Artículos: Recent submissions

  • Spatial transferability of an agent-based model to simulate Taenia solium control interventions 
    Pizzitutti, Francesco; Bonnet, Gabrielle; Gonzales-Gustavson, Eloy; Gabriël, Sarah; Pan, William K.; Gonzalez, Armando E.; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo; O'Neal, Seth E. (BioMed Central, 2023)
    Background: Models can be used to study and predict the impact of interventions aimed at controlling the spread of infectious agents, such as Taenia solium, a zoonotic parasite whose larval stage causes epilepsy and economic ...
  • Recent travel and tuberculosis in migrants: data from a low incidence country. 
    Schwalb Calderon, Alvaro; Kayumba, Kumvana; Houben, Rein M. G. J.; Bothamley, Graham H. (Oxford University Press, 2023)
    Tuberculosis (TB) incidence rates among migrants are higher than those in low-incidence countries. We evaluated smear-positive, pulmonary TB notifications of foreign-born individuals, comparing time since arrival and time ...
  • Oral lactoferrin administration does not impact the diversity or composition of the infant gut microbiota in a Peruvian cohort. 
    Gonzalez Villaseca, Luis Antonio; Paredes Sosa, José Luis; Mosquito Guillen, Susan Grace; Filio Azañedo, Yesenia; Romero, Pedro E.; Ochoa Woodell, Theresa Jean; Tsukayama Cisneros, Pablo (American Society for Microbiology, 2023)
    Lactoferrin is a protein from breast milk involved in early-life microbiome assembly. It is believed to promote the growth of lactic acid-producing bacteria and inhibit pathogens by limiting iron availability and enabling ...
  • Perceptions of Problems with Household Insects: Qualitative and Quantitative Findings from Peri-Urban Communities in Arequipa, Peru. 
    Castillo Neyra, Ricardo; Larson, Anika J.; Tamayo Quintero, Laura Daniela; Arevalo Nieto, Claudia Rebeca; Brown, Joanna; Condori Pino, Carlos Edgar; Ortega, Emma; Levy, Michael Zachary; Paz-Soldan Parlette, Valerie Andrea (American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2023)
    Vector-borne diseases continue to impose a major health burden on Peru and neighboring countries. The challenge of addressing vector-borne disease is compounded by changing social, economic, and climatic conditions. ...
  • Prioritising and planning scale-up research projects targeting non-communicable diseases: a mixed-method study by the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases upscaling working group. 
    Ramani-Chander, Anusha; Thrift, Amanda; van Olmen, Josefien; Wouters, Edwin; Delobelle, Peter; Vedanthan, Rajesh; Miranda, J. Jaime; Sherwood, Stephen; Teede, Helena J.; Joshi, Rohina (BMJ Publishing Group, 2023)
    INTRODUCTION: Governments must scale-up evidence-based interventions to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Implementation research can help develop contextually appropriate strategies and optimise ...
  • Neuropsychiatric Manifestations in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients at a Tertiary Hospital in Peru. 
    Camones Huerta, José Yair Fahad; Arias Osorio, Christian Manuel; Rodriguez Hurtado, Diana Carmela; Aguilar Olano, José Luis (AVES, 2023)
    BACKGROUND: Systemic lupus erythematosus is a prevalent autoimmune disease that affects multiples systems, exerting its most incapacitating and life-threatening impact through neuropsychiatric involvement. According to ...
