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Castillo-Neyraid, R. ; Buttenheim, A.M. ; Brown, J. ; Ferraraid, J.F. ; Arevalo-Nietoid, C. ; Borrini-Mayorí, K. ; Levy, M.Z. ; Becerra, V. ; Paz-Soldan, V.A. | Public Library of Science | 2020-12-14T16:06:15ZA canine rabies epidemic started in early 2015 in Arequipa, Peru and the rabies virus continues to circulate in the dog population. Some city residents who suffer dog bites do not seek care or do not complete indicated post-exposure prophylaxis [...]texto impreso
Tustin, A.W. ; Castillo-Neyra, R. ; Tamayo, L.D. ; Salazar, R. ; Borini-Mayorí, K. ; Levy, M.Z. | MDPI AG | 2020-12-14T16:10:20ZBlood-sucking triatomine bugs transmit the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease. We measured the prevalence of T. cruzi infection in 58,519 Triatoma infestans captured in residences in and near Arequipa, Pe[...]texto impreso
Waltmann, A. ; Willcox, A.C. ; Balasubramanian, S. ; Borrini Mayori, K. ; Mendoza Guerrero, S. ; Salazar Sanchez, R.S. ; Roach, J. ; Condori Pino, C. ; Gilman, R.H. ; Bern, C. ; Juliano, J.J. ; Levy, M.Z. ; Meshnick, S.R. ; Bowman, N.M. | Public Library of Science | 2019-12-06T20:57:46ZTriatomine vectors transmit Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease in humans. Transmission to humans typically occurs when contaminated triatomine feces come in contact with the bite site or mucosal membranes. In the Southern[...]texto impreso
Buttenheim, A.M. ; Paz-Soldan, V. ; Barbu, C. ; Skovira, C. ; Caldern, J.Q. ; Riveros, L.M.M. ; Cornejo, J.O. ; Small, D.S. ; Bicchieri, C. ; Naquira, C. ; Levy, M.Z. | BMJ Publishing Group | 2020-06-10T18:12:15ZObjectives: High rates of household participation are critical to the success of door-to-door vector control campaigns. We used the Health Belief Model to assess determinants of participation, including neighbour participation as a cue to action[...]texto impreso
Raynor, B. ; de la Puente-León, M. ; Johnson, A. ; Díaz, E.W. ; Levy, M.Z. ; Recuenco, S.E. ; Castillo-Neyra, R. | Elsevier B.V. | 2020-12-14T16:10:06ZIn 2015, a case of canine rabies in Arequipa, Peru indicated the re-emergence of rabies virus in the city. Despite mass dog vaccination campaigns across the city and reactive ring vaccination and other control activities around positive cases (e[...]texto impreso
Alroy, K.A. ; Huang, C. ; Gilman, R.H. ; Quispe-Machaca, V.R. ; Marks, M.A. ; Ancca-Juarez, J. ; Hillyard, M. ; Verastegui, M. ; Sanchez, G. ; Cabrera, L. ; Vidal, E. ; Billig, E.M.W. ; Cama, V.A. ; Naquira, C. ; Bern, C. ; Levy, M.Z. ; Working Group on Chagas Disease in Peru | Public Library of Science | 2019-04-24T18:23:55ZVector-borne transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi is seen exclusively in the Americas where an estimated 8 million people are infected with the parasite. Significant research in southern Peru has been conducted to understand T. cruzi infection and [...]texto impreso
Barbu, C.M. ; Buttenheim, A.M. ; Hancco Pumahuanca, M.-L. ; Quintanilla Calderón, J.E. ; Salazar, R. ; Carrión, M. ; Catacora Rospigliossi, A. ; Malaga Chavez, F.S. ; Oppe Alvarez, K. ; Cornejo del Carpio, J. ; Naquira, C. ; Levy, M.Z. | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2020-06-10T18:11:33ZChagas disease vector control campaigns are being conducted in Latin America, but little is known about medium- term or long-term effectiveness of these efforts, especially in urban areas. After analyzing entomologic data for 56,491 households d[...]texto impreso
Berry, A.S.F. ; Salazar-Sánchez, R. ; Castillo-Neyra, R. ; Borrini-Mayorí, K. ; Chipana-Ramos, C. ; Vargas-Maquera, M. ; Ancca-Juarez, J. ; Náquira-Velarde, C. ; Levy, M.Z. ; Brisson, D. ; Chagas Disease Working Group in Arequipa | Public Library of Science | 2019-12-06T21:04:41ZBackground Sexual reproduction provides an evolutionary advantageous mechanism that combines favorable mutations that have arisen in separate lineages into the same individual. This advantage is especially pronounced in microparasites as allelic[...]texto impreso
de la Puente-León, M. ; Levy, M.Z. ; Toledo, A.M. ; Recuenco, S. ; Shinnick, J. ; Castillo-Neyra, R. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-12-14T16:06:19ZSince its reintroduction in 2015, rabies has been established as an enzootic disease among the dog population of Arequipa, Peru. Given the unknown rate of dog bites, the risk of human rabies transmission is concerning. Our objective was to estim[...]
