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Larson, Anika ; Hartinger, Stella Maria ; Riveros, Maribel ; Salmón-Mulanovich, Gabriela ; Hattendorf, Jan ; Verastegui, Hector ; Huaylinos, Maria Luisa ; Mäusezahl, Daniel | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T16:59:19ZAntibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria is a serious public health issue. The growing threat is a cause for concern and action to prevent the emergence of new resistant strains and the spread of existing ones to humans via the environment. [...]texto impreso
Larson, Anika ; Hartinger, Stella Maria ; Riveros, Maribel ; Salmón-Mulanovich, Gabriela ; Hattendorf, Jan ; Verastegui, Hector ; Huaylinos, Maria Luisa ; Mäusezahl, Daniel | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T21:02:57ZAntibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria is a serious public health issue. The growing threat is a cause for concern and action to prevent the emergence of new resistant strains and the spread of existing ones to humans via the environment.[...]texto impreso
Yáñez, Jaime A. ; Jahanshahi, Asghar Afshar ; Alvarez-Risco, Aldo ; Li, Jizhen ; Zhang, Stephen X. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2021-02-17T18:25:03ZWe conducted a cross-sectional survey to assess the anxiety, distress, and turnover intention (likelihood to leave their current job) of healthcare workers in Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results reported that 21.7% healthcare workers [...]texto impreso
Geen, Olivia ; Pumputis, Allison ; Kochi, Cristina ; Costa, Andrew ; Stobbe, Karl | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T15:02:18ZInterest in short-term global health experiences to underserviced populations has grown rapidly in the last few decades. However, there remains very little research on what participants can expect to encounter. At the same time, it has been sugg[...]texto impreso
Heitzinger, Kristen ; Hawes, Stephen E. ; Rocha, Claudio A. ; Álvarez, Carlos ; Evans, Carlton A. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-07-14T00:01:15ZApproximately two billion people lack access to microbiologically safe drinking water globally. Boiling is the most popular household water treatment method and significantly reduces diarrheal disease, but is often practiced inconsistently or in[...]texto impreso
Beam, Michelle ; Spencer, Angela ; Fernandez, Lauralee ; Atto, Ruth ; Muro, Claudio ; Vilchez, Percy ; Gamboa, Ricardo ; Olaya, Sandra ; Ayvar, Viterbo ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T02:09:30ZInfection of the brain with Taenia solium larvae (neurocysticercosis) is a leading cause of preventable epilepsy worldwide. Effective and sustainable strategies to control parasite transmission in rural endemic communities are needed to prevent [...]texto impreso
Salazar, Renzo ; Castillo-Neyra, Ricardo ; Tustin, Aaron W. ; Borrini-Mayori, Katty ; Náquira, César ; Levy, Michael Z. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:43ZPopulations of the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius, have recently undergone explosive growth. Bed bugs share many important traits with triatomine insects, but it remains unclear whether these similarities include the ability to transmit Trypa[...]texto impreso
McAtee, Casey L. ; Webman, Rachel ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Mejia, Carolina ; Bern, Caryn ; Apaza, Sonia ; Espetia, Susan ; Pajuelo, Monica ; Saito, Mayuko ; Challappa, Roxanna ; Soria, Richard ; Ribera, Jose P. ; Lozano, Daniel ; Torrico, Faustino | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:36ZThe effectiveness of rotavirus vaccine in the field may set the stage for a changing landscape of diarrheal illness affecting children worldwide. Norovirus and rotavirus are the two major viral enteropathogens of childhood. This study describes [...]texto impreso
