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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. [...]![]()
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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 | 2019-12-06T21:02:57ZAntibiotic 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.[...]![]()
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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 [...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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 [...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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 [...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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 [...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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 [...]![]()
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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 [...]![]()
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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 [...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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 [...]![]()
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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 [...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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 [...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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 [...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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Loyola, Steev ; Sanchez, Juan F. ; Maguiña, Edson ; Canal, Enrique ; Castillo, Rosa ; Bernal, Manuela ; Meza, Yocelinda ; Tilley, Drake H. ; Oswald, William E. ; Heitzinger, Kristen ; Lescano, Andres G. ; Rocha, Claudio A. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-07-14T00:02:32ZDrinking water contamination is a frequent problem in developing countries and could be associated with bacterial pathogen carriage in feces. We evaluated the association between the risk of drinking water and bacterial carrier status in childre[...]![]()
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Pantenburg, Birte ; Ochoa, Theresa J. ; Ecker, Lucie ; Ruiz, Joaquim | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:36ZChildhood diarrhea is an important cause of malnutrition, which can be worsened when caretakers limit nutritional support. We queried 390 caregivers and their children in a peri-urban community in Lima, Peru regarding general perceptions of feed[...]![]()
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Ventocilla, Julio A. ; Nuñez, Jorge ; Tapia, L. Lorena ; Lucas, Carmen M. ; Manock, Stephen R. ; Lescano, Andres G. ; Edgel, Kimberly A. ; Graf, Paul C. F. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T03:10:47ZIn the Peruvian North Coast (PNC), the number of Plasmodium vivax malaria cases increased steadily from 2007 to 2010 despite a significant decline in the overall number of cases in Peru during the same period. To better understand the transmissi[...]![]()
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Chuquiyauri, Raúl ; Molina, Douglas M. ; Moss, Eli L. ; Wang, Ruobing ; Gardner, Malcolm J. ; Brouwer, Kimberly C. ; Torres, Sonia ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro ; Neafsey, Daniel E. ; Felgner, Philip ; Liang, Xiaowu ; Vinetz, Joseph M. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:38ZLarge scale antibody responses in Plasmodium vivax malaria remains unexplored in the endemic setting. Protein microarray analysis of asexual-stage P. vivax was used to identify antigens recognized in sera from residents of hypoendemic Peruvian [...]![]()
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Kirwan, Daniela E. ; Ugarte-Gil, Cesar ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Hasan Rizvi, Syed M. ; Cerrillo, Gustavo ; Cok, Jaime ; Ticona, Eduardo ; Cabrera, Jose Luis ; Matos, Eduardo D. ; Evans, Carlton A. ; Moore, David A. J. ; Friedland, Jon S. ; Lymph Node Tuberculosis Working Group | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T15:18:36ZThe differential diagnosis for lymphadenopathy is wide and clinical presentations overlap, making obtaining an accurate diagnosis challenging. We sought to characterize the clinical and radiological characteristics, histological findings, and di[...]![]()
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Del Brutto, O.H. ; Costa, A.F. ; Mera, R.M. ; Recalde, B.Y. ; Bustos, J.A. ; Garcia, H.H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-12-14T16:06:19ZThe SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is now expanding into the developing world with devastating consequences. Departing from a population-based study in rural Ecuador where all adult individuals (aged 40 years or older) were tested for SARS-CoV-2 IgG and Ig[...]![]()
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Rothstein, J.D. ; Mendoza, A.L. ; Cabrera, L.Z. ; Pachas, J. ; Calderón, M. ; Pajuelo, M.J. ; Caulfield, L.E. ; Winch, P.J. ; Gilman, R.H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T21:03:00ZFeeding of infant formula using contaminated bottles may be an important transmission pathway of enteric pathogens during early life. Determinants of suboptimal bottle hygiene and the feasibility and acceptability of intervention strategies have[...]![]()
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Rothstein, Jessica D. ; Mendoza, Alejandra Llican ; Cabrera, Lilia Z. ; Pachas, Jessica ; Calderón, Maritza ; Pajuelo, Monica J. ; Caulfield, Laura E. ; Winch, Peter J. ; Gilman, Robert H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T17:00:16ZFeeding of infant formula using contaminated bottles may be an important transmission pathway of enteric pathogens during early life. Determinants of suboptimal bottle hygiene and the feasibility and acceptability of intervention strategies have[...]![]()
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Calderon-Anyosa, Renzo ; Gálvez-Petzoldt, Camila ; García, Patricia J. ; Carcamo, Cesar P. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T17:17:13ZLeishmaniasis is a major neglected tropical disease associated with high rates of disability and death. This disease is associated with poverty, which can be reflected in housing quality, especially in rural areas. This systematic review found t[...]![]()
