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Detection of Taenia solium taeniasis coproantigen is an early indicator of treatment failure for taeniasis.

Bustos Palomino, Javier Arturo; Rodriguez, Silvia; Jimenez, Juan A.; Moyano, Luz M.; Castillo Berrios, Yesenia; Ayvar, Viterbo; Allan, James C.; Craig, Philip S.; Gonzalez Zariquiey, Armando Emiliano; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Tsang, Victor C. W.; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo (American Society for Microbiology, 2012)

Taenia solium causes taeniasis and cysticercosis, a zoonotic complex associated with a significant burden of epilepsy in most countries. Reliable diagnosis and efficacious treatment of taeniasis are needed for disease ...
Development and validation of a copro-enzyme–linked immunosorbent assay sandwich for detection of echinococcus granulosus–soluble membrane antigens in dogs

Jara Salazar, Luis Miguel; Rodriguez, Magaly; Altamirano, Faride; Herrera, Antonio; Verastegui Pimentel, Manuela Renee; Gimenez-Lirola, Luis G.; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Gavidia, Cesar M. (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2019)

Cystic 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, ...
Diarrhea outbreak during U.S. military training in El Salvador

Kasper, M.R.; Lescano Guevara, Andres Guillermo; Lucas, C.; Gilles, D.; Biese, B.J.; Stolovitz, G.; Reaves, E.J. (Public Library of Science, 2012)

Infectious diarrhea remains a major risk to deployed military units worldwide in addition to their impact on travelers and populations living in the developing world. This report describes an outbreak of diarrheal illness ...
Efficacy and tolerability of two single-day regimens of triclabendazole for fascioliasis in Peruvian children

Maco, V.; Marcos, L.; Delgado, J.; Herrera, J.; Nestares, J.; Terashima, A.; Samalvides Cuba, Frine; Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo (Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2015)

Introduction: The therapeutic scheme of triclabendazole (TCBZ), the recommended anthelmintic against Fasciola hepatica, involves 10mg/kg of body weight administered in a single dose; however, clinical trials in children ...
Field Evaluation of a Coproantigen Detection Test for Fascioliasis Diagnosis and Surveillance in Human Hyperendemic Areas of Andean Countries

Valero, M.A.; Periago, M.V.; Pérez-Crespo, I.; Angles, R.; Villegas, F.; Aguirre, C.; Strauss, W.; Espinoza, J.R.; Herrera Velit, Rosa Patricia; Terashima, A.; Tamayo, H.; Engels, D.; Gabrielli, A.F.; Mas-Coma, S. (Public Library of Science, 2012)

Background: Emergence of human fascioliasis prompted a worldwide control initiative including a pilot study in a few countries. Two hyperendemic areas were chosen: Huacullani, Northern Altiplano, Bolivia, representing the ...
Geographic Correlation between Tapeworm Carriers and Heavily Infected Cysticercotic Pigs

O'Neal, Seth E.; Moyano, L.M.; Ayvar, V.; Gonzalvez, G.; Diaz, A.; Rodriguez, S.; Wilkins, P.P.; Tsang, V.C.W.; Gilman, Robert Hugh; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo; Gonzalez Zariquiey, Armando Emiliano (Public Library of Science, 2012)

Background: Neurocysticercosis is a leading cause of preventable epilepsy in the developing world. Sustainable community-based interventions are urgently needed to control transmission of the causative parasite, Taenia ...
Higher prevalence of extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant enterobacterales in dogs attended for enteric viruses in brazil before and after treatment with cephalosporins

Salgado-Caxito, M.; Moreno-Switt, A.I.; Paes, A.C.; Shiva Ramayoni, Carlos Martin; Munita, J.M.; Rivas, L.; Benavides, J.A. (MDPI, 2021)

The extensive use of antibiotics is a leading cause for the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among dogs. However, the impact of using antibiotics to treat viral infections on AMR remains unknown. In ...
Hiperendemicidad de fasciolosis y factores de riesgo en niños de edad escolar del distrito de Orurillo, Puno

Quispe, W.P.; Beltrán, M.F.; Vargas, N.M.; Cabanillas A., José; Sánchez, E.R.; Valderrama, A.P. (Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2021)

The aim of this study was to determine the association of fasciolosis in school-age children with intestinal parasites, food consumption and animal husbandry. The research was analytical, prospective, cross-sectional, and ...
Human and canine echinococcosis infection in informal, unlicensed abattoirs in Lima, Peru

Reyes, M.M.; Taramona, C.P.; Saire-Mendoza, M.; Gavidia, C.M.; Barron, E.; Boufana, B.; Craig, P.S.; Tello, L.; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo; Santivañez, S.J. (Public Library of Science, 2012)

Echinococcus granulosus infections are a major public health problem in livestock-raising regions around the world. The life cycle of this tapeworm is sustained between dogs (definitive host, canine echinococcosis), and ...
Infection and Hyperinfection with Strongyloides stercoralis: Clinical Presentation, Etiology of Disease, and Treatment Options