Del Brutto, Oscar H. ; Salgado, Perla ; Lama, Julio ; Del Brutto, Victor J. ; Campos, Xavier ; Zambrano, Mauricio ; Garcia, Hector H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:34ZCalcified neurocysticercosis has been associated with hippocampal atrophy in patients with refractory epilepsy, but the relevance of this association in the population at large is unknown. We assessed calcified cysticerci and its association wit[...]texto impreso
Del Brutto, Oscar H. ; Salgado, Perla ; Lama, Julio ; Del Brutto, Victor J. ; Campos, Xavier ; Zambrano, Mauricio ; Garcia, Hector H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:39ZCalcified neurocysticercosis has been associated with hippocampal atrophy in patients with refractory epilepsy, but the relevance of this association in the population at large is unknown. We assessed calcified cysticerci and its association wit[...]texto impreso
Alroy, Karen A. ; Arroyo, Gianfranco ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Gonzales-Gustavson, Eloy ; Gallegos, Linda ; Gavidia, Cesar M. ; Verastegui, Manuela ; Rodriguez, Silvia ; López, Teresa ; Gomez-Puerta, Luis A. ; Alroy, Joseph ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T02:09:30ZNeurocysticercosis (NCC), the infection of the human central nervous system (CNS) with larval cysts of Taenia solium causes widespread neurological morbidity. Animal models are crucial for studying the pathophysiology and treatment of NCC. Some [...]texto impreso
Jennings, Mary Carol ; Tilley, Drake H. ; Ballard, Sarah-Blythe ; Villanueva, Miguel ; Costa, Fernando Maldonado ; López, Martha ; Steinberg, Hannah E. ; Luna, C. Giannina ; Meza, Rina ; Silva, Maria E. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Simons, Mark P. ; Maves, Ryan C. ; Cabada, Miguel M. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T15:02:19ZIn Cusco, Peru, and South America in general, there is a dearth of travelers' diarrhea (TD) data concerning the clinical features associated with enteropathogen-specific infections and destination-specific risk behaviors. Understanding these fac[...]texto impreso
Rojas-Jaimes, Jesus ; Frischtak, Helena L. ; Arenas, Jose ; Lescano, Andres G. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-12-03T17:02:51ZMucosal leishmaniasis (ML) is associated with progressive tissue destruction and granuloma formation, often after a considerable period of latency from an initial cutaneous infection. We report a case of recurrent epistaxis of 3 years duration a[...]texto impreso
Cachay, R. ; Schwalb, A. ; Watanabe, T. ; Guzman, D. ; Jaenisch, T. ; Guillén-Pinto, D. ; Gotuzzo, E. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-12-14T16:06:11ZWe report the case of an infant born with congenital Zika syndrome (CZS). During the largest Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak in Peru, the mother presented with fever and rash that were confirmed to be due to ZIKV by real-time PCR. The infant was born[...]texto impreso
Failoc-Rojas, Virgilio E. ; Molina-Ayasta, Carolina ; Salazar-Zuloeta, Jaime ; Samamé, Abel ; Silva-Díaz, Heber | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-12-03T17:02:46ZInfestations caused by fly larvae (Myiasis) have been observed in patients with risk factors and in tropical zones. The aim of our study was to describe the clinical and epidemiological aspects and the risk factors associated with the occurrence[...]texto impreso
Mukuku, O. ; Sánchez, S.S. ; Bugeme, M. ; Garcia, H.H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-12-14T16:10:01ZNeurocysticercosis (NCC) is an infection prevalent in developing countries; however, it is neglected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and in sub-Saharan Africa. Here, we present three different cases seen in a consulting room in Lub[...]texto impreso
Ahmed, Ayman ; Daily, Johanna P. ; Lescano, Andres G. ; Golightly, Linnie M. ; Fasina, Abiola | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-07-14T00:00:52ZThe brain drain of professionals from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to developed countries is well documented and partially due to the challenges faced by biomedical researchers to establish themselves back at home, after training abr[...]texto impreso
