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Leishmaniasis in Bolivia. I. Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) as the vector of visceral leishmaniasis in los Yungas
(Transantions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1985)
Abstract.
A relatively high leishmanial infection rate was found in the phlebotomine sandfly Lutzomyia
longipalpis collected from three villages of the Los Yungas region (Department of La Paz, Bolivia).
2,578 ...
Chagas serology and its problems
(Ann. Soc. Belge Med. Trop., 1985)
Summary.
We performed a comparative study (263 sera) of four serological techniques for the diagnosis of Chagas' disease (IFT, CFT, ELISA, IEP). The concordance of the four techniques was 92.8 per cent, and we obtained ...
Bioenergetic studies in residents at high altitude (2,850 m) with asymptomatic Chagas'disease
(Ann. Soc. Belge Med. Trop., 1985)
Summary.
Cardiovascular response and working capacity were studied at rest and during a 125 W exercise in residents at high altitude (2,850 m), comparing 2l asymptomatic
(normal EKG) bul T. cruzi infected subjects (positive ...
Bolivian phlebotomines. II. Psychodopygus yucumensis n.sp., a new man-biting phlebotomine sandfly from subandean region (Diptera, Psychodidae)
(Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, 1986)
Psychodopygus yucumensis n. sp., a new species of Phlebotomine sandfly belonging in
genus Psychodopygus Mang., is described from specimens collected from human bait, in Beni
dept., Bolivia. The male is ...
La hemoglobina como factor de incremento en la difusión alvéolo-capilar en habitantes de altura
(Instituto Boliviano de Biología de Altura, 1983)
RESUMEN.
La capacidad de difusión alvéolo-capilar (DLCO) fue determinada usando el método en estado de equilibrio (Steady State) en nativos de altura (3.600 m). Se realizó un estudio estadístico mediante coeficientes de ...
Specific IgE antibodies to Leishmania braziliensis in patients with mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
(Ann. Immunol., 1983)
Abstract.
A total of 116 sera of patients suffering from South American mucocutaneous leishmaniasis were analysed using the RAST (L. braziliensis-specific) and RIST techniques. Results of total and specific IgE levels ...
La pletismografía como método de apoyo diagnóstico en las enfermedades broncopulmonares en nuestro medio
(Instituto Boliviano de Biología de Altura, 1983)
Resumen.
Se trata de una comunicación preliminar de un estudio que tiene por finalidad establecer, por pletismografía corporal total, parámetros normales de la función respiratoria en personas habitantes de altura (3.600 ...
Valores normales de glucosa, proteínas totales y proteinograma a 3.600 m.
(Instituto Boliviano de Biología de Altura, 1983)
Resumen.
Se determinaron los valores normales de glucosa, proteínas totales y proteinograma séricos en personas de 18 a 55 años de edad de ambos sexos en estado de ayuno y clínicamente sanos, nativos y residentes (mínimo ...
Identification of a major 72 kilodalton surface antigen in twelve isolates of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis
(Molecular and Biochemical Parsitology, 1987)
The study of the surface antigens of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis revealed a great homogeneity among ten strains isolated
from Bolivia and two reference strains from Brazil and Belize. A 72 kDa major protein, ...
Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Bolivia. A study of 185 human cases from Alto Beni (La Paz Department). Isolation and isoenzyme characterization of 26 strains of Leismania brasiliensis brasiliensis
(Transantions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1987)
Abstract.
A clinical, serological, parasitological and therapeutic study of cutaneous leishmaniasis was carried
out in a low sub-andean area (250-800 metres) of the La Paz Department, Bolivia. A team of seismic
prospectors ...