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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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
Bustos, Javier A. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Del Brutto, Oscar H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T17:00:30Ztexto impreso
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 weighttexto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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,[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
Datta, Sumona ; Gonzales-Huerta, Luis E. ; Evans, Carlton A. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-12-03T17:02:45Ztexto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]texto impreso
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[...]