Lainhart, William ; Bickersmith, Sara A. ; Moreno, Marta ; Rios, Carlos Tong ; Vinetz, Joseph M. ; Conn, Jan E. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:38ZThe process of colonizing any arthropod species, including vector mosquitoes, necessarily involves adaptation to laboratory conditions. The adaptation and evolution of colonized mosquito populations needs consideration when such colonies are use[...]texto impreso
Agampodi, Suneth B. ; Nugegoda, Dhanaseela B. ; Thevanesam, Vasanthi ; Vinetz, Joseph M. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:35ZTo determine the exposure risk factors of highly endemic rural leptospirosis in tropical setting, we conducted a prospective, hospital-based case control study in Sri Lanka. A conceptual hierarchy of variables was used to analyze the data. Case [...]texto impreso
Agampodi, Suneth B. ; Nugegoda, Dhanaseela B. ; Thevanesam, Vasanthi ; Vinetz, Joseph M. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:40ZTo determine the exposure risk factors of highly endemic rural leptospirosis in tropical setting, we conducted a prospective, hospital-based case control study in Sri Lanka. A conceptual hierarchy of variables was used to analyze the data. Case [...]texto impreso
Llanos-Chea, Fiorella ; Martinez, Dalila ; Rosas, Angel ; Samalvides, Frine ; Vinetz, Joseph M. ; Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:37ZSevere Plasmodium falciparum malaria is uncommon in South America. Lima, Peru, while not endemic for malaria, is home to specialized centers for infectious diseases that admit and manage patients with severe malaria (SM), all of whom contracted [...]texto impreso
García, Coralith ; Hinostroza, Noemi ; Astocondor, Lizeth ; Ochoa, Theresa ; Jacobs, Jan ; Network, For The Salmoiber Cyted | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T21:02:57ZSalmonella enterica serovar Infantis is causing an increasing number of infections worldwide. Our aim was to describe the characteristics of S. enterica serovar Infantis among patients attended in a hospital of Lima, Peru. Fifty cases of salmon[...]texto impreso
Lescano, Andres G. ; Pray, Ian W. ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Tsang, Victor C. W. ; Gamboa, Ricardo ; Guezala, M. Claudia ; Aybar, Viterbo ; Rodriguez, Silvia ; Moulton, Lawrence H. ; Leontsini, Elli ; Gonzalvez, Guillermo ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T16:59:24ZThe pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, is among the leading causes of preventable epilepsy in the world and is common in rural areas of developing countries where sanitation is limited and pigs have access to human feces. Prior studies in rural vill[...]texto impreso
Lescano, A.G. ; Pray, I.W. ; Gonzalez, A.E. ; Gilman, R.H. ; Tsang, V.C.W. ; Gamboa, R. ; Guezala, M.C. ; Aybar, V. ; Rodriguez, S. ; Moulton, L.H. ; Leontsini, E. ; Gonzalvez, G. ; O'Neal, S.E. ; Garcia, H.H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T20:57:48ZThe pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, is among the leading causes of preventable epilepsy in the world and is common in rural areas of developing countries where sanitation is limited and pigs have access to human feces. Prior studies in rural villa[...]texto impreso
Prasad, S. ; Sopdie, E. ; Meya, D. ; Kalbarczyk, A. ; Garcia, P.J. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T16:59:26ZAlthough mentoring is not a common practice in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), there is a strong need for it. Conceptual frameworks provide the structure to design, study, and problem-solve complex phenomena. Following four workshops i[...]texto impreso
Garcia, P.J. ; Alarcón, A. ; Bayer, A. ; Buss, P. ; Guerra, G. ; Ribeiro, H. ; Rojas, K. ; Sáenz, R. ; de Snyder, N.S. ; Solimano, G. ; Torres, R. ; Tobar, S. ; Tuesca, R. ; Vargas, G. ; Atun, R. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-12-14T16:06:24ZEffective management of a pandemic due to a respiratory virus requires public health capacity for a coordinated response for mandatory restrictions, large-scale testing to identify infected individuals, capacity to isolate infected cases and tra[...]texto impreso
