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  • Characterizing the syphilis epidemic among men who have sex with men in Lima, Peru to identify new treatment and control strategies 
    Deiss, Robert G.; León Sandoval, Segundo Ramos; Konda, KelikaA.; Brown, Brandon; Segura, Eddy R.; Galea, Jerome T.; Caceres Palacios, Carlos Fernando; Klausner, Jeffrey D. (BioMed Central, 2013)
    Background: Syphilis is an important sexually transmitted infection (STI) with serious public health consequences. Among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Lima, the prevalence and incidence are extraordinarily high. Current ...
  • Correlation of serotype-specific dengue virus infection with clinical manifestations 
    Halsey, E.S.; Marks, M.A.; Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo; Fiestas, V.; Suarez, L.; Vargas, J.; Aguayo, N.; Madrid, C.; Vimos, C.; Kochel, T.J.; Laguna-Torres, V.A. (Public Library of Science, 2012)
    Background: Disease caused by the dengue virus (DENV) is a significant cause of morbidity throughout the world. Although prior research has focused on the association of specific DENV serotypes (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and ...
  • Early warning systems (EWSs) for Chikungunya, dengue, malaria, yellow fever, and Zika outbreaks: What is the evidence? A scoping review 
    Hussain-Alkhateeb, L.; Ramírez, T.R.; Kroeger, A.; Gozzer Infante, Ernesto Eugenio; Runge-Ranzinger, S. (Public Library of Science, 2021)
    Background Early warning systems (EWSs) are of increasing importance in the context of outbreak-prone diseases such as chikungunya, dengue, malaria, yellow fever, and Zika. A scoping review has been undertaken for all 5 ...
  • Effectiveness of a malaria surveillance strategy based on active case detection during high transmission season in the Peruvian Amazon 
    Moreno-Gutierrez, Diamantina; Llanos Cuentas, Elmer Alejandro; Luis Barboza, Jose; Contreras-Mancilla, Juan; Gamboa Vilela, Dionicia Baziliza; Rodriguez, Hugo; Carrasco Escobar, Gabriel; Boreux, Raphael; Hayette, Marie-Pierre; Beutels, Philippe; Speybroeck, Niko; Rosas-Aguirre, Angel (MDPI, 2018)
    Background: Faced with the resurgence of malaria, malaria surveillance in the Peruvian Amazon incorporated consecutive active case detection (ACD) interventions using light microscopy (LM) as reactive measure in communities ...
  • Epidemic activity after natural disasters without high mortality in developing settings 
    Loayza-Alarico, Manuel J.; Lescano Guevara, Andres Guillermo; Suarez-Ognio, Luis A.; Ramirez-Prada, Gladys M.; Blazes, David L. (Taylor and Francis, 2013)
    Natural disasters with minimal human mortality rarely capture headlines but occur frequently and Results: in significant morbidity and economic loss. We compared the epidemic activity observed after a flood, an earthquake, ...
  • Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Individuals under 18 Years Old in Cartagena, Colombia: An Ecological Study of the First 14 Months of the Pandemic 
    Loyola Sosa, Steev Orlando; Cano-Pérez, E.; Torres-Pacheco, J.; Malambo-Garcia, D.; Gomez, R.; Gomez-Camargo, D. (MDPI, 2022)
    The epidemiology of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been scarcely described in individuals under 18 years old, particularly during the first months of the pandemic. The study aimed to describe the COVID-19 epidemiology ...
  • Epilepsy in poor regions of the world 
    Newton, C.R.; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo (Elsevier, 2012)
    Epilepsy is a common disorder, particularly in poor areas of the world, and can have a devastating effect on people with the disorder and their families. The burden of epilepsy in low-income countries is more than twice ...
  • 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 ...
  • A foodborne outbreak of brucellosis at a police station cafeteria, Lima, Peru 
    Román, Karina; Castillo, Rosa; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Calderón Sánchez, Maritza Mercedes; Vivar, Aldo; Céspedes, Manuel; Smits, Henk L.; Meléndez, Paolo; Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo; Guerra, Humberto; Maves, Ryan C.; Matthias, Michael A.; Vinetz, Joseph Michael; Saito, Mayuko (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2013)
    Brucella melitensis is highly infectious for humans and can be transmitted to humans in a number of epidemiological contexts. Within the context of an ongoing brucellosis surveillance project, an outbreak at a Peruvian ...