  • Oral squamous cell carcinomas and oral potentially malignant disorders: A Latin American study 
    Gilligan, Gerardo; Panico, René; Lazos, Jerónimo; Morelatto, Rosana; Belardinelli, Paola; Criscuolo, Ines; Bolesina, Nicolas; Molina Ávila, Ignacio; Pimentel Solá, Juan Martin; Rivarola, Emilce; Morgante, Maria Jimena; Ingrassia Tonelli, Maria Eugenia; Gimenez, Javier; Doratti, Pablo; Werner, Laura Cecilia; Prado-Ribeiro, Ana Carolina; Brandão, Thais Bianca; Vechiato-Filho, Aljomar Jose; Cuzzullin, Maria Claudia; Saldivia-Siracusa, Cristina; Lopes, Marcio Ajudarte; Agostini, Michelle; Romañach, Mario José; Abrahão, Aline Corrêa; Fonsêca, Thamyres Campos; Kaminagakura, Estela; Anbinder, Ana Lia; Santos Alves, Kamilla; de Almeida Lança, Maria Leticia; Sacsaquispe Contreras, Sonia Julia; Rodriguez Ibazetta, Karem Annelize; Gerber-Mora, Roberto; Aranda Romo, Saray; Tejeda Nava, Francisco Javier; Cordero-Torres, Karina; Moreno Silva, Ricardo; Gonzalez-Arriagada, Wilfredo; Toro, Raiza; Silveira, Felipe Martins; Gonzalez, Natalia; Vargas, Pablo Agustin; Santos-Silva, Alan Roger; Bologna-Molina, Ronell; Villarroel-Dorrego, Mariana; Martinez, Benjamin; Piemonte, Eduardo (Wiley, 2023)
    Objective: To determine the frequency of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) associated or not with oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD), and the epidemiological profile and traditional risk factors in Latin America. ...
  • Neurocognitive Impairment for Persons Living with HIV in Peru: A National Physician Survey 
    Slotkin, R; Huff, H; Granda Calderón, Camila Lucero; Cabera, D; Diaz, M; Villafane, CMB; Hsieh, E; Garcia Funegra, Patricia Jannet (Wolters Kluwer Health, 2023)
    Objective: To describe HIV provider screening and management practices for neurocognitive impairment (NCI) in persons living with HIV (PLWH) in Peru. Background: As PLWH on antiretrovirals achieve longer lifespans, they ...
  • Programme science: a route to effective coverage and population-level impact for HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention 
    McClarty, Leigh M.; Becker, Marissa L.; Garcia Funegra, Patricia Jannet; Garnett, Geoff P.; Dallabetta, Gina A.; Ward, Helen; Aral, Sevgi O.; Blanchard, James F. (Elsevier, 2023)
    Improvements in context-specific programming are essential to address HIV and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection epidemics globally. A programme science approach emphasises the need for context-specific ...
  • Optimization of Plasmodium vivax infection of colonized Amazonian Anopheles darlingi 
    Andrade, Alice O.; Santos, Najara Akira C.; Bastos, Alessandra S.; Pontual, José Daniel C.; Araújo, Cristiane S.; Lima, Analice S.; Martinez, Leandro N.; Ferreira, Amália S.; Aguiar, Anna Caroline C.; Teles, Carolina B. G.; Guido, Rafael V. C.; Santana, Rosa A.; Lopes, Stefanie C. P.; Medeiros, Jansen F.; Rizopoulos, Zaira; Vinetz, Joseph Michael; Campo, Brice; Lacerda, Marcus Vinicius G.; Araújo, Maisa S. (Nature Research, 2023)
    Obtaining Plasmodium vivax sporozoites is essential for in vitro culture of liver stage parasites, not only to understand fundamental aspects of parasite biology, but also for drug and vaccine development. A major impediment ...
  • Non-pharmaceutical interventions to combat COVID-19 in the Americas described through daily sub-national data 
    Touchton, Michael; Knaul, Felicia Marie; Arreola-Ornelas, Héctor; Porteny, Thalia; Carniado, Óscar Méndez; Faganello, Marco; Hummel, Calla; Otero, Silvia; Insua, Jorge; Patino, Fausto; Undurraga, Eduardo; Pérez-Cruz, Pedro; Sanchez-Talanquer, Mariano; Velasco Guachalla, V. Ximena; Nelson-Nuñez, Jami; Boulding, Carew; Calderon-Anyosa, Renzo; Garcia Funegra, Patricia Jannet; Vargas Enciso, Valentina (Nature Research, 2023)
    This dataset covers national and subnational non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the Americas. Prior to the development of a vaccine, NPI were governments’ primary tools to mitigate ...
  • Multiantigen print immunoassay (MAPIA) for the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis: a single-center diagnostic optimization and accuracy study in Lima, Peru. 
