018429681 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0793-8491
Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero — UnB, Brasília, DF, Brasil. E-mail: gromero@unb.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8497079129889221 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1425-926X
Marcus Vinicius Guimarães de Lacerda — FMT-HVD, Manaus, AM, Brasil. E-mail: marcuslacerdabr@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8492376468047417 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3374-9985
Mitermayer Galvão dos Reis — CPqGM/Fiocruz, Salvador, BA, Brasil. E-mail: mitermayer.reis@fiocruz.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9497366266156796 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3051-9060
Pedro Luiz Tauil — UnB, Brasília, DF, Brasil. E-mail: pltauil@unb.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6101068819283731 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9333-3327
Reynaldo Dietze — UFES, Vitória, ES, Brasil. E-mail: rdietze@ndi.ufes.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1727805739693861 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6995-8001
Sinval Pinto Brandão Filho — Instituto Aggeu Magalhães | Fiocruz, Recife, PE, Brasil. E-mail: sinval@cpqam.fiocruz.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8035260974761693 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3768-2810
Quantitative Methods Consultants
Davi Casale Aragon — USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. E-mail: dcaragon@fmrp.usp.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6000284891261012 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1019-3654
Edson Zangiacomi Martinez — USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. E-mail: edson@fmrp.usp.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7706743433338055 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0949-3222
Euclides Ayres de Castilho — USP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. E-mail: castil@usp.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3112674950616014 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7352-8784
Fernando Antonio Basile Colugnati — UFJF, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil. E-mail: fcolugnati@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1622643885752324 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8288-203X
Guilherme Lopes de Oliveira — CEFET-MG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. E-mail: guilopes2110@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2909498413150072 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3220-6356
Guilherme Loureiro Werneck — UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. E-mail: gwerneck@iesc.ufrj.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7331062615542814 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1169-1436
Ilka Afonso Reis — UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. E-mail: Ilka.reis@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7759392930119043 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7199-8590
Paulo Ricardo Saquete Martins-Filho — UFS, Aracaju, SE, Brasil. E-mail: prmartinsfh@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3827000934822495 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8779-0727
International Editorial Advisory Board
Afrânio Lineu Kritski — UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. E-mail: kritskia@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0008770194107817 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5900-6007
Alain Dessein — Institut Pasteur, Marselha, França. E-mail: alain.dessein@univ-amu.fr | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5339-2456
Albert Ko — Yale University, New Haven, CT, EUA. E-mail: albert.ko@yale.edu | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9023-2339
Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas — Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru. E-mail: alejandro.llanos.c@upch.pe | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7567-5534
Ali Khamesipour — Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Irã. E-mail: ali.khamesipour@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3165-9337
Ana Flisser — UNAM, Cidade do México, México. E-mail: flisser@servidor.unam.mx | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1744-8480
Antônio Campos-Neto — The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, EUA. E-mail: acampos@detectogen.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1355-2798
Antônio Carlos Campos Pignatari — UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. E-mail: pignatari@terra.com.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9461346610553865 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2146-8476
Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza — UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brasil. E-mail: carlosmagnocbfortaleza@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2589937673452910 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4120-1258
Christopher Joseph Scofield — University of Oxford, Reino Unido. E-mail: christopher.schofield@chem.ox.ac.uk | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0290-6565
Eduardo Gotuzzo — Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru. E-mail: eduardo.gotuzzo@upch.pe | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1747-4352
Expedito José de Albuquerque Luna — USP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. E-mail: eluna@usp.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4364360095121718 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1145-9672
João Santana da Silva — USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. E-mail: jsdsilva@fmrp.usp.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1551316349134426 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3410-3927
Jonathan Weber — Imperial College London, Londres, Reino Unido. E-mail: j.weber@imperial.ac.uk | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6847-8057
Jorge Elias Kalil Filho — USP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. E-mail: jkalil@usp.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4720283421615359 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8415-4274