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Carrera, Jean-Paul ; Bagamian, Karoun H. ; Travassos da Rosa, Amelia P. ; Wang, Eryu ; Beltran, Davis ; Gundaker, Nathan D. ; Armien, Blas ; Arroyo, Gianfranco ; Sosa, Néstor ; Pascale, Juan Miguel ; Valderrama, Anayansi ; Tesh, Robert B. ; Vittor, Amy Y. ; Weaver, Scott C. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T17:17:13ZMembers of the genera Alphavirus (family Togaviridae) and Flavivirus (family Flaviridae) are important zoonotic human and equine etiologic agents of neurologic diseases in the New World. In 2010, an outbreak of Madariaga virus (MADV; formerly ea[...]![]()
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Cabada, Miguel-M. ; Morales, Maria-Luisa ; López, Martha ; Reynolds, Spencer-T. ; Vilchez, Elizabeth-C. ; Lescano, Andres-G. ; Gotuzzo, Eduardo ; Garcia, Hector-Hugo ; White, A. Clinton-Jr | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:45:11ZHymenolepis nana is the most common cestode infection in the world. However, limited information is available regarding its impact on affected populations. We studied the epidemiology and symptoms associated with hymenolepiasis among children 3-[...]![]()
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Identification of Blood Meals from Potential Arbovirus Mosquito Vectors in the Peruvian Amazon Basin
Palermo, Pedro-M. ; Aguilar, Patricia-V. ; Sanchez, Juan-F. ; Zorrilla, Victor ; Flores-Mendoza, Carmen ; Huayanay, Anibal ; Guevara, Carolina ; Lescano, Andres-G. ; Halsey, Eric-S. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:45:56ZThe transmission dynamics of many arboviruses in the Amazon Basin region have not been fully elucidated, including the vectors and natural reservoir hosts. Identification of blood meal sources in field-caught mosquitoes could yield information f[...]![]()
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Ticona, Eduardo ; Huaroto, Luz ; Kirwan, Daniela E. ; Chumpitaz, Milagros ; Munayco, Cesar V. ; Maguina, Monica ; Tovar, Marco A. ; Evans, Carlton A. ; Escombe, Roderick ; Gilman, Robert H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:48:07ZMultidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) rates in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care facility increased by the year 2000-56% of TB cases, eight times the national MDRTB rate. We reported the effect of tuberculosis infection control measu[...]![]()
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Salmón-Mulanovich, Gabriela ; Blazes, David L. ; Guezala V, M. Claudia ; Rios, Zonia ; Espinoza, Angelica ; Guevara, Carolina ; Lescano, Andres G. ; Montgomery, Joel M. ; Bausch, Daniel G. ; Pan, William K. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T17:17:13ZDengue virus (DENV) affects more than 100 countries worldwide. Dengue virus infection has been increasing in the southern Peruvian Amazon city of Puerto Maldonado since 2000. We designed this study to describe the prevalence of past DENV infecti[...]![]()
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Ugarte-Gil, Cesar ; Elkington, Paul T. ; Gotuzzo, Eduardo ; Friedland, Jon S. ; Moore, David A. J. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:32ZImproved tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics are required. Induced sputum sampling is superior to spontaneous sputum analysis for diagnosis of pulmonary TB. Therefore, we examined the applicability of induced sputum in primary health centers of the P[...]![]()
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Ugarte-Gil, Cesar ; Elkington, Paul T. ; Gotuzzo, Eduardo ; Friedland, Jon S. ; Moore, David A. J. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:39ZImproved tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics are required. Induced sputum sampling is superior to spontaneous sputum analysis for diagnosis of pulmonary TB. Therefore, we examined the applicability of induced sputum in primary health centers of the P[...]![]()
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Moreno, Marta ; Tong, Carlos ; Guzman, Mitchel ; Chuquiyauri, Raúl ; Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro ; Rodriguez, Hugo ; Gamboa, Dionicia ; Meister, Stephan ; Winzeler, Elizabeth A. ; Maguina, Paula ; Conn, Jan E. ; Vinetz, Joseph M. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:37ZAnopheles darlingi Root is the most important malaria vector in the Amazonia region of South America. However, continuous propagation of An. darlingi in the laboratory has been elusive, limiting entomological, genetic/genomic, and vector-pathoge[...]![]()
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Quinones, Martha L. ; Norris, Douglas E. ; Conn, Jan E. ; Moreno, Marta ; Burkot, Thomas R. ; Bugoro, Hugo ; Keven, John B. ; Cooper, Robert ; Yan, Guiyun ; Rosas, Angel ; Palomino, Miriam ; Donnelly, Martin J. ; Mawejje, Henry D. ; Eapen, Alex ; Montgomery, Jacqui ; Coulibaly, Mamadou B. ; Beier, John C. ; Kumar, Ashwani | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:38ZScale-up of the main vector control interventions, residual insecticides sprayed on walls or structures and/or impregnated in bed nets, together with prompt diagnosis and effective treatment, have led to a global reduction in malaria transmissi[...]![]()
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Oberhelman, Richard A. ; Huaynate, Cynthia Anticona ; Correa, Malena ; Malpartida, Holger Mayta ; Pajuelo, Monica ; Paz-Soldan, Valerie A. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Zimic, Mirko ; Murphy, Laura ; Belizan, Jose | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T17:00:25ZPostdoctoral training programs are usually highly individualized arrangements between trainees and a limited number of senior mentors in their field, an approach that contrasts with current trends in public health education that promote interdis[...]![]()
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Paredes, Jose Luis ; Sparks, Hayley ; White, A. Clinton ; Martinez-Traverso, Griselle ; Ochoa, Theresa ; Castellanos-Gonzalez, Alejandro | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T15:28:04ZIntestinal infection caused by Cryptosporidium is a major contributor to diarrhea morbidity and mortality in young children around the world. Current treatments for children suffering from cryptosporidiosis are suboptimal. Lactoferrin is a glyco[...]![]()
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Fentress, M. ; Ugarte-Gil, C. ; Cervantes, M. ; Rivas, D. ; Moore, D. ; Caliguiri, P. ; Bergman, K. ; Noazin, S. ; Padovani, A. ; Gilman, R.H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-12-14T16:06:22ZLung ultrasound (LUS) is highly portable and has excellent diagnostic accuracy for pneumonia compared with conventional radiography, but the literature on its use in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is limited. This study characterized LUS lesions i[...]![]()
