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A neglected disease of humans: a new focus of visceral leishmaniasis in Bakool, Somalia. [PDF]

, 2008
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was observed in children in Bakool region, Somalia, an area where VL has not been reported before. We describe the extent of the problem in this war- and famine-stricken area.
Boelaert, M, Dujardin, J C, Jacquet, D, Marlet, M V L, Quispe, K W, Wuillaume, F   +5 more
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Pertinencia social de las maestrías de infectología y enfermedades infecciosas y parasitología en el IPK. Curso docente 2006-2007.

Revista Habanera de Ciencias Médicas, 2009
Como parte de la formación académica de postgrado se desarrollan en el Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí, las maestrías de Infectología y Enfermedades Tropicales y Parasitología.
Thelma Tápanes Fernández, Nereyda Cabrera Cantelar, Nereyda Cantelar de Francisco, Beatriz Cantelar Martínez, María Isabel Chao Sautié   +4 more
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El concepto nosográfico de la Medicina Tropical

Anales de la Facultad de Medicina, 2014
La creación de la cátedra de enfermedades tropicales, que tengo el honor de regentar interinamente, ha venido a satisfacer la necesidad imperiosa que había, de ampliar, en la extensión posible el estudio de esas morbosis, que tan de cerca nos interesan, aliviando a la vez, la pesada labor de la asignatura de nosografía médica, cuyas divisiones ...
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Fulminant hepatic failure in children and adolescents in Northern Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2004
The histological findings of fulminant hepatic failure were correlated to the demographic, clinical, biochemical and virological features in children and adolescents, native to the Amazonas State in Northern Brazil.
José Carlos F. Fonseca, Rita A.B. Souza, Leila M. Brasil, José R. Araújo, Luiz Carlos L. Ferreira   +4 more
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Febre hemorrágica do dengue em lactentes: relato de dois casos

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2004
Dois casos de lactentes atendidos na Fundação de Medicina Tropical do Amazonas, com síndrome febril exantemática aguda, extravasamento capilar e manifestações hemorrágicas de pequena magnitude, caracterizando quadro de febre hemorrágica do dengue.
Maria Paula Gomes Mourão, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães de Lacerda, Michele de Souza Bastos, Bernardino Cláudio de Albuquerque, Wilson Duarte Alecrim   +4 more
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Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of high versus low-dose, short versus long-course daily primaquine for the radical cure of uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria in children under 15 years of age: an open-label, non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial (CHILDPRIM)

Malaria Journal
Background Primaquine (PQ) is widely used to prevent Plasmodium vivax relapses. However, the most efficacious and safest dose is unknown, particularly in children.
Ana Luisa O. Pacheco, Aretha G. Omena, Djane C. Baía-da-Silva, Tyane A. P. Jardim, Debora C. B. Silva, Adriana P. B. Lopes, Laila R. A. Barbosa, Ingrid G. Souza, Renata F. Araujo, Luis O. S. Nogueira, Suianne C. N. Vale, Gisely C. Melo, Jady S. M. Cordeiro, Quique Bassat, Vanderson S. Sampaio, Valéria D. S. Lima, Flor E. Martinez-Espinosa, Maria Paula G. Mourão, Wuelton M. Monteiro, Maria Graças C. Alecrim, Jose Diego Brito-Sousa, Marcus V. G. Lacerda   +21 more
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Assessing tafenoquine implementation in Brazil: a qualitative evaluation of perceptions of healthcare providers and Plasmodium vivax patients (QualiTRuST Study)

Malaria Journal
Background To eliminate malaria by 2035, Brazil must address Plasmodium vivax. Previously, first-line treatment was chloroquine plus 7-day primaquine (PQ) without glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency testing.
Alicia P. C. Santos, Marcelo A. M. Brito, Ana P. S. Oliveira, Rafaela N. Dávila, Hiran S. S. Gama, Evellyn A. R. T. Silva, Hélio A. Amazonas Jr., Patrícia C. S. Balieiro, Rosilene Rufatto, Penny Grewal Daumerie, Cássio R. L. Peterka, Dhélio Batista Pereira, Marcus V. G. Lacerda, Felipe L. G. Murta   +13 more
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Destacadas personalidades de la dermatología tropical en el Perú

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública
En este artículo se rinde homenaje a tres personalidades médicas peruanas: José Neyra Ramírez (1929-2012), Abelardo Tejada (1931-2013) y Oscar Romero Rivas (1929-2011), se destaca sus valiosas contribuciones en el campo de la Dermatología Tropical y de ...
Zuño Burstein Alva
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Risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis in a new epidemic site in Amhara Region, Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2009
We conducted a case-control study to evaluate risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis during an epidemic in a previously unaffected district of Ethiopia. We also collected blood and bone marrow specimens from dogs in the outbreak villages.
Alvar, Jorge, Aparicio, Pilar, Argaw, Daniel, Bashaye, Seife, Bern, Caryn, Cañavate, Carmen, Chicharro, Carmen, Herrero, Merce, Mulugeta, Abate, Nieto, Javier, Nombela, Nohelly, Vélez, Iván Darío   +11 more
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A preliminary treatment of the Central American species of Octoblepharum (Musci: Calymperaceae) [PDF]

, 1991
The species of Octoblepharum occurring in Central America have been critically examined. Six are recognized as valid species: O. albidum, O. cocuiense, O. cylindricum, O. erectifolium, O. pulvinatum and O. stramineum. Synonyms are given for these species:
Allen, Noris Salazar
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