Andres G Lescano
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Ferradas C, Salvatierra G, Payahuanca D, Contreras W, Lopez-Perez A, Hangawatte T, et al.
Ticks Tick Borne Dis
. 2025 Jan;
16(1):102436.
PMID: 39799873
Rickettsiae are a family of ectoparasite-borne bacteria that can produce high morbidity and mortality among humans. There are scarce data on rickettsial ecology in rural areas of the Peruvian Amazon...
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Menajovsky M, Mayor P, Bodmer R, Perez-Pena P, Ulloa G, Greenwood A, et al.
Ecohealth
. 2025 Jan;
22(1):69-78.
PMID: 39799202
Peccaries (collared peccary-CP-and white-lipped peccary-WLP) are an essential source of protein and income for rural communities in the Amazon region. Since 1980s, researchers in the Amazon have reported recurrent local...
3.
Singleton A, Lescano A, MacDonald A, Mandle L, Sipin T, Martel K, et al.
medRxiv
. 2024 Nov;
PMID: 39606351
Human mobility drives the spread of many infectious diseases, yet the health impacts of changes in mobility due to new infrastructure development are poorly understood and currently not accounted for...
4.
Harris M, Trok J, Martel K, Borbor Cordova M, Diffenbaugh N, Munayco C, et al.
medRxiv
. 2024 Nov;
PMID: 39502661
Anthropogenic forcing is increasing the likelihood and severity of certain extreme weather events, which may catalyze outbreaks of climate-sensitive infectious diseases. Extreme precipitation events can promote the spread of mosquito-borne...
5.
Kamau E, Ante-Testard P, Gwyn S, Blumberg S, Abdalla Z, Aiemjoy K, et al.
medRxiv
. 2024 Oct;
PMID: 39399026
Trachoma is targeted for global elimination as a public health problem by 2030. Measurement of IgG antibodies in children is being considered for surveillance and programmatic decision-making. There are currently...
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Villanueva-Cotrina F, Bejar V, Guevara J, Cajamarca I, Medina C, Mujica L, et al.
BMC Infect Dis
. 2024 Oct;
24(1):1145.
PMID: 39395965
Background: Candidemia is an invasive mycosis with an increasing global incidence and high mortality rates in cancer patients. The production of biofilms by some strains of Candida constitutes a mechanism...
7.
Menajovsky M, Espunyes J, Ulloa G, Montero S, Lescano A, Santolalla M, et al.
Microorganisms
. 2024 Sep;
12(9).
PMID: 39338542
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Hepatitis E virus (HEV) are zoonotic pathogens posing significant health concerns in rural Amazonia, a region marked by high endemicity, poverty, and limited healthcare access....
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Wardle M, Allen S, Gamboa R, Vilchez P, ONeal S, Muro C, et al.
Lancet Reg Health Am
. 2024 Sep;
38:100876.
PMID: 39280880
Background: Mass drug administration (MDA) with niclosamide (NSM) can be used to control taeniasis, the cause of neurocysticercosis. NSM is 84.3% effective against taeniasis and is considered safe as it...
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Bonnet G, Bimba J, Chavula C, Chifamba H, Divala T, Lescano A, et al.
PLoS Med
. 2024 Jul;
21(7):e1004429.
PMID: 39024370
Background: Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for coronavirus disease (COVID) are used in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to inform treatment decisions. However, to date, it is unclear when this use...
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Pinedo-Cancino V, Arista K, Baldeviano G, Saavedra-Langer R, Arana A, Vasquez-Chasnamote M, et al.
Malar J
. 2024 Jul;
23(1):209.
PMID: 39010126
Background: Malaria remains a global health challenge, particularly in Peru's Loreto region. Despite ongoing efforts, high infection rates and asymptomatic cases perpetuate transmission. The Peruvian Ministry of Health's "Zero Malaria...