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Kobayashi, Tamaki ; Gamboa, Dionicia ; Ndiaye, Daouda ; Cui, Liwang ; Sutton, Patrick L. ; Vinetz, Joseph M. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:38ZDiagnosis is "the act of identifying a disease, illness, or problem by examining someone or something." When an individual with acute fever presents for clinical attention, accurate diagnosis leading to specific, prompt treatment often saves l[...]![]()
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Malaria Epidemiology and Control Within the International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research
Moss, William J. ; Dorsey, Grant ; Mueller, Ivo ; Laufer, Miriam K. ; Krogstad, Donald J. ; Vinetz, Joseph M. ; Guzman, Mitchel ; Rosas-Aguirre, Angel M. ; Herrera, Socrates ; Arevalo-Herrera, Myriam ; Chery, Laura ; Kumar, Ashwani ; Mohapatra, Pradyumna K. ; Ramanathapuram, Lalitha ; Srivastava, H. C. ; Cui, Liwang ; Zhou, Guofa ; Parker, Daniel M. ; Nankabirwa, Joaniter ; Kazura, James W. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:38ZUnderstanding the epidemiological features and metrics of malaria in endemic populations is a key component to monitoring and quantifying the impact of current and past control efforts to inform future ones. The International Centers of Excellen[...]![]()
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Escalante, Ananias A. ; Ferreira, Marcelo U. ; Vinetz, Joseph M. ; Volkman, Sarah K. ; Cui, Liwang ; Gamboa, Dionicia ; Krogstad, Donald J. ; Barry, Alyssa E. ; Carlton, Jane M. ; van Eijk, Anna Maria ; Pradhan, Khageswar ; Mueller, Ivo ; Greenhouse, Bryan ; Pacheco, M. Andreína ; Vallejo, Andres F. ; Herrera, Socrates ; Felger, Ingrid | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:38ZMolecular epidemiology leverages genetic information to study the risk factors that affect the frequency and distribution of malaria cases. This article describes molecular epidemiologic investigations currently being carried out by the Internat[...]![]()
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Torres, K. ; Alava, F. ; Soto-Calle, V. ; Llanos-Cuentas, A. ; Rodriguez, H. ; Llacsahuanga, L. ; Gamboa, D. ; Vinetz, J. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-12-14T16:10:20ZThe Peruvian Ministry of Health reports a near absence of malaria cases in the Amazon region during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the rapid increase in SARS-CoV-2 infections has overwhelmed the Peruvian health system, leading to national panic[...]![]()
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Delgado, Sandra ; Caceres, Jaime | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T15:28:05Z![]()
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Gandhi, Monica ; Raj, Tony ; Fernandez, Ryan ; Rispel, Laetitia ; Nxumalo, Nonhlanhla ; Lescano, Andres G. ; Bukusi, Elizabeth A. ; Mmbaga, Blandina T. ; Heimburger, Douglas C. ; Cohen, Craig R. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T17:00:19ZA growing body of evidence highlights the importance of competent mentoring in academic research. We describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of four regional 2-day intensive workshops to train mid- and senior-level investigators[...]![]()
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Gandhi, M. ; Raj, T. ; Fernández, R. ; Rispel, L. ; Nxumalo, N. ; Lescano, A.G. ; Bukusi, E.A. ; Mmbaga, B.T. ; Heimburger, D.C. ; Cohen, C.R. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T21:04:42ZA growing body of evidence highlights the importance of competent mentoring in academic research. We describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of four regional 2-day intensive workshops to train mid- and senior-level investigators[...]![]()
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Riveros, Maribel ; Garcia, Wilfredo ; García, Coralith ; Durand, David ; Mercado, Erik ; Ruiz, Joaquim ; Ochoa, Theresa J. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T15:28:06ZEscherichia coli is an important cause of Gram-negative bacteremia. The aim of this study was to characterize at the molecular and phenotypic levels E. coli strains belonging to different diarrheagenic pathotypes [diarrheagenic E. coli (DEC)] is[...]![]()
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García, Coralith ; Astocondor, Lizeth ; Rojo-Bezares, Beatriz ; Jacobs, Jan ; Saenz, Yolanda | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:36ZKlebsiella pneumoniae (KP) is the most common cause of neonatal sepsis in the low- and middle-income countries. Our objective was to describe the phenotypic and molecular characteristics of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producer KP in [...]![]()
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Geiger, Joseph ; Morton, Bridget A. ; Vasconcelos, Elton Jose Rosas ; Tngrian, Maryam ; Kachani, Malika ; Barrón, Eduardo A. ; Gavidia, Cesar M. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Angulo, Noelia P. ; Lerner, Richard ; Scott, Tamerin ; Mirrashed, N. Hannah ; Oakley, Brian ; Diniz, Pedro Paulo V. P. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T17:17:15ZEhrlichia spp. are emerging infectious pathogens, especially in the Americas. Although Ehrlichia canis is primarily a parasite of dogs, polymerase chain reaction-confirmed human infections have been reported from Mexico, Venezuela, and Costa Ric[...]![]()
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Ulloa, Gabriela M. ; Vásquez-Achaya, Fernando ; Gomes, Cláudia ; Del Valle, Luis J. ; Ruiz, Joaquim ; Pons, Maria J. ; Del Valle Mendoza, Juana | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T17:17:16ZCarrion's disease is a neglected, vector-borne illness that affects Colombia, Ecuador, and especially Peru. The phlebotomine sand flies Lutzomyia verrucarum and Lutzomyia peruensis are the main illness vectors described, although other species m[...]![]()
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Vargas-Calla, Ana ; Gomez-Puerta, Luis A. ; Pajuelo, Monica J. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T17:17:16ZThe aim of this study was to demonstrate the presence of Taenia solium eggs in beetles collected from sources within the natural environment through molecular techniques. Fifty-four pools of beetles were collected in three villages in Piura, Per[...]![]()
