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Mutation-Driven Divergence and Convergence Indicate Adaptive Evolution of the Intracellular Human-Restricted Pathogen, Bartonella bacilliformis. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
Among all species of Bartonella, human-restricted Bartonella bacilliformis is the most virulent but harbors one of the most reduced genomes. Carrión's disease, the infection caused by B.
Sandip Paul, Michael F Minnick, Sujay Chattopadhyay   +2 more
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Bartonella bacilliformis: a systematic review of the literature to guide the research agenda for elimination.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012
BackgroundCarrion's disease affects small Andean communities in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador and is characterized by two distinct disease manifestations: an abrupt acute bacteraemic illness (Oroya fever) and an indolent cutaneous eruptive condition ...
Nuria Sanchez Clemente, Cesar A Ugarte-Gil, Nelson Solórzano, Ciro Maguiña, Paul Pachas, David Blazes, Robin Bailey, David Mabey, David Moore   +8 more
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Identification of immunodominant Bartonella bacilliformis proteins: a combined in-silico and serology approach

The Lancet Microbe, 2021
Summary: Background: Bartonella bacilliformis is the aetiological agent of Carrión's disease, a biphasic and highly lethal illness formerly restricted to the South American Andes that is now spreading to adjacent areas.
Alexander A Dichter, MSc, Tilman G Schultze, PhD, Anne Wenigmann, BSc, Wibke Ballhorn, Andreas Latz, PhD, Elif Schlüfter, BSc, Palmira Ventosilla, MSc, Humberto Guerra Allison, PhD, Cesar Ugarte-Gil, PhD, Pablo Tsukayama, ProfPhD, Volkhard A J Kempf, ProfMD   +10 more
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Update on tegumentary leishmaniasis and Carrion’s disease vectors in Peru

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2017
Among approximately 190 species of Lutzomyia in Peru, only a small number have been identified as vectors of tegumentary leishmaniasis in Western and inter-Andean valleys. These include L. peruensis, L. verrucarum, L. tejadai, L.
Victor Zorrilla, Gissella Vásquez, Liz Espada, Pablo Ramírez   +3 more
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Henrique da Rocha Lima [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015
Brazilian physician and researcher Henrique da Rocha Lima was born in 1879 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, where he studied medicine and obtained the degree of M.D. in 1901. He specialized in Clinical Medicine in Germany and was the ambassador in European
Fred Bernardes Filho, João Carlos Regazzi Avelleira   +1 more
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Additional file 1: of Carrionâ s disease: an eradicable illness?

, 2016
Multilingual abstract in the six official working languages of the United Nations. (PDF 226 kb)
ClĂĄudia Gomes, Pons, Maria, Mendoza, Juana Del Valle, Ruiz, Joaquim   +3 more
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Distribucion geografica de Lutzomyia verrucarum (Townsend, 1913) (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae), vector de la batonellosis humana en el Peru Geographical distribution of Lutzomyia verrucarum (Townsend, 1913) (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) vector of human bartonellosis in Peru

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1993
Lutzomyia verrucarum (Townsend, 1913) (Diptera: Psychodidae), vector natural de la verruga peruana o enfermedad de Carrión es una especie propia del Perú. Su distribución geográfica esta entre los paralelos 5º y 13º25' de latitud Sur, se encuentra en los
Abraham G. Caceres
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Detection of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii in an HIV patient using metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2022
Bartonella species are fastidious, aerobic bacteria that are transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods. Bartonella spp. are responsible for cat scratch disease, Carrion’s disease, bacillary angiomatosis and trench fever.
Yuru Shi, Jing Yang, Yingjie Qi, Junlan Xu, Yingqi Shi, Tiantian Shi, Chao Liu, Xiaoling Ma   +7 more
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Immunosuppressive and angiogenic cytokine profile associated with Bartonella bacilliformis infection in post-outbreak and endemic areas of Carrion's disease in Peru. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
Analysis of immune responses in Bartonella bacilliformis carriers are needed to understand acquisition of immunity to Carrion's disease and may allow identifying biomarkers associated with bacterial infection and disease phases.
Maria J Pons, Cláudia Gomes, Ruth Aguilar, Diana Barrios, Miguel Angel Aguilar-Luis, Joaquim Ruiz, Carlota Dobaño, Juana Del Valle-Mendoza, Gemma Moncunill   +8 more
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Experiences in the prevention and control of Carrión´s disease in Peru

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2014
Carrion’s disease, the iconic disease in Peruvian medicine has been found in the mountains of Ecuador, Colombia and the Andean valleys of Peru. In the 1990s, the phenomenon of El Niño was associated with significantly increased risk of disease in Ancash,
Ciro Maguiña Vargas, Paul Pachas
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