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Research needs for Chagas disease prevention.

, 2010
We present an overview of the two main strategies for the primary (vector control) and secondary (patient care) prevention of Chagas disease (CD). We identify major advances, knowledge gaps, and key research needs in both areas.
Abad-Franch, Fernando, Santos, Walter S, Schofield, Christopher J   +2 more
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Congenital Chagas Disease in the United States: Cost Savings Through Maternal Screening [PDF]

, 2018
Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is transmitted by insect vectors through transfusions, transplants, insect feces in food, and from mother to child during gestation.
Bialek, Stephanie R., Montgomery, Susan P., Perez-Zetune, Victoria, Stillwaggon, Eileen   +3 more
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Guías clínicas de la enfermedad de Chagas: Parte IV. Enfermedad de Chagas en pacientes inmunocomprometidos [PDF]

Revista chilena de infectología, 2008
Se revisa someramente los diferentes tipos de inmu-osupresion y la importancia de la infeccion por Trypa-nosoma cruzi en este tipo de pacientes. Se analizan los aspectos mas relevantes de la relacion hospedero inmunocomprometido-r. cruzi, tales como el momento de la infeccion, grado de inmunocompromiso, mecanismos de adquisicion de la infeccion y area ...
Apt B, Werner, Heitmann G, Ingrid, Jercic L, M. Isabel, Jotré M, Leonor, Muñoz C. del V, Patricia, Noemí H, Isabel, San Martin V, Ana M, Sapunar P, Jorge, Torres H, Marisa, Zulantay A, Inés   +9 more
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Prevalence and diversity of avian malaria parasites in illegally traded white‐winged parakeets in Peruvian Amazonas

Animal Conservation, Volume 27, Issue 3, Page 364-373, June 2024.
Psittaciformes have the largest proportion of endangered species among all birds worldwide and is one of the most trafficked taxa in the pet trade. However, despite the large number of parrot species commercialized worldwide, the influence of illegally traded wild birds on the introduction of exotic pathogens is still poorly investigated. We found that
A. Marzal, S. Magallanes, T. Salas‐Rengifo, J. Muriel, C. Navarro, D. Vecco, C. Guerra‐Saldaña, L. Mendo, V. Paredes, M. González‐Blázquez, L. García‐Longoria, A. Díez‐Fernández   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

HPTN 083‐02: factors influencing adherence to injectable PrEP and retention in an injectable PrEP study

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 27, Issue 5, May 2024.
Abstract Introduction HPTN 083 demonstrated the superiority of long‐acting cabotegravir (CAB‐LA) versus daily oral emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF/FTC) as pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among cisgender men and transgender women who have sex with men (MSM/TGW).
Christina Psaros, Georgia R. Goodman, Jasper S. Lee, Whitney Rice, Colleen F. Kelley, Temitope Oyedele, Lara E. Coelho, Nittaya Phanuphak, Yashna Singh, Keren Middelkoop, Sam Griffith, Marybeth McCauley, James Rooney, Alex R. Rinehart, Jesse Clark, Vivian Go, Jeremy Sugarman, Sheldon D. Fields, Adeola Adeyeye, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Raphael J. Landovitz, Steven A. Safren, the HPTN 083‐02 Study Team   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

Síndrome de Guillain-Barré en un paciente con enfermedad de Chagas aguda

Infectio
El compromiso neurológico de la enfermedad de Chagas que afecta el sistema nervioso suele ser una manifestación crónica de esta entidad con predominio de afectación del sistema nervioso autonómico.
Natalia Hernández-Beltrán, Jesús Rodríguez Quintana, Fabien Mantilla Sylvain   +2 more
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'It is like a tomato stall where someone can pick what he likes': structure and practices of female sex work in Kampala, Uganda. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Effective interventions among female sex workers require a thorough knowledge of the context of local sex industries. We explore the organisation of female sex work in a low socio-economic setting in Kampala, Uganda.
A-M Cote, AH Norris, C Harcourt, D Whittaker, F Scorgie, F Van den Borne, G Asiki, I Vanwesenbeeck, IB Zablotska, J Bukenya, J Nazziwa, J Seeley, J Vandepitte, J Vandepitte, JAA Munoz, Janet Seeley, JP Ntozi, Judith Vandepitte, K Fritz, L Van Blerk, M Gysels, M Mbonye, Martin Mbonye, ML Rekart, NTT Thuy, PM Pyett, QA Karim, Rachel King, S Baral, S Jana, Sarah Nakamanya, SC Kalichman, SE Woolf-King, UNAIDS, Winifred Nalukenge   +34 more
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Clinical outcomes and risk factors for immune recovery and all‐cause mortality in Latin Americans living with HIV with virological success: a retrospective cohort study

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 27, Issue 3, March 2024.
Abstract Introduction Immune reconstitution following antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation is crucial to prevent AIDS and non‐AIDS‐related comorbidities. Patients with suppressed viraemia who fail to restore cellular immunity are exposed to an increased risk of morbidity and mortality during long‐term follow‐up, although the underlying mechanisms ...
Gabriel Castillo‐Rozas, Shengxin Tu, Paula Mendes Luz, Fernando Mejia, Juan Sierra‐Madero, Vanessa Rouzier, Bryan E. Shepherd, Claudia P. Cortes   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

High levels of human infection with Trypanosoma cruzi associated with the domestic density of infected vectors and hosts in a rural area of northeastern Argentina [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Insecticide spraying campaigns designed to suppress the principal vectors of the Chagas disease usually lack an active surveillance system that copes with house reinvasion.
Cardinal, Marta Victoria, Colaianni, Ivana, Enriquez, Gustavo Fabián, Gaspe, Maria Sol, Gurtler, Ricardo Esteban, Sartor, Paula Andrea   +5 more
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Chagas : del descubrimiento a la tarea inconclusa [PDF]

, 2011
Fil: Gürtler, Ricardo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Laboratorio de Eco-Epidemiologia; ArgentinaA más de 100 años de su descubrimiento, la enfermedad de Chagas sigue siendo una de\nlas principales enfermedades transmisibles ...
Gürtler, Ricardo
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