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Porcine antibody responses to Taenia solium antigens rGp50 and sTs18var1
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2010-10-06)
Cysticercosis, a disease caused by the larval form of Taenia solium, is diagnosed by detection of specific antibodies or by imaging techniques. Our preferred immunologic assay for cysticercosis is the enzyme-linked ...
Effect of foof on the bioavailability of triclabendzole in patients with fasioliasis
(British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2010-10-07)
Aims Preliminary results indicate higher absorption of triclabendazole (TCBZ) administered postprandially. Therefore, the influence of food on the pharmacokinetics of TCBZ and its active sulphoxide (TCBZ-SO) and sulphone ...
Land, Language, and Loci : mtDNA in Native Americans and the Genetic History of Peru
(American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2010-10-07)
Despite a long history of complex societies and despite extensive present-day linguistic and ethnic diversity, relatively few populations in Peru have been sampled for population genetic investigations. In order to address ...
Scaling up Integrated Management of Childhood Illness
(Health Policy Planning, 2010-10-01)
This paper presents the first published report of a national-level effort to implement the Integrated
Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy at scale. IMCI was introduced in Peru in late 1996, the
early implementation ...
Geographic distribution and clinical description of Leishmaniasis cases in Peru
(2010-10-06)
Studies were conducted from 1986 through 1993 to further define the geographic distribution and
relative importance of different species of Leishmania as a cause of leishmaniasis in Peru. Patients with a clinical
diagnosis ...
Seroprevalencia de cisticercosis porcina en cuatro caseríos del Distrito de Omia, Amazonas
(2010-10-01)
La cisticercosis es una enfermedad zoonótica de distribución mundial y en el Perú representa la principal zoonosis parasitaria con seroprevalencias que alcanzan el 17% en humanos y 75% en porcinos, calificando al país como ...
Disseminated toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient from peruvian amazon : case report
(Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2010-10-01)
We report a case of severe toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient, characterized by pneumonia, retinochoroiditis, hepatitis and myositis. Diagnosis was confrmed by serology, T. gondii in thick blood smear and presence ...
Homologación de planes de estudio de Medicina Veterinaria en Latinoamérica
(2010-06-30)
La Asociación Panamericana de Ciencias
Veterinarias (PANVET) y la Federación
Panamericana de Facultades y Escuelas de
Ciencias Veterinarias (FPFECV), concientes
de la necesidad de desarrollar acciones encaminadas
a ...
Current Consensus Guidelines for Treatment of Neurocysticercosis
(American Society for Microbiology, 2010-10-09)
Cysticercosis, the infection caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia solium, is the most common parasitic disease of the nervous system in humans and the single most common cause of acquired epileptic seizures ...
Short report: secondary transmission in Porcine Cysticercosis : description and their potential implications for control sustainability
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2010-10-06)
Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis is one of few potentially eradicable infectious diseases and is the target of control programs in several countries. The larval stage of this zoonotic cestode invades the human brain ...