  • The impact and cost-effectiveness of combined HIV prevention scenarios among transgender women sex-workers in Lima, Peru: a mathematical modelling study 
    Bórquez, A.; Guanira, J.V.; Revill, P.; Caballero, P.; Silva-Santisteban Portella, Alfonso Alberto; Kelly, S.; Salazar Lostaunau, Ximena; Bracamonte, P.; Minaya, P.; Hallett, T.B.; Caceres Palacios, Carlos Fernando (Elsevier, 2019)
    Background: HIV incidence remains high among transgender women in Lima, Peru, most of whom report sex work. On the basis of a stakeholder analysis and health system capacity assessment, we designed a mathematical model to ...
  • Integrating evidence, models and maps to enhance Chagas disease vector surveillance 
    Gutfraind, Alexander; Peterson, Jennifer K.; Billig Rose, Erica; Arevalo Nieto, Claudia Rebeca; Sheen, Justin; Condori-Luna, Gian Franco; Tankasala, Narender; Castillo Neyra, Ricardo; Condori-Pino, Carlos; Anand, Priyanka; Naquira Velarde, Cesar Gabriel; Levy, Michael Z. (Public Library of Science, 2018)
    Background: Until recently, the Chagas disease vector, Triatoma infestans, was widespread in Arequipa, Perú, but as a result of a decades-long campaign in which over 70,000 houses were treated with insecticides, infestation ...
  • Male sex workers: Practices, contexts, and vulnerabilities for HIV acquisition and transmission 
    Baral, S.D.; Friedman, M.R.; Geibel, S.; Rebe, K.; Bozhinov, B.; Diouf, D.; Sabin, K.; Holland, C.E.; Chan, R.; Caceres Palacios, Carlos Fernando (Elsevier, 2015)
    Male sex workers who sell or exchange sex for money or goods encompass a very diverse population across and within countries worldwide. Information characterising their practices, contexts where they live, and their needs ...
  • Meteorological factors and childhood diarrhea in Peru, 2005-2015: a time series analysis of historic associations, with implications for climate change 
    Delahoy, Miranda J.; Cárcamo Cavagnaro, César Paul Eugenio; Huerta, Adrian; Lavado, Waldo; Escajadillo, Yury; Ordoñez, Luís; Vasquez Apéstegui, Bertha Vanessa; Lopman, Benjamin; Clasen, Thomas; Gonzales Rengifo, Gustavo Francisco; Steenland, Kyle; Levy, Karen (BioMed Central, 2021)
    BACKGROUND: Global temperatures are projected to rise by ≥2 °C by the end of the century, with expected impacts on infectious disease incidence. Establishing the historic relationship between temperature and childhood ...
  • Patient perspectives on the promptness and quality of care of road traffic incident victims in Peru: A cross-sectional, active surveillance study 
    Miranda, J. Jaime; Rosales-Mayor, Edmundo; Quistberg, D. Alex; Paca-Palao, Ada; Gianella, Camila; Perel, Pablo; Lopez, Luis; Luna, Diego; Best, Pablo; Huicho Oriundo, Luis (F1000 Research, 2013)
    Background: Road injuries are the second-leading cause of disease and injury in the Andean region of South America. Adequate management of road traffic crash victims is important to prevent and reduce deaths and serious ...
  • A research agenda for helminth diseases of humans: Towards control and elimination 
    Boatin, B.A.; Basáñez, M.-G.; Prichard, R.K.; Awadzi, K.; Barakat, R.M.; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo; Gazzinelli, A.; Grant, W.N.; McCarthy, J.S.; N'Goran, E.K.; Osei-Atweneboana, M.Y.; Sripa, B.; Yang, G.-J.; Lustigman, S. (Public Library of Science, 2012)
    Human helminthiases are of considerable public health importance in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The acknowledgement of the disease burden due to helminth infections, the availability of donated or affordable ...
  • Resistant Gram-negative infections in the outpatient setting in Latin America 
    Salles, M.J.C.; Zurita, J.; Mejía, C.; Villegas, M.V.; Alvarez, C.; Bavestrello, L.; Berezin, E.; Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo; Guzmán-Blanco, M.; Labarca, J.A.; Luna, C.M.; Nouer, S.; Rodríguez-Noriega, E.; Seas Ramos, Carlos Rafael (Cambridge University Press, 2013)
    Latin America has a high rate of community-associated infections caused by multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae relative to other world regions. A review of the literature over the last 10 years indicates that urinary ...

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