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Breast cancer at Pico Island (1998-2008): an epidemiological perspective.
Mendes, Ana Sofia; Mateus, Francisca; Nogueira, Joana; Branco, Liliana; Rodrigues, Luís; Dias, Sara Simões; Nunes, Luís; Torgal, JorgeNeoplasic disease has been assuming an increasingly relevant role in the world's public health. Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second cause of death by neoplasia in women. In the Portuguese population, breast cancer is the main cause of death by neoplasia in females. Among the Azorean women, the most frequently diagnosed malignant tumor is breast cancer, Pico Island being the third in terms of ...
Epidemiologic features of Mediterranean spotted fever in Portugal.
Sousa, Rita de; Nóbrega, Sónia Dória; Bacellar, Fátima; Torgal, JorgeMediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a tick-borne rickettsial disease. It is endemic in Portugal and Ricardo Jorge recognized it in 1930. Rhipicephalus sanguineus is the main vector and reservoir of the disease. In Portugal the etiologic agents are two strains of Rickettsia conorii complex: R. conorii Malish and "Israeli tick typhus". MSF is clinically characterized by a vasculitis process with the classical cl...
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