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Mendo-Lopez, Rafael ; Jasso, Luis ; Guevara, Ximena ; Astocondor, Aurora Lizeth ; Alejos, Saul ; Bardossy, Ana C. ; Prentiss, Tyler ; Zervos, Marcus J. ; Jacobs, Jan ; García, Coralith | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T15:28:06ZMultidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) infections cause high morbidity and mortality, and high costs to patients and hospitals. The study aims were to determine the frequency of MDRO colonization and associated factors in patients with lower-extrem[...]![]()
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Jang, Ihn Kyung ; Tyler, Abby ; Lyman, Chris ; Rek, John C. ; Arinaitwe, Emmanuel ; Adrama, Harriet ; Murphy, Maxwell ; Imwong, Mallika ; Proux, Stephane ; Haohankhunnatham, Warat ; Barney, Rebecca ; Rashid, Andrew ; Kalnoky, Michael ; Kahn, Maria ; Golden, Allison ; Nosten, François ; Greenhouse, Bryan ; Gamboa, Dionicia ; Domingo, Gonzalo J. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-07-14T00:02:29ZMalaria antigen detection through rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) is widely used to diagnose malaria and estimate prevalence. To support more sensitive next-generation RDT development and screen asymptomatic malaria, we developed and evaluated the[...]![]()
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Castro-Sesquen, Yagahira E. ; Kim, Chloe ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Sullivan, David J. ; Searson, Peter C. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:45:11ZA nanoparticle-based assay for detection and quantification of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2) in urine and serum is reported. The assay uses magnetic beads conjugated with anti-HRP2 antibody for protein capture and concen[...]![]()
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Sanchez, Juan F. ; Halsey, Eric S. ; Bayer, Angela M. ; Beltran, Martin ; Razuri, Hugo R. ; Velasquez, Daniel E. ; Cama, Vitaliano A. ; Graf, Paul C. F. ; Quispe, Antonio M. ; Maves, Ryan C. ; Montgomery, Joel M. ; Sanders, John W. ; Lescano, Andres G. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:38ZMuch debate exists regarding the need, acceptability, and value of humanitarian medical assistance. We conducted a cross-sectional study on 457 children under 5 years from four remote riverine communities in the Peruvian Amazon and collected a[...]![]()
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Garvey, Brian T. ; Moyano, Luz M. ; Ayvar, Viterbo ; Rodriguez, Silvia ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T22:50:33ZNeurocysticercosis causes substantial neurologic morbidity in endemic regions around the world. In this cross-sectional study, we describe the frequency of neurocysticercosis among a presumed high-risk group of people in an endemic community in [...]![]()
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Ore, Marianela ; Saenz, Eliana ; Cabrera, Rufino ; Sanchez, Juan F. ; De Los Santos, Maxy B. ; Lucas, Carmen M. ; Nunez, Jorge H. ; Edgel, Kimberly A. ; Sopan, Justino ; Fernandez, Jorge ; Carnero, Andres M. ; Baldeviano, G. Christian ; Arrasco, Juan C. ; Graf, Paul C. F. ; Lescano, Andres G. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:38ZMilitary personnel deployed to the Amazon Basin are at high risk for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). We responded to an outbreak among Peruvian Army personnel returning from short-term training in the Amazon, conducting active case detection, lesi[...]![]()
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Osorio, Lyda ; Carter, Nick ; Arthur, Preetam ; Bancone, Germana ; Gopalan, Sowmya ; Gupta, Sandeep K. ; Noedl, Harald ; Kochar, Sanjay K. ; Kochar, Dhanpat K. ; Krudsood, Srivicha ; Lacerda, Marcus V. ; Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro ; Rueangweerayut, Ronnatrai ; Srinivasan, Ramadurai ; Treiber, Moritz ; Möhrle, Jörg J. ; Green, Justin | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:37ZAccurate diagnosis of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is required to avoid the risk of acute hemolysis associated with 8-aminoquinoline treatment. The performance of the BinaxNOW G6PD test compared with the quantitative spect[...]![]()
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Osorio, Lyda ; Carter, Nick ; Arthur, Preetam ; Bancone, Germana ; Gopalan, Sowmya ; Gupta, Sandeep K. ; Noedl, Harald ; Kochar, Sanjay K. ; Kochar, Dhanpat K. ; Krudsood, Srivicha ; Lacerda, Marcus V. ; Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro ; Rueangweerayut, Ronnatrai ; Srinivasan, Ramadurai ; Treiber, Moritz ; Möhrle, Jörg J. ; Green, Justin | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:39ZAccurate diagnosis of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is required to avoid the risk of acute hemolysis associated with 8-aminoquinoline treatment. The performance of the BinaxNOW G6PD test compared with the quantitative spect[...]![]()
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Bustos, Javier A. ; Ninaquispe, Berenice E. ; Rodriguez, Silvia ; Castillo, Yesenia ; Yang, Susan Y. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Dorny, Pierre ; Gabriel, Sarah ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T17:00:20ZThe pig is the natural intermediate host of Taenia solium, a parasite causing significant burden of disease in both humans and pigs. Porcine cysticercosis is traditionally detected via tongue palpation and slaughterhouse meat inspection, both wi[...]![]()
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Bustos, J.A. ; Ninaquispe, B.E. ; Rodriguez, S. ; Castillo, Y. ; Yang, S.Y. ; Gilman, R.H. ; Dorny, P. ; Gabriël, S. ; Garcia, H.H. ; Gonzalez, A.E. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T21:02:58ZThe pig is the natural intermediate host of Taenia solium, a parasite causing significant burden of disease in both humans and pigs. Porcine cysticercosis is traditionally detected via tongue palpation and slaughterhouse meat inspection, both wi[...]![]()
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Zammarchi, Lorenzo ; Montagnani, Francesca ; Tordini, Giacinta ; Gotuzzo, Eduardo ; Bisoffi, Zeno ; Bartoloni, Alessandro ; De Luca, Andrea | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:38ZWe describe a case of persistent strongyloidiasis complicated by recurrent meningitis, in a human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) seropositive Peruvian migrant adult resettled in Italy. He was admitted with signs and symptoms of acute [...]![]()