Neumayr, Andreas ; Ollague, Jose ; Bravo, Francisco ; Gotuzzo, Eduardo ; Jiménez, Pedro ; Norton, Scott-A. ; Doanh, Pham-Ngoc ; Nawa, Yukifumi ; Horii, Yoichiro ; Nickel, Beatrice ; Marti, Hanspeter | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:45:56ZGnathostomiasis is a zoonotic parasitosis endemic in many Asian and some Latin American countries. Most human infections are caused by Gnathostoma spinigerum in Asia and Gnathostoma binucleatum in the Americas, and recently, imported cases have [...]texto impreso
Charette, Margot ; Berrang-Ford, Lea ; Coomes, Oliver ; Llanos-Cuentas, Elmer Alejandro ; Carcamo, Cesar ; Kulkarni, Manisha ; Harper, Sherilee L. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-07-14T00:01:03ZDengue is a climate-sensitive disease with an increasing global burden. Although the relationship between meteorological conditions and dengue incidence is well established, less is known about the modifying nature of sociodemographic variables [...]texto impreso
Paz-Soldan, Valerie A. ; Morrison, Amy C. ; Cordova Lopez, Jhonny J. ; Lenhart, Audrey ; Scott, Thomas W. ; Elder, John P. ; Sihuincha, Moises ; Kochel, Tadeusz J. ; Halsey, Eric S. ; Astete, Helvio ; McCall, Philip J. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:37ZAs part of a cluster-randomized trial to evaluate insecticide-treated curtains for dengue prevention in Iquitos, Peru, we surveyed 1,333 study participants to examine knowledge and reported practices associated with dengue and its prevention. En[...]texto impreso
Dudley, Matthew Z. ; Sheen, Patricia ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Ticona, Eduardo ; Friedland, Jon S. ; Kirwan, Daniela E. ; Caviedes, Luz ; Rodriguez, Richard ; Cabrera, Lilia Z. ; Coronel, Jorge ; Grandjean, Louis ; Moore, David A. J. ; Evans, Carlton A. ; Huaroto, Luz ; Chavez-Perez, Victor ; Zimic, Mirko | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:45:12ZHospital infection control measures are crucial to tuberculosis (TB) control strategies within settings caring for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients, as these patients are at heightened risk of developing TB. Pyrazinamide (PZA[...]texto impreso
Toribio, Luz ; Romano, Miryam ; Scott, Alan L. ; Gonzales, Isidro ; Saavedra, Herbert ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Shiff, Clive ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T16:59:28ZNeurocysticercosis (NCC), caused by Taenia solium larvae that reside in the central nervous system, results in serious public health and medical issues in many regions of the world. Current diagnosis of NCC is complex requiring both serology and[...]texto impreso
Toribio, L. ; Romano, M. ; Scott, A.L. ; Gonzales, I. ; Saavedra, H. ; Garcia, H.H. ; Shiff, C. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T21:04:40ZNeurocysticercosis (NCC), caused by Taenia solium larvae that reside in the central nervous system, results in serious public health and medical issues in many regions of the world. Current diagnosis of NCC is complex requiring both serology and[...]texto impreso
Jara, Luis M. ; Rodriguez, Magaly ; Altamirano, Faride ; Herrera, Antonio ; Verastegui, Manuela ; Gimenez-Lirola, Luis G. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Gavidia, Cesar M. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T16:59:29ZCystic echinococcosis (CE) is a parasitic zoonosis caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. Detection of the adult stage in the canine definitive host is essential for estimating infection rates, surveillance and monit[...]texto impreso
Jara, L.M. ; Rodriguez, M. ; Altamirano, F. ; Herrera, A. ; Verastegui, M. ; Gímenez-Lirola, L.G. ; Gilman, R.H. ; Gavidia, C.M. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T20:57:52ZCystic echinococcosis (CE) is a parasitic zoonosis caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. Detection of the adult stage in the canine definitive host is essential for estimating infection rates, surveillance and monit[...]texto impreso