    Toribio Salazar, Luz Milagros; Guzman, C.; Noazin, S.; Zimic Sheen, Alen Mirko; Zimic-Peralta, Mirko Juan; Gonzales, I.; Saavedra, H.; Pretell, E. J.; Bustos Palomino, Javier Arturo; Handali, S.; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo (American Society for Microbiology, 2023)
    Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common helminthic infection of the human central nervous system. The antibody detection assay of choice is the enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot assay using lentil-lectin purified ...
  • Network Analysis of Posttraumatic Growth Dimensions: A Cross-Sectional Study in People Who Experienced the Death of a Loved One from COVID-19 in 16 Latin American Countries 
    Caycho-Rodríguez, T.; Baños-Chaparro, J.; Ventura-León, J.; Vilca, L.W.; Carbajal-León, C.; Valencia, P.D.; Yupanqui-Lorenzo, D.E.; Paredes Angeles, Rubí Celeste; Arias Gallegos, W.L.; Reyes-Bossio, M.; Delgado-Campusano, M.; Gallegos, M.; Rojas-Jara, C.; Polanco-Carrasco, R.; Cervigni, M.; Martino, P.; Lobos-Rivera, M.E.; Moreta-Herrera, R.; Palacios Segura, D.A.; Samaniego-Pinho, A.; Buschiazzo Figares, A.; Puerta-Cortés, D.X.; Camargo, A.; Torales, J.; Monge Blanco, J.A.; González, P.; Smith-Castro, V.; Petzold-Rodriguez, O.; Corrales-Reyes, I.E.; Calderón, R.; Matute Rivera, W.Y.; Ferrufino-Borja, D.; Muñoz-del-Carpio-Toia, A.; Palacios, J.; Burgos-Videla, C.; Florez León, A.M.E.; Vergara, I.; Vega, D.; Schulmeyer, M.K.; Barria-Asenjo, N.A.; Urrutia Rios, H.T.; Lira Lira, A.E.; Ayala-Colqui, J. (SAGE Publications, 2023)
    The present study aimed to apply a network analysis model to provide an exploratory empirical conceptualization of dynamic networks of posttraumatic growth (PTG) symptoms in 7,434 people who experienced the death of a loved ...
  • Mutations Linked to Insecticide Resistance Not Detected in the Ace-1 or VGSC Genes in Nyssorhynchus darlingi from Multiple Localities in Amazonian Brazil and Peru 
    Bickersmith, Sara A.; Jurczynski, John D.; Sallum, Maria Anice Mureb; Chaves, Leonardo S. M.; Bergo, Eduardo S.; Rodriguez, Gloria A. D.; Morante, Clara A.; Rios, Carlos T.; Saavedra Romero, Marlon Pierino; Alava, Freddy; Gamboa Vilela, Dionicia Baziliza; Vinetz, Joseph Michael; Conn, Jan E. (MDPI, 2023)
    Indoor residual spray (IRS), mainly employing pyrethroid insecticides, is the most common intervention for preventing malaria transmission in many regions of Latin America; the use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) ...
  • Microsurgical and endovascular treatment of posterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysms: a systematic review and meta-analysis 
    Saal-Zapata, G.; Rodriguez-Calienes, A.; Malaga, M.; Velasquez-Rimachi, V.; Moran, C.; Bustamante-Paytan, D.; Pacheco Barrios, Niels Victor; Pacheco-Barrios, K.; Alva-Diaz, C.; Walker, M. (Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2023)
    INTRODUCTION: Posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) aneurysms are uncommon vascular lesions of the posterior fossa. In addition to aneurysmal morphology, structural anatomic considerations may confer additional ...