Barros, Nicolas; Montes Delgado, Martin (Springer, 2014)

Human strongyloidiasis is a neglected global parasitic disease that affects large populations, especially in poorer regions of the world. Improved diagnostic tools, including serology and molecular tests, are demonstrating ...
Intestinal helminths in wild Peruvian red uakari monkeys (Cacajao calvus ucayalii) in the northeastern Peruvian Amazon

Conga, David F.; Bowler, Mark; Tantalean, Manuel; Montes, Daniel; Serra-Freire, Nicolau Maués; Mayor, Pedro (Wiley, 2014)

Parasites are important in the management of the health of primate populations. We examined 36 fecal samples from Peruvian red uakari monkeys (Cacajao calvus ucayalii) collected from wild animals in the northeastern Peruvian ...
Minimally invasive saliva testing to monitor norovirus infection in community settings

Pisanic, N.; Ballard, S.-B.; Colquechagua, F.D.; François, R.; Exum, N.; Yori, P.P.; Schwab, K.J.; Granger, D.A.; Detrick, B.; Olortegui, M.P.; Mayta, H.; Sánchez, G.J.; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Heaney, C.D.; Vinjé, J.; Kosek, M.N. (Oxford University Press, 2018)

Background. Norovirus is a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. Routine norovirus diagnosis requires stool collection. Te goal of this study was to develop and validate a noninvasive method to diagnose norovirus ...
Niveles de resistencia a quinolonas y otros antimicrobianos en cepas de Escherichia coli comensales en niños de la zona periurbana de Lima, Perú

Ruiz, Joaquim; Pons, M.J.; Mosquito, S.; Ochoa Woodell, Theresa Jean; Vargas, M.; Molina, M.; Lluque, A.; Gil, A.I.; Ecker, L.; Barletta, F.; Lanata, C.F.; del Valle, L.J. (Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2012)

The main aim of this study was to establish the resistance levels to antimicrobial agents, in 222 non-pathogenic E. Coli strains of fecal origin in Peru. The proportion of resistance found to the evaluated antimicrobials ...
Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths after mass albendazole administration in an indigenous community of the Manu jungle in Peru

Cabada, Miguel M.; Lopez, Martha; Arque, Eulogia; White, A.Clinton (Taylor and Francis, 2014)

Few data are available on the epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) in indigenous populations of the Peruvian Amazon. While albendazole is being increasingly used in deworming campaigns, few data exist on the ...
Recombinant protein- and synthetic peptide-based immunoblot test for diagnosis of neurocysticercosis

Noh, John; Rodriguez, Silvia; Lee, Yeuk-Mul; Handali, Sukwan; Gonzalez Zariquiey, Armando Emiliano; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Tsang, Víctor C.W.; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo; Wilkins, Patricia P. (American Society for Microbiology, 2014)

One of the most well-characterized tests for diagnosing neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB) assay developed at the CDC, which uses lentil lectin-bound glycoproteins (LLGP) extracted ...
A research agenda for helminth diseases of humans: Diagnostics for control and elimination programmes

McCarthy, J.S.; Lustigman, S.; Yang, G.-J.; Barakat, R.M.; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo; Sripa, B.; Willingham, A.L.; Prichard, R.K.; Basáñez, M.-G. (Public Library of Science, 2012)

Diagnostic tools appropriate for undertaking interventions to control helminth infections are key to their success. Many diagnostic tests for helminth infection have unsatisfactory performance characteristics and are not ...
Seasonal patterns in risk factors for Taenia solium transmission: A GPS tracking study of pigs and open human defecation in northern Peru

Pray, Ian W.; Muro Ecca, Claudio Alberto; Gamboa Morán, Ricardo; Vilchez Barreto, Percy Mcquen; Wakeland, Wayne; Pan, William; Lambert, William E.; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo; O'Neal, Seth E. (BioMed Central, 2019)

BACKGROUND: Taenia solium (cysticercosis) is a parasitic cestode that is endemic in rural populations where open defecation is common and free-roaming pigs have access to human feces. The purpose of this study was to ...
Semen parameters of fertile Guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) collected by transrectal electroejaculation

Benavides, F.; Sutovsky, P.; López, V.; Kennedy, C.; Echevarría Curee, Luisa Inés (MDPI, 2020)

The guinea pig, as a livestock species, is still developing and growing throughout Peru and neighboring countries, as reflected by its increasing export since 2000. However, the selection of proven fertile males is tedious ...
Soil-transmitted helminthiasis in children from a rural community taking part in a periodic deworming program in the Peruvian Amazon

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, Angelica; Marcos, Luis A.; Samalvides Cuba, Frine (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2019)

Children 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 ...
Strongyloides stercoralis Infection at Different Altitudes of the Cusco Region in Peru

Morales Fernández, María Luisa; Lopez, 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)

Strongyloides 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 ...