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Ecoregional and altitudinal distribution of the principal malaria vectors in Colombia [PDF]

Malaria Journal
Background In Colombia, with over 100,000 cases reported in 2023, malaria is a significant vector-borne disease. The wide range of climates and highly variable topography and land cover of the country support a high species richness, favouring different ...
María C. Carrasquilla, Ranulfo González, Sergio R. Pineda, Clara B. Ocampo, James Montoya-Lerma, Paula Pareja-Loaiza, Martha L. Ahumada   +6 more
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Pentoxifylline in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Randomized Clinical Trial in Colombia

Pathogens, 2022
Addition of the immunomodulator pentoxifylline (PTX) to antimonial treatment of mucosal leishmaniasis has shown increased efficacy. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluated whether addition of pentoxifylline to meglumine ...
Maria del Mar Castro, Alexandra Cossio, Adriana Navas, Olga Fernandez, Liliana Valderrama, Lyda Cuervo-Pardo, Ricardo Marquez-Oñate, María Adelaida Gómez, Nancy Gore Saravia   +8 more
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Association of Lutzomyia columbiana (Diptera: Psychodidae) with a Leishmaniasis Focus in Colombia Due to Species of the Leishmania mexicana Complex [PDF]

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1999
In Colombia, Leishmania mexicana has a scattered geographical distribution and no sand fly vectors have been associated with its transmission. During the present study, the anthropophilic sand fly Lutzomyia columbiana was found to be the only species ...
James Montoya-lerma, Horacio Cadena, Iris Segura, Bruno Luis Travi   +3 more
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La electroestimulación como complemento al entrenamiento isométrico voluntario en la mejora de la fuerza isométrica máxima. Diferencias entre hombres y mujeres de mediana edad [PDF]

, 2007
En el presente estudio se analiza la eficacia de la electroestimulación como complemento al entrenamiento voluntario de la fuerza isométrica máxima (FIM).
González Montesinos, José Luis, Mora Vicente, Jesús, Ruiz Gallardo, Pablo   +2 more
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Quality parameters for RNA preparations from biopsies of ulcerated human skin [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Wellcome Open Research, 2023
Background: Obtaining high quality RNA from skin biopsies is complex due the physical composition and high content of nucleases of this tissue. This becomes particularly challenging when using compromised skin samples with necrotic, inflammed or damaged ...
Lady Giovanna Ramirez, Lina Giraldo-Parra, María Adelaida Gómez, Adriana Navas   +3 more
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Comparison of the efficacy of long-lasting insecticidal nets PermaNet® 2.0 and Olyset® against Anopheles albimanus under laboratory conditions

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2011
Insecticide-treated nets provide a reduction in human-vector contact through physical barrier, mortality and/or repellent effects that protect both users and non-users, thereby protecting the wider community from vector-borne diseases like malaria.
Gloria I Jaramillo, Paulo C Robledo, Neila J Mina, Jazmin A Muñoz, Clara B Ocampo   +4 more
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Documentary research on social innovation in health in Latin America

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2020
Background Identifying social innovation in health initiatives, promoting quality of life through them, and transforming current health conditions demand the knowledge, comprehension and appropriation of the theoretical and methodological developments of
Diana María Castro-Arroyave, Luisa Fernanda Duque-Paz   +1 more
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Phenotypic and functional stability of leukocytes from human peripheral blood samples: considerations for the design of immunological studies

BMC Immunology, 2019
Background Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) are extensively used for research of immune cell functions, identification of biomarkers and development of diagnostics and therapeutics for human diseases, among others.
Adriana Navas, Lina Giraldo-Parra, Miguel Darío Prieto, Juliana Cabrera, María Adelaida Gómez   +4 more
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Grit, Self-Efficacy, Motivation and the Readiness to Change Index Toward Exercise in the Adult Population

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
This study examined the relationships between grit personality, self-efficacy, motivation (autonomous, controlled, and amotivation), and the readiness to change index toward exercise.
Manuel De La Cruz, Alex Zarate, Jorge Zamarripa, Isabel Castillo, Angelica Borbon, Hector Duarte, Kathryn Valenzuela   +6 more
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Sentinel network for monitoring in vitro susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to antimalarial drugs in Colombia: a proof of concept

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2011
Drug resistance is one of the principal obstacles blocking worldwide malaria control. In Colombia, malaria remains a major public health concern and drug-resistant parasites have been reported.
Samanda L Aponte, Gustavo Díaz, Zuleima Pava, Diego F Echeverry, Darío Ibarguen, Melissa Rios, Luz M Murcia, Claudia Quelal, Claribel Murillo, Pedro Gil, Anders Björkman, Lyda Osorio   +11 more
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