  • Neanderthal introgression in SCN9A impacts mechanical pain sensitivity 
    Faux, Pierre; Ding, Li; Ramirez-Aristeguieta, Luis Miguel; Chacón-Duque, J. Camilo; Comini, Maddalena; Mendoza Revilla, Javier Alberto; Fuentes-Guajardo, Macarena; Jaramillo, Claudia; Arias, William; Hurtado Chiong, Gloria Malena; Villegas Bernaola, Valeria; Granja Burbano, Vanessa Patricia; Barquera, Rodrigo; Everardo-Martínez, Paola; Quinto-Sánchez, Mirsha; Gómez-Valdés, Jorge; Villamil-Ramírez, Hugo; Silva de Cerqueira, Caio C.; Hünemeier, Tábita; Ramallo, Virginia; Gonzalez-José, Rolando; Schüler-Faccini, Lavinia; Bortolini, Maria-Cátira; Acuña-Alonzo, Victor; Canizales-Quinteros, Samuel; Poletti Ferrara, Giovanni Angelo; Gallo López-Aliaga, Carla Maria|Rothhammer, Francisco; Rojas, Winston; Schmid, Annina B.; Adhikari, Kaustubh; Bennett, David L.; Ruiz-Linares, Andrés (Nature Research, 2023)
    The Nav1.7 voltage-gated sodium channel plays a key role in nociception. Three functional variants in the SCN9A gene (encoding M932L, V991L, and D1908G in Nav1.7), have recently been identified as stemming from Neanderthal ...
  • Mental health data available in representative surveys conducted in Latin America and the Caribbean countries: a scoping review 
    Ramírez-Bontá, Francesca; Vásquez-Vílchez, Rafaela; Cabrera-Alva, Milagros; Otazú-Alfaro, Sharlyn; Almeida-Huanca, Guillermo; Ambrosio-Melgarejo, Juan; Figueroa-Quiñones, Joel; Romero-Cabrera, Alejandra B.; Huaman-Santa Cruz, Anayeli; Chávez Hinostroza, Esthefani Fiorella; Rosado-Medina, Melanie; Siancas-Villano, Wildo; Quintana-Castro, Camilo; Bazo-Alvarez, Juan Carlos; Villarreal-Zegarra, David (BMJ Publishing Group, 2023)
    Background Mental health data from Latin America and the Caribbean countries (LACC) national and international surveys are essential for public health surveillance. This review aimed to identify and describe available ...
  • Mechanisms underlying the health benefits of intermittent hypoxia conditioning 
    Burtscher, Johannes; Citherlet, Tom; Camacho-Cardenosa, Alba; Camacho-Cardenosa, Marta; Raberin, Antoine; Krumm, Bastien; Hohenauer, Erich; Egg, Margit; Lichtblau, Mona; Müller, Julian; Rybnikova, Elena A.; Gatterer, Hannes; Debevec, Tadej; Baillieul, Sebastien; Manferdelli, Giorgio; Behrendt, Tom; Schega, Lutz; Ehrenreich, Hannelore; Millet, Grégoire P.; Gassmann Mendez, Max; Schwarzer, Christoph; Glazachev, Oleg; Girard, Olivier; Lalande, Sophie; Hamlin, Michael; Samaja, Michele; Hüfner, Katharina; Burtscher, Martin; Panza, Gino; Mallet, Robert T. (Wiley, 2023)
    Intermittent hypoxia (IH) is commonly associated with pathological conditions, particularly obstructive sleep apnoea. However, IH is also increasingly used to enhance health and performance and is emerging as a potent ...
  • Molecular Characterization of Genital and Extragenital Lesions With the PlexPCR VHS Assay in Patients Diagnosed With Syphilis. 
    Eguiluz, Maria; Qquellon Palacios, Luz Jazmín; Vargas Rivera, Silver Keith; Reyes Díaz, Edward Michael; Konda, Kelika Anne; Caceres Palacios, Carlos Fernando; Klausner, Jeffrey D. (Oxford University Press, 2023)
    BACKGROUND: Syphilis diagnosis relies on immunologic markers and clinical protocols. However, syphilitic lesions can be confused with other genital ulcer diseases. METHODS: Using a PlexPCR VHS assay, we analyzed lesion ...
  • Morphological characterization of blood cells in Amazon River dolphin Inia geoffrensis: a case study 
    Suarez-Yana, T.; Colchao Claux, Paulo; Mangel, J.C.; Campbell, E.; Alfaro-Shigueto, J. (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, 2023)
    Inia geoffrensis is an endangered species of the Amazon River basin, but there has been limited research regarding its health, particularly in describing normal cell morphology by traditional techniques. This study aimed ...

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