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Quispe, Antonio M. ; Pozo, Edwar ; Guerrero, Edith ; Durand, Salomon ; Baldeviano, G. Christian ; Edgel, Kimberly A. ; Graf, Paul C. F. ; Lescano, Andres G. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:31ZSevere malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax is no longer considered rare. To describe its clinical features, we performed a retrospective case control study in the subregion of Luciano Castillo Colonna, Piura, Peru, an area with nearly exclusive v[...]![]()
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McCleery, E. ; Allen, S.E. ; Moyano, L.M. ; Gamboa, R. ; Vilchez, P. ; Muro, C. ; Castillo, Y. ; Dorny, P. ; Garcia, H.H. ; O’Neal, S.E. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-12-14T16:06:33ZSubarachnoid neurocysticercosis (SANCC) is a severe and progressive brain infection with Taenia solium. We performed a pilot study of noninvasive screening for SANCC in two endemic villages in northern Peru using a urine antigen screen followed [...]![]()
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Muro, Claudio ; Gomez-Puerta, Luis A. ; Flecker, Robert H. ; Gamboa, Ricardo ; Barreto, Percy Vilchez ; Dorny, Pierre ; Tsang, Victor C. W. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T15:28:08ZThe lentil lectin glycoprotein enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (LLGP EITB, reported sensitivity 99% and specificity 100%) is used as a serologic marker of exposure to Taenia solium in pigs. However, only a limited number of parasites ha[...]![]()
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Vilchez Barreto, Percy M. ; Gamboa, Ricardo ; Santivañez, Saul ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Muro, Claudio ; Lescano, Andres G. ; Moyano, Luz-Maria ; Gonzalvez, Guillermo ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T16:03:17ZHymenolepis nana, the dwarf tapeworm, is a common intestinal infection of children worldwide. We evaluated infection and risk factor data that were previously collected from 14,761 children aged 2-15 years during a large-scale program in norther[...]![]()
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Tamarozzi, Francesca ; Hou, Amy ; Morales, Maria Luisa ; Giordani, Maria Teresa ; Vilca, Freddy ; Mozo, Karen ; Bascope, Ruben ; White, A. Clinton ; Brunetti, Enrico ; Chen, Lin ; Cabada, Miguel M. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T15:28:08ZLatin America is among the highly endemic regions for cystic echinococcosis (CE). In Peru, an estimated 1,139 disability-adjusted life years are lost annually from surgical treatment of CE. This is comparable with the combined total for Argentin[...]![]()
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Lamm, Ryan ; Alves, Clark ; Perrotta, Grace ; Murphy, Meagan ; Messina, Catherine ; Sanchez, Juan F. ; Perez, Erika ; Rosales, Luis Angel ; Lescano, Andres G. ; Smith, Edward ; Valdivia, Hugo ; Fuhrer, Jack ; Ballard, Sarah-Blythe | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T22:50:36ZCutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic to South America where diagnosis is most commonly conducted via microscopy. Patients with suspected leishmaniasis were referred for enrollment by the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Lima, Iquitos, Puerto Maldonado,[...]![]()
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Morales, E. Angelo ; Mayor, Pedro ; Bowler, Mark ; Aysanoa, Esar ; Pérez-Velez, Erika S. ; Pérez, Jocelyn ; Ventocilla, Julio A. ; Baldeviano, G. Christian ; Lescano, Andres G. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T16:03:17ZTo better understand the ecology of Trypanosoma cruzi in the northeastern Peruvian Amazon, we evaluated the prevalence of T. cruzi and other trypanosomatids in four orders of wild mammals hunted and consumed by inhabitants of three remote indige[...]![]()
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Arce, Maira A. ; Limaylla, Himeron ; Valcarcel, Maria ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Santivanez, Saul J. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:37ZCystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonosis caused by the larval stage of the dog tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. Liver and lungs are the most commonly affected organs whereas splenic infection is rarer and its primary involvement occurs in less[...]![]()
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Halperin, Anthony ; Pajuelo, Monica ; Tornheim, Jeffrey A. ; Vu, Nancy ; Carnero, Andres M. ; Galdos-Cardenas, Gerson ; Ferrufino, Lisbeth ; Camacho, Marilyn ; Justiniano, Juan ; Colanzi, Rony ; Bowman, Natalie M. ; Morris, Tiffany ; MacDougall, Hamish ; Bern, Caryn ; Moore, Steven T. ; Gilman, Robert H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:45:34ZAutonomic dysfunction is common in Chagas disease and diabetes. Patients with either condition complicated by cardiac autonomic dysfunction face increased mortality, but no clinical predictors of autonomic dysfunction exist. Pupillary light refl[...]![]()
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Jara, Marlene ; Valencia, B. M. ; Adaui, Vanessa ; Alba, Milena ; Lau, Rachel ; Arevalo, Jorge ; Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro ; Boggild, Andrea K. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:38ZMucosal leishmaniasis (ML) is a disfiguring manifestation of Leishmania (Viannia) infection. We evaluated parasite load (PL) over time as a potential biomarker of treatment outcome in ML. PL was assessed with kinetoplast DNA quantitative real-t[...]![]()
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Collantes, Jimena ; Solari, Francesca-Barletta ; Rigouts, Leen | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:45:12ZDrug susceptibility testing using molecular techniques can enhance the identification of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Two multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assays were developed to detect the most common resistanc[...]![]()
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Crannell, Zachary Austin ; Cabada, Miguel Mauricio ; Castellanos-Gonzalez, Alejandro ; Irani, Ayesha ; White, Arthur Clinton ; Richards-Kortum, Rebecca | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:39ZGiardia duodenalis is one of the most commonly identified parasites in stool samples. Although relatively easy to treat, giardiasis can be difficult to detect as it presents similar to other diarrheal diseases. Here, we present a recombinase pol[...]![]()