Gutierrez-Loli, Renzo ; Ferradas, Cusi ; Diestra, Andrea ; Traianou, Aliki ; Bowman, Natalie ; Bok, Jeroen ; Reimer-McAtee, Melissa ; Ramal, Cesar ; Ticona, Eduardo ; Steinberg, Hannah ; Mayta, Holger ; Calderón, Maritza ; Calla-Choque, Jaeson S. ; Sterling, Charles ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Toxoplasmosis Working Group in Peru and Bolivia | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T16:59:29ZQuantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) for Toxoplasma gondii multicopy genes has emerged as a promising strategy for sensitive detection of parasite DNA. qPCR can be performed from blood samples, which are minimally invasive to collect. H[...]texto impreso
Gutierrez-Loli, R. ; Ferradas, C. ; Diestra, A. ; Traianou, A. ; Bowman, N. ; Bok, J. ; Reimer-McAtee, M. ; Ramal, C. ; Ticona, E. ; Steinberg, H. ; Mayta, H. ; Calderón, M. ; Calla-Choque, J.S. ; Sterling, C. ; Gilman, R.H. ; Pinedo, L.C. ; Valencia, G. ; Sánchez, L. ; Málaga, E. ; Zhu, D. ; Jiménez, J. ; Bern, C. ; Angulo, N. ; Schiaffino, F. ; Acosta, J. ; Holtz, M. ; Clark, D. ; Clark, T. ; Trompeter, G. ; Choi, J. ; Gandarilla, O. ; Dorn, M. ; Fortuny, E. ; Galdos, G. ; Colanzi, R. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T20:57:49ZQuantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) for Toxoplasma gondii multicopy genes has emerged as a promising strategy for sensitive detection of parasite DNA. qPCR can be performed from blood samples, which are minimally invasive to collect. H[...]texto impreso
Nolasco, O. ; Infante, B. ; Contreras-Mancilla, J. ; Incardona, S. ; Ding, X.C. ; Gamboa, D. ; Torres, K. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-12-14T16:10:01ZPlasmodium vivax is co-endemic with Plasmodium falciparum in Peru, and optimum management requires distinguishing these two species in the blood of patients. For the differential identification of P. vivax and other Plasmodium spp., the LoopampT[...]texto impreso
Acosta, Gonzalo-J. ; Vigo, Natalia-I. ; Durand, David ; Riveros, Maribel ; Arango, Sara ; Zambruni, Mara ; Ochoa, Theresa-J. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:45:08ZDiarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) are common pathogens of childhood gastrointestinal infections worldwide. To date, research tracking DEC has mainly been completed in urban areas. This study aims to determine the prevalence and pathotype dis[...]texto impreso
Yauri, Veronica ; Castro-Sesquen, Yagahira E. ; Verastegui, Manuela ; Angulo, Noelia ; Recuenco, Fernando ; Cabello, Ines ; Malaga, Edith ; Bern, Caryn ; Gavidia, Cesar M. ; Gilman, Robert H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:48:08ZPigs were infected with a Bolivian strain of Trypanosoma cruzi (genotype I) and evaluated up to 150 days postinoculation (dpi) to determine the use of pigs as an animal model of Chagas disease. Parasitemia was observed in the infected pigs durin[...]texto impreso
Salmón-Mulanovich, Gabriela ; Blazes, David L. ; Lescano, Andres G. ; Bausch, Daniel G. ; Montgomery, Joel M. ; Pan, William K. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:38ZDengue virus (DENV) was reintroduced to Peru in the 1990s and has been reported in Puerto Maldonado (population ~65,000) in the Peruvian southern Amazon basin since 2000. This region also has the highest human migration rate in the country, main[...]texto impreso
Durand, Salomon ; Cabezas, César ; Lescano, Andres G. ; Galvez, Mariela ; Gutierrez, Sonia ; Arrospide, Nancy ; Álvarez, Carlos ; Santolalla, Meddly L. ; Bacon, David J. ; Graf, Paul C. F. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:30ZWe evaluated the efficacy of three primaquine (PQ) regimes to prevent relapses with Plasmodium vivax through an open-label randomized trial in Loreto, Peru. Vivax monoinfections were treated with chloroquine for 3 days and PQ in three different [...]texto impreso
