Peruvian Amazon
Early child health in an informal settlement in the Peruvian Amazon
... the Peruvian Amazon, one well-established and one newly formed by ‘ invasion ’ , as captured incidentally by a prospective epidemiological cohort ...
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IgG subclass responses to excreted secreted antigens of Plasmodium falciparum in a low transmission malaria area of the Peruvian Amazon
... The Peruvian Amazon requires more research to help understand the immune response to malaria in popu- lations with a high prevalence of asymptomatic and low-density ...the Peruvian Ama- zon, and ...
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Molecular detection and clinical characteristics of Bartonella bacilliformis, Leptospira spp , and Rickettsia spp in the Southeastern Peruvian Amazon basin
... Acute febrile illness (AFI) is a common infectious syn- drome in the Peruvian Amazon basin, caused by vari- ous bacterial and viral pathogens. In recent years, cyclic weather phenomena such as El ...
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Modelling multiple threats to water security in the Peruvian Amazon using the WaterWorld policy support system
... central Peruvian Amazon groundwater is used for human consumption (up to 18 % from wells), ground water use in the more populated Andean highlands is likely to be small given the difficulty of extracting it ...
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Design and validation of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for the nutritional evaluation of food intake in the Peruvian Amazon
... Background: Food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) are dietary surveys widely used in studies of nutritional epidemiology because they are inexpensive, easy to complete and provide significant information on dietary intake ...
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Anti–MSP-10 IgG indicates recent exposure to Plasmodium vivax infection in the Peruvian Amazon
... Two recent studies using an Escherichia coli–based cell-free expression system to generate genome-level protein microarrays of P. vivax and P. falciparum proteins identified P. vivax merozoite surface protein-10 ...
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Subcontracting native speakers in linguistic fieldwork: a case study of the Ashéninka Perené (Arawak) research community from the Peruvian Amazon
... the Peruvian Amazon, males are better positioned to have elaborate and diverse social networks, an extensive travel record, comprehensive life experiences and knowledge of the world, and ultimately enjoy ...
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Micro heterogeneity of malaria transmission in the Peruvian Amazon: a baseline assessment underlying a population based cohort study
... the Peruvian Amazon suggesting that the higher malaria risk of adult males is associated with increased human– vector contact rates following outdoor- and forest-related occupational activities (even though ...
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Evaluation of Plasmodium falciparum MSP10 and its development as a serological tool for the Peruvian Amazon region
... the Peruvian Amazon region have revealed the presence of a large number of non-febrile or asymptomatic infec- tions that can occur over short time ...the Peruvian Amazon region, on platforms ...
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Vulnerable populations and the right to health: lessons from the Peruvian Amazon around tuberculosis control
... the Peruvian poverty line of income, the national average is 8% ...The Amazon region, and rural areas also report higher level of ...the Peruvian Amazon, the regions with the highest ...
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Modelling the potential of focal screening and treatment as elimination strategy for Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the Peruvian Amazon Region
... the Peruvian Amazon reported that more than two thirds of malaria infections were asymptomatic [3,4]; however these studies did not take into account the incubation period for some of them, hence the ...
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BioSynergy: Access to renewable energy and inclusive business promotion with sustainable biofuels in isolated communities of the Peruvian Amazon
... the Peruvian Amazon, by demonstrating the technical, social, economic and environmental feasibility of an integrated and self-sufficient renewable energy access model, while contributing to the ...
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Higher risk of malaria transmission outdoors than indoors by Nyssorhynchus darlingi in riverine communities in the Peruvian Amazon
... Our findings support the efficacy of the barrier screen methodology to intercept mosquito specimens suitable for blood meal identification analysis in this region [8]. The higher species richness composition detected ...
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Co-creating and Decolonizing a Methodology Using Indigenist Approaches: Alliance with the Asheninka and Yine-Yami Peoples of the Peruvian Amazon
... the Peruvian Amazon, including: (1) working with Indigenous co-researchers; (2) considering community members and federation officials as allies or collaborators instead of participants or researched ...
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Multilocus genotyping reveals high heterogeneity and strong local population structure of the Plasmodium vivax population in the Peruvian Amazon
... Despite its importance, little information is available on P. vivax epidemiology, e.g. risk factors for infection, transmission dynamics and relapse rate, drug resistance and parasite population structure. Analysing the ...
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Establishment of a free mating, long standing and highly productive laboratory colony of Anopheles darlingi from the Peruvian Amazon
... ern Amazon has been linked to the considerable in- crease of ...the Amazon region, as well as for developing and imple- menting effective malaria vector-targeted control strat- ...
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Acceptability of a herd immunity focused, transmission blocking malaria vaccine in malaria endemic communities in the Peruvian Amazon: an exploratory study
... the Peruvian Amazon would be able to understand the concept of, and be willing to receive, a transmission-blocking malaria vaccine for themselves and their ...
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Parasitism By Gussevia Asota In Gills Of Juveniles Of Astronotus ocellatus Cultured In The Peruvian Amazon
... Abstract : The present study aims to evaluate the monogenean infestation in Astronotus ocellatus bred in a fish farm in the Peruvian Amazon. Fifty individuals of the species A. ocellatus were collected ...
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Health, Healthcare Access, and Use of Traditional Versus Modern Medicine in Remote Peruvian Amazon Communities: A Descriptive Study of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices
... The finding that nearly all of our participants experienced daily pain, mainly headache or musculoskeletal in origin, may be explained by work-related and environmental cir- cumstances. Most families in the study site ...
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Methods for short-term control of Imperata grass in Peruvian Amazon
... The traditional control of Imperata brasiliensis grasslands used by farmers in the Peruvian Amazon is to burn the grass. The objective of this study was to compare di ff erent methods of short-term control. ...
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