HIV infections in organ transplants in Brazil, 2024: a warning to the world

Authors

  • Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL)- Campus Arapiraca. Programa de pós-graduação em Saúde Pública- Fiocruz Pernambuco.
  • Havandécio Rodrigues de Matos Júnior Federal University of the São Francisco Valley, Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7157-9744
  • Adeilton Gonçalves da Silva   Junior Federal University of the São Francisco Valley, Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil. Graduate Program in Biological and Health Sciences (PPGCBS/UNIVASF), Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6038-5470
  • Rodrigo Feliciano do Carmo Federal University of the São Francisco Valley, Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil. Graduate Program in Biological and Health Sciences (PPGCBS/UNIVASF), Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9601-6995

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https://doi.org/10.17058/reci.v16i.20358

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  • Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza, Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL)- Campus Arapiraca. Programa de pós-graduação em Saúde Pública- Fiocruz Pernambuco.
    Fisioterapeuta Sanitarista/Epidemiologista Mestre em Planejamento Territorial- Geoprocessamento aplicado ao planejamento Doutorando em Saúde Pública- Fiocruz
  • Havandécio Rodrigues de Matos Júnior, Federal University of the São Francisco Valley, Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil.

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  • Adeilton Gonçalves da Silva   Junior, Federal University of the São Francisco Valley, Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil. Graduate Program in Biological and Health Sciences (PPGCBS/UNIVASF), Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil.

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  • Rodrigo Feliciano do Carmo, Federal University of the São Francisco Valley, Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil. Graduate Program in Biological and Health Sciences (PPGCBS/UNIVASF), Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil.

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2026-06-30

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Vol. 16 (2026)

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Souza, C. D. F. de, Júnior, H. R. de M.,  Junior,A.G.daS., & Carmo, R. F. do . (2026). HIV infections in organ transplants in Brazil, 2024: a warning to the world. Revista De Epidemiologia E Controle De Infecção, 16. https://doi.org/10.17058/reci.v16i.20358