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Crannell, Zachary Austin ; Cabada, Miguel Mauricio ; Castellanos-Gonzalez, Alejandro ; Irani, Ayesha ; White, Arthur Clinton ; Richards-Kortum, Rebecca | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:36ZGiardia duodenalis is one of the most commonly identified parasites in stool samples. Although relatively easy to treat, giardiasis can be difficult to detect as it presents similar to other diarrheal diseases. Here, we present a recombinase pol[...]![]()
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Cabada, Miguel M. ; Malaga, Jose L. ; Castellanos-Gonzalez, Alejandro ; Bagwell, Kelli A. ; Naeger, Patrick A. ; Rogers, Hayley K. ; Maharsi, Safa ; Mbaka, Maryann ; White, A. Clinton Jr | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T16:03:19ZFasciola hepatica is the most widely distributed trematode infection in the world. Control efforts may be hindered by the lack of diagnostic capacity especially in remote endemic areas. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods offer high se[...]![]()
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Martin, Diana L. ; Marks, Morgan ; Galdos-Cardenas, Gerson ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Goodhew, Brook ; Ferrufino, Lisbeth ; Halperin, Anthony ; Sanchez, Gerardo ; Verastegui, Manuela ; Escalante, Patricia ; Náquira, César ; Levy, Michael Z. ; Bern, Caryn | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:31ZChagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Central and South America. Geographic variations in the sensitivity of serologic diagnostic assays to T. cruzi may reflect differe[...]![]()
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Barros, Nicolas ; Vasquez, Nestor ; Woll, Fernando ; Sanchez, Cesar ; Valencia, B. M. ; Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro ; White, A. Clinton ; Montes, Martin | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-12-01T00:04:15ZTo evaluate the dynamics of regulatory T cells (Tregs) during tegumentary leishmaniasis, we assessed peripheral blood and biopsies from 54 patients. Patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) had a decreased proportion of Tregs in the peripheral[...]![]()
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Lewnard, Joseph A. ; Berrang-Ford, Lea ; Lwasa, Shuaib ; Namanya, Didacus Bambaiha ; Patterson, Kaitlin A. ; Donnelly, Blanaid ; Kulkarni, Manisha A. ; Harper, Sherilee L. ; Ogden, Nicholas H. ; Carcamo, Cesar P. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:36ZAlthough malnutrition and malaria co-occur among individuals and populations globally, effects of nutritional status on risk for parasitemia and clinical illness remain poorly understood. We investigated associations between Plasmodium falciparu[...]![]()
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Bustos, Javier A. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Del Brutto, Oscar H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T17:00:29ZIntraventricular neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a severe form of NCC requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment. We aimed to assess the reliability of the most recent version of diagnostic criteria for this form of NCC. Two systematic literature revi[...]![]()
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Bustos, Javier A. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Del Brutto, Oscar H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T17:00:30Z![]()
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Ochoa, Theresa J. ; Bautista, Rossana ; Davila, Carmen ; Salazar, Jose Antonio ; Bazan, Carlos ; Guerra, Oscar ; Llanos, Jean Pierre ; López, Luis ; Zea-Vera, Alonso ; Ecker, Lucie | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:36ZWe conducted a prospective cohort study in four hospitals in Lima, Peru in infants with a birth weight![]()
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Chang, Millie R. ; Velapatino, Grace ; Campos, Miguel ; Chea-Woo, Elsa ; Baiocchi, Nelly ; Cleary, Thomas G. ; Ochoa, Theresa J. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:39ZWe evaluated the monthly distribution of rotavirus diarrhea in a cohort of children 12-24 months of age followed as part of a diarrhea clinical trial in a peri-urban community of Lima. We observed a peak of rotavirus diarrhea in the winter month[...]![]()
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Salmón-Mulanovich, Gabriela ; Simons, Mark P. ; Flores-Mendoza, Carmen ; Loyola, Steev ; Silva, Maria ; Kasper, Matthew ; Razuri, Hugo R. ; Canal, Luis Enrique ; Leguia, Mariana ; Bausch, Daniel G. ; Richards, Allen L. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T20:57:50ZRickettsia and Leptospira spp. are under-recognized causes of acute febrile disease worldwide. Rickettsia species are often placed into the spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR) and typhus group rickettsiae (TGR). We explored the antibody preva[...]![]()
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Salmón-Mulanovich, Gabriela ; Simons, Mark P. ; Flores-Mendoza, Carmen ; Loyola, Steev ; Silva, Maria ; Kasper, Matthew ; Razuri, Hugo R. ; Canal, Luis Enrique ; Leguia, Mariana ; Bausch, Daniel G. ; Richards, Allen L. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T17:00:24ZRickettsia and Leptospira spp. are under-recognized causes of acute febrile disease worldwide. Rickettsia species are often placed into the spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR) and typhus group rickettsiae (TGR). We explored the antibody preva[...]![]()
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Bonadonna, Lily V. ; Saunders, Matthew J. ; Guio, Heinner ; Zegarra, Roberto ; Evans, Carlton A. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T22:50:37ZEarly detection and diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is a global priority. Prolonged symptom duration before TB diagnosis is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and risk of transmission. We aimed to determine socioeconomic and behavior[...]![]()
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Cabada, Miguel M. ; Morales, Maria Luisa ; Webb, Camille M. ; Yang, Logan ; Bravenec, Chelsey A. ; López, Martha ; Bascope, Ruben ; White, A. Clinton ; Gotuzzo, Eduardo | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-03-05T15:23:25ZFasciola hepatica is the most widely distributed trematode-affecting humans. The Andes Mountains are highly endemic for fascioliasis. We report results of a cross-sectional study evaluating the epidemiology of Fasciola among children in 26 agri[...]![]()