Rosas-Aguirre, Angel ; Gamboa, Dionicia ; Manrique, Paulo ; Conn, Jan-E. ; Moreno, Marta ; Lescano, Andres-G. ; Sanchez, Juan-F. ; Rodriguez, Hugo ; Silva, Hermann ; Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro ; Vinetz, Joseph-M. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:45:58ZMalaria in Peru, dominated by Plasmodium vivax, remains a public health problem. The 1990s saw newly epidemic malaria emerge, primarily in the Loreto Department in the Amazon region, including areas near to Iquitos, the capital city, but sporad[...]texto impreso
Chi, Benjamin H. ; Belizan, Jose M. ; Blas, Magaly M. ; Chuang, Alice ; Wilson, Michael D. ; Chibwesha, Carla J. ; Farquhar, Carey ; Cohen, Craig R. ; Raj, Tony | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T16:59:33ZA growing number of low- and middle-income country (LMIC) institutions have developed and implemented formal programs to support mentorship. Although the individual-level benefits of mentorship are well established, such activities can also sust[...]texto impreso
Chi, B.H. ; Belizan, J.M. ; Blas, M.M. ; Chuang, A. ; Wilson, M.D. ; Chibwesha, C.J. ; Farquhar, C. ; Cohen, C.R. ; Raj, T. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T21:04:40ZA growing number of low- and middle-income country (LMIC) institutions have developed and implemented formal programs to support mentorship. Although the individual-level benefits of mentorship are well established, such activities can also sust[...]texto impreso
Fernandez, Lauralee ; Gamboa, Ricardo ; Vilchez, Percy ; Pray, Ian ; Beam, Michelle ; Garvey, Brian ; Spencer, Angela ; Atto, Ruth ; Muro, Claudio ; Moyano, Luz Maria ; Garcia, Hector H. ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T16:59:33ZReintroduction of Taenia solium into a region in Peru where it had been eliminated prompted evaluation of the possibility of reintroduction from an urban reservoir of taeniasis. In a cross-sectional study of an adjacent urban area, we found low[...]texto impreso
Fernandez, L. ; Gamboa, R. ; Vilchez, P. ; Pray, I. ; Beam, M. ; Garvey, B. ; Spencer, A. ; Atto, R. ; Muro, C. ; Moyano, L.M. ; Garcia, H.H. ; O’Neal, S.E. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T20:57:49ZReintroduction of Taenia solium into a region in Peru where it had been eliminated prompted evaluation of the possibility of reintroduction from an urban reservoir of taeniasis. In a cross-sectional study of an adjacent urban area, we found low [...]texto impreso
López, José W. ; Loader, Maria-Cristina I. ; Smith, Daniel ; Pastorius, Daniel ; Bravard, Marjory ; Caviedes, Luz ; Romero, Karina M. ; Clark, Taryn ; Checkley, William ; Ticona, Eduardo ; Friedland, Jon S. ; Gilman, Robert H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T03:10:46ZTo reduce transmission of tuberculosis (TB) in resource-limited countries where TB remains a major cause of mortality, novel diagnostic tools are urgently needed. We evaluated the fractional concentration of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) as an eas[...]texto impreso
Fernandez, Carla ; Lubar, Aristea A. ; Vinetz, Joseph M. ; Matthias, Michael A. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T03:10:46ZLeptospira licerasiae serovar Varillal, a group II intermediate pathogen species/serovar discovered in the Peruvian Amazon city of Iquitos, is commonly recognized in this region by sera from humans (at least 40% seroprevalence) without a known c[...]texto impreso
Cabada, Miguel-M. ; Castellanos-Gonzalez, Alejandro ; López, Martha ; Caravedo, Maria-Alejandra ; Arque, Eulogia ; White, Arthur-Clinton-Jr | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:45:11ZFasciola hepatica is a zoonotic infection with a worldwide distribution. Autochthonous cases have not been reported in the Amazon region of Peru. Operculated eggs resembling F. hepatica were identified in the stools of five out of 215 subjects i[...]texto impreso
Cabada, Miguel M. ; Goodrich, Mary R. ; Graham, Brittany ; Villanueva-Meyer, Pablo G. ; López, Martha ; Arque, Eulogia ; White, A. Clinton Jr | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:32ZThere are limited data about the epidemiology of fascioliasis in Cuzco, Peru. We studied children 3-12 years old from six communities in the highlands of Cuzco to evaluate the epidemiology of fascioliasis; 227 children were included, one-half w[...]