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  • Accidentes por mordedura canina, casos registrados en un hospital de niños de Lima, Perú 1995-2009 
    Morales, C.; Falcon Perez, Nestor Gerardo; Hernández, H.; Férnandez, C. (Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2011)
    From 1995 to 2009, 206 cases of dog bites were recorded among hospitalized patients at the Children National Health of, Lima-Peru. The median of age was 4 years, and for hospitalization time was 3 days. Most patients were ...
  • Associations among Household Animal Ownership, Infrastructure, and Hygiene Characteristics with Source Attribution of Household Fecal Contamination in Peri-Urban Communities of Iquitos, Peru 
    Schiaffino Salazar, Francesca; Rengifo Trigoso, Dixner; Colston, Josh M.; Paredes Olortegui, Maribel; Shapiama López, Wagner V.; García Bardales, Paul F.; Pisanic, Nora; Davis, Meghan F.; Penataro Yori, Pablo; Kosek, Margaret N. (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020)
    Using previously validated microbial source tracking markers, we detected and quantified fecal contamination from avian species and avian exposure, dogs, and humans on household cooking tables and floors. The association ...
  • Barriers to dog rabies vaccination during an urban rabies outbreak: Qualitative findings from Arequipa, Peru 
    Castillo Neyra, Ricardo; Brown, Joanna; Borrini, Katty; Arevalo Nieto, Claudia Rebeca; Levy, Michael Z.; Buttenheim, Alison; Hunter, Gabrielle C.; Becerra, Victor; Behrman, Jere; Paz-Soldan Parlette, Valerie Andrea (Public Library of Science, 2017)
    BACKGROUND: Canine rabies was reintroduced to the city of Arequipa, Peru in March 2015. The Ministry of Health has conducted a series of mass dog vaccination campaigns to contain the outbreak, but canine rabies virus ...
  • Behavioral and structural barriers to accessing human post-exposure prophylaxis and other preventive practices in Arequipa, Peru, during a canine rabies epidemic 
    Castillo Neyra, Ricardo; Buttenheim, A.M.; Brown, J.; Ferraraid, J.F.; Arevalo-Nietoid, C.; Borrini-Mayorí, K.; Levy, M.Z.; Becerra, V.; Paz-Soldan Parlette, Valerie Andrea (Public Library of Science, 2020)
    A canine rabies epidemic started in early 2015 in Arequipa, Peru and the rabies virus continues to circulate in the dog population. Some city residents who suffer dog bites do not seek care or do not complete indicated ...
  • Canine echinococcosis: genetic diversity of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (ss) from definitive hosts 
    Boufana, B.; Lett, W.; Lahmar, S.; Griffiths, A.; Jenkins, D. J.; Buishi, I.; Engliez, S. A.; Alrefadi, M. A.; Eljaki, A. A.; Elmestiri, F. M.; Reyes, M. M.; Pointing, S.; Al-Hindi, A.; Torgerson, P. R.; Okamoto, M.; Craig, P. S. (Cambridge University Press, 2015)
    Canids, particularly dogs, constitute the major source of cystic echinococcosis (CE) infection to humans, with the majority of cases being caused by Echinococcus granulosus (G1 genotype). Canine echinococcosis is an ...
  • Cystic echinococcosis: Chronic, complex, and still neglected 
    Brunetti, E.; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo; Junghanss, T. (Public Library of Science, 2011)
    Cystic echinococcosis (CE), an infection with the larval form of the dog tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, still causes serious lung and liver disease with a worldwide geographical distribution. This parasitic infection ...
  • Detección de coproantígenos de Echinococcus granulosus en canes de trabajadores de camales y comercializadores de vísceras en Lima metropolitana 
    Merino, Veronika; Falcon Perez, Nestor Gerardo; Morel, Noelia; Gonzalez, Gualberto (Pan American Health Organization, 2017)
    Objective: To demonstrate the presence of Echinoccocus granulosus in the definitive host in the city of Lima, Peru, by detecting parasite antigens in the stool of dogs belonging to offal handlers and merchants in authorized ...
  • 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 ...
  • Identification of bloodmeal sources of Lutzomyia spp. in Peru 
    Ogusuku, E.; Perez, Jorge; Paz, Lourdes; Nieto, Elizabteh; Monje, Julio; Guerra, Humberto (Taylor and Francis, 1994)
    Bloodmeal sources of Lutzomyia spp. were determined, using the bloodmeal analysis precipitin test, in Chaute, Lima, Peru, an area endemic for cutaneous leishmaniasis (uta). From April 1990 to May 1991, sandflies were ...
  • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rabies reemergence in Latin America: The case of Arequipa, Peru 
    Raynor, Brinkley; Díaz Espinoza, Elvis Wildran; Shinnick, Julianna; Zegarra, Edith; Monroy, Ynes; Mena, Claudia; De la Puente León, Virginia Micaela; Levy, Michael Z.; Castillo Neyra, Ricardo (Public Library of Science, 2021)
    In Latin America, there has been tremendous progress towards eliminating canine rabies. Major components of rabies elimination programs leading to these successes have been constant and regular surveillance for rabid dogs ...
  • Infection of Domestic Dogs in Peru by Zoonotic Bartonella Species: A Cross-Sectional Prevalence Study of 219 Asymptomatic Dogs 
    Diniz, Pedro Paulo V.P.; Morton, Bridget A.; Tngrian, Maryam; Kachani, Malika; Barrón, Eduardo A.; Gavidia, Cesar M.; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Angulo, Noelia P.; Brenner, Elliott C.; Lerner, Richard; Chomel, Bruno B. (Public Library of Science, 2013)
    Bartonella species are emerging infectious organisms transmitted by arthropods capable of causing long-lasting infection in mammalian hosts. Among over 30 species described from four continents to date, 15 are known to ...
  • Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding cystic echinococcosis and sheep herding in Peru: a mixed-methods approach 
    Merino, Veronika; Westgard, Christopher M.; Bayer, Angela M.; Garcia Funegra, Patricia Jannet (BioMed Central, 2017)
    BACKGROUND: The parasitic disease, cystic echinococcosis (CE), is prevalent in low-income, livestock-raising communities and 2000 new people will be diagnosed this year in South America alone. The disease usually passes ...
  • Molecular Characterization of Tandem Repeat Protein 36 Gene of Ehrlichia canis Detected in Naturally Infected Dogs from Peru 
    Geiger, Joseph; Morton, Bridget A.; Vasconcelos, Elton Jose Rosas; Tngrian, Maryam; Kachani, Malika; Barrón, Eduardo A.; Gavidia, Cesar M.; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Angulo, Noelia P.; Lerner, Richard; Scott, Tamerin; Mirrashed, N. Hannah; Oakley, Brian; Diniz, Pedro Paulo V. P. (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2018)
    Ehrlichia spp. are emerging infectious pathogens, especially in the Americas. Although Ehrlichia canis is primarily a parasite of dogs, polymerase chain reaction-confirmed human infections have been reported from Mexico, ...
  • The potential of canine sentinels for reemerging Trypanosoma cruzi transmission 
    Castillo Neyra, Ricardo; Chou Chu, Lily; Quispe-Machaca, Victor; Ancca-Juarez, Jenny; Malaga Chavez, Fernando S.; Bastos Mazuelos, Milagros; Naquira Velarde, Cesar Gabriel; Bern, Caryn; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Levy, Michael Z. (Elsevier, 2015)
    BACKGROUND: Chagas disease, a vector-borne disease transmitted by triatomine bugs and caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, affects millions of people in the Americas. In Arequipa, Peru, indoor residual insecticide ...
  • Preclinical studies on the pharmacokinetics, safety, and toxicology of oxfendazole: toward first in human studies 
    Codd, Ellen E.; Ng, Hanna H.; McFarlane, Claire; Riccio, Edward S.; Doppalapudi, Rupa; Mirsalis, Jon C.; Horton, R. John; Gonzalez Zariquiey, Armando Emiliano; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo; Gilman, Robert Hugh (SAGE Publications, 2015)
    A 2-week study in rats identified target organs of oxfendazole toxicity to be bone marrow, epididymis, liver, spleen, testis, and thymus. Female rats had greater oxfendazole exposure and exhibited toxicities at lower doses ...
  • Prevalence and Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in People of Rural Communities of the High Jungle of Northern Peru 
    Alroy, K.A.; Huang, C.; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Quispe-Machaca, V.R.; Marks, M.A.; Ancca-Juarez, J.; Hillyard, M.; Verastegui Pimentel, Manuela Renee; Sanchez, G.; Cabrera, L.; Vidal, E.; Billig, E.M.W.; Cama, V.A.; Naquira Velarde, Cesar Gabriel; Bern, C.; Levy, M.Z.; Working Group on Chagas Disease in Peru (Public Library of Science, 2015)
    Vector-borne transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi is seen exclusively in the Americas where an estimated 8 million people are infected with the parasite. Significant research in southern Peru has been conducted to understand ...
  • Temporal differences in blood meal detection from the midguts of Triatoma infestans 
    Pinto, J.; Roellig, D.M.; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Calderón Sánchez, Maritza Mercedes; Bartra, C.; Salazar Sánchez, Renzo Sadath; Bern, C.; Ancca-Juárez, J.; Levy, M.; Naquira Velarde, Cesar Gabriel; Cama, V. (Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2012)
    We used genus/species specific PCRs to determine the temporal persistence of host DNA in Triatoma infestans experimentally fed on blood from six common vertebrate species: humans, domestic dogs, guinea pigs, chickens, mice, ...

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