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Errea, Renato A. ; Vasquez-Rios, George ; Calderon, Maria L. ; Siu, Diego ; Duque, Kevin R. ; Juarez, Luciana H. ; Gallegos, Rodrigo ; Uriol, Celene ; Rondon, Claudia R. ; Baca, Katia P. ; Fabian, Rosario J. ; Canales, Marco ; Terashima, Angélica ; Marcos, Luis A. ; Samalvides, Frine | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T20:57:48ZChildren in the Peruvian Amazon Basin are at risk of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infections. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of STH infection in children from a rural Amazonian community of Peru and to elucidate epidemiological[...]![]()
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Errea, Renato A. ; Vasquez-Rios, George ; Calderon, Maria L. ; Siu, Diego ; Duque, Kevin R. ; Juarez, Luciana H. ; Gallegos, Rodrigo ; Uriol, Celene ; Rondon, Claudia R. ; Baca, Katia P. ; Fabian, Rosario J. ; Canales, Marco ; Terashima, Angélica ; Marcos, Luis A. ; Samalvides, Frine | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-08-08T15:23:44ZChildren in the Peruvian Amazon Basin are at risk of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infections. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of STH infection in children from a rural Amazonian community of Peru and to elucidate epidemiological[...]![]()
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de la Puente-León, M. ; Levy, M.Z. ; Toledo, A.M. ; Recuenco, S. ; Shinnick, J. ; Castillo-Neyra, R. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-12-14T16:06:19ZSince its reintroduction in 2015, rabies has been established as an enzootic disease among the dog population of Arequipa, Peru. Given the unknown rate of dog bites, the risk of human rabies transmission is concerning. Our objective was to estim[...]![]()
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Del Brutto, Oscar H. ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Dorny, Pierre ; Garcia, Hector H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T22:50:37ZTaenia solium cysticercosis is difficult to eliminate without interventions or societal development. Atahualpa is a rural Ecuadorian village with documented low migration rate, where domestic pig raising is common and human cysticercosis is ende[...]![]()
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Barletta, Francesca ; Vandelannoote, Koen ; Collantes, Jimena ; Evans, Carlton A. ; Arevalo, Jorge ; Rigouts, Leen | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:35ZReal-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was optimized for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum. Sputum was collected from patients (N = 112) with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis, tested by smear microscopy, decontaminated, and spli[...]![]()
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Lescano, A.G. ; Cohen, C.R. ; Raj, T. ; Rispel, L. ; Garcia, P.J. ; Zunt, J.R. ; Hamer, D.H. ; Heimburger, D.C. ; Chi, B.H. ; Ko, A.I. ; Bukusi, E.A. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T21:02:54ZMentoring is a proven path to scientific progress, but it is not a common practice in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Existing mentoring approaches and guidelines are geared toward high-income country settings, without considering in d[...]![]()
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Lescano, Andres G. ; Cohen, Craig R. ; Raj, Tony ; Rispel, Laetitia ; García, Patricia J. ; Zunt, Joseph R. ; Hamer, Davidson H. ; Heimburger, Douglas C. ; Chi, Benjamin H. ; Ko, Albert I. ; Bukusi, Elizabeth A. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T17:01:20ZMentoring is a proven path to scientific progress, but it is not a common practice in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Existing mentoring approaches and guidelines are geared toward high-income country settings, without considering in d[...]![]()
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Yee, Brittany ; Chi, Nai-Wen ; Hansen, Lawrence A. ; Lee, Roland R. ; U, Hoi-Sang ; Savides, Thomas J. ; Vinetz, Joseph M. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:38ZA 50-year-old male immigrant from Ethiopia presented for consultation after 3 years of hematochezia/melena requiring > 25 units of blood transfusions. Physical examination revealed severe proximal muscle wasting and weakness, central obesity, p[...]![]()
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Morales, Maria Luisa ; López, Martha ; Ly, Priscilla ; Anjum, Seher ; Fernandez-Baca, Martha Vanessa ; Valdivia-Rodriguez, Angela Maria ; Mamani-Licona, Frecia Maribel ; Baca-Turpo, Benicia ; Farfan-Gonzales, Nedhy ; Chaman-Illanes, Yeshica ; Cabada, Miguel Mauricio | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T20:57:48ZStrongyloides stercoralis affects 30-100 million people worldwide. The burden is underestimated because of the paucity of studies, limited geographical areas surveyed, and poor quality of diagnostic tests. This study aimed at determining the ep[...]![]()
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Morales, Maria Luisa ; López, Martha ; Ly, Priscilla ; Anjum, Seher ; Fernandez-Baca, Martha Vanessa ; Valdivia-Rodriguez, Angela Maria ; Mamani-Licona, Frecia Maribel ; Baca-Turpo, Benicia ; Farfan-Gonzales, Nedhy ; Chaman-Illanes, Yeshica ; Cabada, Miguel Mauricio | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-08-08T15:23:44ZStrongyloides stercoralis affects 30-100 million people worldwide. The burden is underestimated because of the paucity of studies, limited geographical areas surveyed, and poor quality of diagnostic tests. This study aimed at determining the ep[...]![]()
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Zambruni, Mara ; Ochoa, Theresa J. ; Somasunderam, Anoma ; Cabada, Miguel M. ; Morales, Maria L. ; Mitreva, Makedonka ; Rosa, Bruce A. ; Acosta, Gonzalo J. ; Vigo, Natalia I. ; Riveros, Maribel ; Arango, Sara ; Durand, David ; Berends, Maitreyee N. ; Melby, Peter ; Utay, Netanya S. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T21:04:40ZStunting, defined as height-for-age Z score equal to or lower than -2, is associated with increased childhood mortality, cognitive impairment, and chronic diseases. The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between linear growth,[...]![]()
