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Rapid Epidemic Expansion of Chikungunya Virus East/Central/South African Lineage, Paraguay

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
The spread of Chikungunya virus is a major public health concern in the Americas. There were >120,000 cases and 51 deaths in 2023, of which 46 occurred in Paraguay.
M. Giovanetti   +39 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Phylogeography and transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis spanning prisons and surrounding communities in Paraguay

open access: yesNature Communications, 2023
Recent rises in incident tuberculosis (TB) cases in Paraguay and the increasing concentration of TB within prisons highlight the urgency of targeting strategies to interrupt transmission and prevent new infections.
Gladys Estigarribia Sanabria   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

First Cases of Feline Sporotrichosis Caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis in Paraguay

open access: yesJournal of Fungi, 2023
Sporothrix brasiliensis is an emerging fungal pathogen causing cat-transmitted sporotrichosis, an epi-zoonosis affecting humans, cats and dogs in Brazil and now spreading to neighboring South American countries.
C. M. do Prado   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Nightlights and Subnational Economic Activity: Estimating Departmental GDP in Paraguay

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2022
Subnational measures of economic activity are crucial for analyzing inequalities that persist across subnational regions and for tracking progress towards sustainable development within a country.
G. McCord, Mario Rodriguez-Heredia
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Computer Visual Syndrome in Medical Students From a Private University in Paraguay: A Survey Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2022
Purpose To determine the prevalence and factors associated with computer vision syndrome in medical students at a private university in Paraguay. Methods A survey study was conducted in 2021 in a sample of 228 medical students from the Universidad del ...
J. Coronel-Ocampos   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

WHO method for estimating congenital syphilis to inform surveillance and service provision, Paraguay

open access: yesBulletin of the World Health Organization, 2022
Problem In Paraguay, incomplete surveillance data resulted in the burden of congenital syphilis being underestimated, which, in turn, led to missed opportunities for infant diagnosis and treatment.
Katherine Heath   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Epidemiologic History and Genetic Diversity Origins of Chikungunya and Dengue Viruses, Paraguay

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
Paraguay has been severely affected by emergent Zika and chikungunya viruses, and dengue virus is endemic. To learn more about the origins of genetic diversity and epidemiologic history of these viruses in Paraguay, we deployed portable sequencing ...
Tiago Gräf   +22 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Conserving the Paraguay-Paraná Fluvial Corridor in the XXI Century: Conflicts, Threats, and Challenges

open access: yesSustainability, 2021
The Paraguay-Paraná river system represents a unique, free-flowing corridor that extends about 3500 km southwards from the Pantanal to the Rio de la Plata estuary, crossing four countries.
C. Baigún, P. Minotti
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Ancestry of Eastern Paraguay: A Typical South American Profile with a Unique Pattern of Admixture

open access: yesGenes, 2021
Immigrants from diverse origins have arrived in Paraguay and produced important demographic changes in a territory initially inhabited by indigenous Guarani.
F. Simão   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Implications to the electricity system of Paraguay of different demand scenarios and export prices to Brazil

open access: yesEnergy Systems, 2021
Paraguay's power system is based entirely on hydropower. It serves as the largest net electricity exporter in Latin America. Nonetheless, the country´s electricity consumption per capita is one of the lowest in the world and the transmission and ...
I. Pappis   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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