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Comparison of mosquito control programs in seven urban sites in Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas
(2007-10)
Mosquito control programs at seven urban sites in Kenya, Egypt, Israel, Costa Rica, and Trinidad are described and compared. Site-specific urban and disease characteristics, organizational diagrams, and strengths, weaknesses, ...
Strengthening antivenom production in Central and South American public laboratories: Report of a workshop
(2007-01)
A workshop on antivenom production in Central and South American public laboratories was performed at Instituto Butantan, Sao Paulo, Brazil, from June 12 to June 16, 2006, under the auspices of the program CYTED. The ...
Understanding and confronting snakebite envenoming: The harvest of cooperation
(2016-01)
During 45 years, the Instituto Clodomiro Picado (ICP, University of Costa Rica) has developed an ambitious scientific, technological, productive, and social program aimed at providing a better understanding of snakes and ...
Estudio de Puriscal IX. Estado nutricional y supervivencia del niño lactante
(Revista Médica del Hospital Nacional de Niños, 17(1 y 2): 117-139, 1982)
There is no evidence of malnutrition in the Canton of Puriscal as revealed by
careful prospective study of all children born from September 19 of 1979
onwards. Several factors may account for this remarkable situation. ...
Envenenamientos por mordeduras de serpientes en América Latina y el Caribe: Una visión integral de carácter regional
(2011-01)
Se analiza la situación de los envenenamientos por
mordeduras de serpiente en América Latina y el Caribe, los
cuales representan un importante problema de Salud Pública
en la región. Esta patología afecta, fundamentalmente, ...
Effects of Bothrops asper snake venom on lymphatic vessels: insights into a hidden aspect of envenomation
(PlosOne 2(10):e318, 2008-10-15)
Background: Envenomations by the snake Bothrops asper represent a serious medical problem in Central America and parts of South America. These envenomations concur with drastic local tissue pathology, including a prominent ...
Tamizaje de Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2 en atención primaria
(Acta Médica Costarricense 48(1) p 17-23, 2006-01)
Introducción: Actualmente en Costa Rica debería considerarse la Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2, un problema de salud pública, por el impacto de sus complicaciones crónicas tanto en el ámbito individual y familiar, como en lo ...