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Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Bustos, Javier A. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Rodriguez, Silvia ; Zimic, Mirko ; Castillo, Yesenia ; Praet, Nicolas ; Gabriel, Sarah ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Dorny, Pierre | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:38ZTaenia solium cysticercosis is a common parasitic infection of humans and pigs. We evaluated the posttreatment evolution of circulating parasite-specific antigen titers in 693 consecutive blood samples from 50 naturally infected cysticercotic p[...]![]()
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Del Brutto, Oscar H. ; Issa, Naoum P. ; Salgado, Perla ; Del Brutto, Victor J. ; Zambrano, Mauricio ; Lama, Julio ; Garcia, Hector H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T16:03:21ZNeurocysticercosis (NCC) has been associated with hippocampal atrophy, but the prevalence and pathogenic mechanisms implicated in this relationship are unknown. Using a population-based, case-control study design, residents in a rural village (A[...]![]()
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Noormahomed, Emilia ; Williams, Pamela ; Lescano, Andres G. ; Raj, Tony ; Bukusi, Elizabeth A. ; Schooley, Robert T. ; Cohen, Craig R. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T23:41:29ZFollowing the Fogarty International Center-supported "Mentoring the Mentors" workshops in South America, Africa, and Asia, approaches and guidelines for mentorship at institutions within these low- and middle-income country (LMIC) contexts, appr[...]![]()
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Noormahomed, E. ; Williams, P. ; Lescano, A.G. ; Raj, T. ; Bukusi, E.A. ; Schooley, R.T. ; Cohen, C.R. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T21:04:40ZFollowing the Fogarty International Center-supported “Mentoring the Mentors” workshops in South America, Africa, and Asia, approaches and guidelines for mentorship at institutions within these low- and middle-income country (LMIC) contexts, appr[...]![]()
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Alvarez-Risco, Aldo ; Mejia, Christian R. ; Delgado-Zegarra, Jaime ; Del Aguila Arcentales, Shyla ; Arce Esquivel, Arturo A. ; Valladares Garrido, Mario J. ; Rosas del Portal, Mauricio ; Villegas, León F. ; Curioso, Walter H. ; Sekar, M. Chandra ; Yáñez, Jaime A. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-07-14T00:00:54ZThe COVID-19 epidemic has spawned an "infodemic," with excessive and unfounded information that hinders an appropriate public health response. This perspective describes a selection of COVID-19 fake news that originated in Peru and the governmen[...]![]()
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Datta, Sumona ; Gonzales-Huerta, Luis E. ; Evans, Carlton A. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-12-03T17:02:45Z![]()
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Beam, Michelle ; Spencer, Angela G. ; Atto, Ruth ; Camizan, Roberto ; Vilchez, Percy ; Muro, Claudio ; Gamboa, Ricardo ; Pray, Ian ; Garvey, Brian ; Fernandez, Lauralee ; Garcia, Hector H. ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T17:01:22ZCysticercosis, caused by Taenia solium, is a neglected disease that causes preventable epilepsy. We conducted an experiential learning workshop in northern Peru to educate community members on T. solium transmission and motivate participation in[...]![]()
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Beam, Michelle ; Spencer, Angela G. ; Atto, Ruth ; Camizan, Roberto ; Vilchez, Percy ; Muro, Claudio ; Gamboa, Ricardo ; Pray, Ian ; Garvey, Brian ; Fernandez, Lauralee ; Garcia, Hector H. ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Peru, For The Cysticercosis Working Group In | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T20:57:48ZCysticercosis, caused by Taenia solium, is a neglected disease that causes preventable epilepsy. We conducted an experiential learning workshop in northern Peru to educate community members on T. solium transmission and motivate participation i[...]![]()
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Nicoletti, Alessandra ; Gomez-Puerta, Luis A. ; Arroyo, Gianfranco ; Bustos, Javier ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-07-14T00:02:36ZHuman exposure to Toxocara spp. is very frequent, and its larvae can cross the blood-brain barrier and invade the central nervous system (CNS), causing neurotoxocariasis. We aimed to establish a neurotoxocariasis animal model in pigs confirmed b[...]![]()
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Peterson, Jennifer K. ; Salazar, Renzo ; Castillo-Neyra, Ricardo ; Borrini-Mayori, Katty ; Condori, Carlos ; Bartow-McKenney, Casey ; Tracy, Dylan ; Náquira, César ; Levy, Michael Z. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T23:41:30ZAlthough not presently implicated as a vector of human pathogens, the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius, has been suspected of carrying human pathogens because of its close association with humans and its obligate hematophagy. Recently, we chara[...]![]()
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Herrick, Jesica A. ; Bustos, Javier A. ; Clapham, Philip ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Loeb, Jeffrey A. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-07-14T00:01:16ZThe parasitic helminth infection neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of adult-acquired epilepsy in the world. Despite the serious consequences of epilepsy due to this infection, an in-depth review of the distinct characteristics of[...]![]()
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Sanchez, Juan F. ; Carnero, Andres M. ; Rivera, Esteban ; Rosales, Luis A. ; Baldeviano, G. Christian ; Asencios, Jorge L. ; Edgel, Kimberly A. ; Vinetz, Joseph M. ; Lescano, Andres G. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T16:20:55ZThe reemergence of malaria in the last decade in Madre de Dios, southern Peruvian Amazon basin, was accompanied by ecological, political, and socioeconomic changes related to the proliferation of illegal gold mining. We conducted a secondary ana[...]![]()
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Lehmann, Jason S. ; Corey, Victoria C. ; Ricaldi, Jessica N. ; Vinetz, Joseph M. ; Winzeler, Elizabeth A. ; Matthias, Michael A. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:53:42ZLeptospirosis is the most common zoonotic disease worldwide with an estimated 500,000 severe cases reported annually, and case fatality rates of 12-25%, due primarily to acute kidney and lung injuries. Despite its prevalence, the molecular mecha[...]