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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[...]