José Antônio Marin-Neto — USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. E-mail: marin_neto@yahoo.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0113088308433808 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8651-8833
Lee Riley — University of California Berkeley, EUA. E-mail: lwriley@berkeley.edu | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9916-3894
Pedro Albajar Viñas — WHO/OMS, Genebra, Suíça. E-mail: albajarvinasp@who.int | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3530-8078
Roberto Salvatella — OPAS, Montevidéu, Uruguai. E-mail: salvater@uru.ops-oms.org | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5539-9432
Selma Maria Bezerra Jerônimo — UFRN, Natal, RN, Brasil. E-mail: selma.jeronimo@ufrn.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7120263570947836 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4784-9904
Virgilio Estólio do Rosário — Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. E-mail: virgilio.rosario@ihmt.unl.pt | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6988-915X
Walderez Ornelas Dutra — UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. E-mail: waldutra@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1576565798034743 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7586-9996
Wei-Jen Chen — National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. E-mail: 166200@mail.tku.edu.tw | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9992-8129
Section Editors
Afrânio Lineu Kritski — UFRJ. E-mail: kritskia@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0008770194107817 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5900-6007
Alberto Novaes Ramos Júnior — UFC. E-mail: novaes@ufc.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0043206414513005 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7982-1757
Amélia Maria Ribeiro de Jesus — UFS. E-mail: ameliaribeirodejesus@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6248026330837543 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8903-479X
Antônio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro — UFMG. E-mail: tom1963br@yahoo.com.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8754335906813622 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2740-0042
Ana Lúcia Teles Rabello — CPqRR/Fiocruz. E-mail: ana@cpqrr.fiocruz.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7027792126979693 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5821-4069
Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza — UNESP. E-mail: carlosmagnocbfortaleza@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2589937673452910 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4120-1258
Dorcas Lamounier Costa — UFPI. E-mail: dorcas.lc@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7335387525321271 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7115-7978
Edécio Cunha Neto — USP. E-mail: edecunha@usp.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4482652690766445 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3699-3345
Edgar Marcelino Carvalho — UFBA. E-mail: edgar@ufba.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6998360791945569 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2697-8002
Guilherme Loureiro Werneck — UERJ. E-mail: gwerneck@iesc.ufrj.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7331062615542814 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1169-1436
Kenneth John Gollob — IIEPAE. E-mail: kenneth.gollob@einstein.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4314074851986989 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4184-3867
Lysandro Pinto Borges — UFS. E-mail: lysandro.borges@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5015405877622893 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1721-1547
Lucindo José Quintans Júnior — UFS. E-mail: lucindojr@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4178844355922772 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5155-938X
Manoel Otávio da Costa Rocha — UFMG. E-mail: rochamoc@terra.com.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9191945730512864 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4721-1767
Maria do Carmo Pereira Nunes — UFMG. E-mail: mcarmo@waymail.com.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7052421532116243 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8801-1828
Marcus Vinicius Guimarães de Lacerda — FMT-HVD. E-mail: marcuslacerdabr@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8492376468047417 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3374-9985
Mário Steindell — UFSC. E-mail: msteindel@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5914703519900890 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2768-7469
Paulo Ricardo Saquete Martins-Filho — UFS. E-mail: prmartinsfh@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3827000934822495 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8779-0727
Paulo Roberto Lima Machado — UFBA. E-mail: prlmachado@uol.com.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7641162535517337 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1894-6171
Vidal Haddad Junior — UNESP. E-mail: vidal.haddad-junior@unesp.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7385129302501798 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7214-0422
Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro — FMT-HVD. E-mail: wueltonmm@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4986967857234820 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0848-1940
Virmondes Rodrigues Júnior — UFTM. E-mail: virmondes.rodrigues@uftm.edu.br | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8909243237236516 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8706-4223
Walderez Ornelas Dutra — UFMG. E-mail: waldutra@gmail.com | Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1576565798034743 | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7586-9996
Technical Team
Cristiano Augusto Silva
Produção Editorial, Design Gráfico, Publicação e Desenvolvimento XML
Uberaba, MG – Brasil
E-mails: rsbmt@sbmt.org.br | revsocbrasmedtrop@gmail.com | artes.rsbmt@gmail.com
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- Original research, reviews, case reports accepted
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