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Molecular Epidemiology of Trypanosomatids and Trypanosoma cruzi in Primates from Peru
(Springer, 2017)
We determined the prevalence rate and risk of infection of Trypanosoma cruzi and other trypanosomatids in Peruvian non-human primates (NHPs) in the wild (n = 126) and in different captive conditions (n = 183). Blood samples ...
Burden of Norovirus and Rotavirus in Children After Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction, Cochabamba, Bolivia
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2016)
The 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. ...
Recombinase polymerase amplification-based assay to diagnose Giardia in stool samples
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015)
Giardia 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 ...
Epidemiology of disappearing Plasmodium vivax malaria: a case study in rural Amazonia
(Public Library of Science, 2014)
Background: New frontier settlements across the Amazon Basin pose a major challenge for malaria elimination in Brazil. Here we describe the epidemiology of malaria during the early phases of occupation of farming settlements ...
Identification of Eimeria mitis and Eimeria praecox in broiler feces using polymerase chain reaction
(Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas, 2004-12-01)
There are few reports concerning the epidemiology of Eimeria praecox and Eimeria mitis in Brazil. In the present experiment, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to identify these species in 156 samples of broiler ...
Identification of Eimeria mitis and Eimeria praecox in broiler feces using polymerase chain reaction
(Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas, 2004-12-01)
There are few reports concerning the epidemiology of Eimeria praecox and Eimeria mitis in Brazil. In the present experiment, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to identify these species in 156 samples of broiler ...
Fasciola hepatica Infection in an Indigenous Community of the Peruvian Jungle
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2016)
Fasciola 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 ...
Etiological Role and Repeated Infections of Sapovirus among Children Aged Less than 2 Years in a Cohort Study in a Peri-urban Community of Peru
(American Society for Microbiology, 2016)
Human sapovirus has been shown to be one of the most important etiologies in pediatric patients with acute diarrhea. However, very limited data are available about the causative roles and epidemiology of sapovirus in ...
Identification of Eimeria mitis and Eimeria praecox in broiler feces using polymerase chain reaction
(Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas, 2014)
Multiple norovirus infections in a birth cohort in a Peruvian Periurban community
(Oxford University Press, 2014)
BACKGROUND: Human noroviruses are among the most common enteropathogens globally, and are a leading cause of infant diarrhea in developing countries. However, data measuring the impact of norovirus at the community level ...