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Risk factors for onset of cutaneous and mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis in Bolivia
(American Journal Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1997)
Abstract.
A survival analysis was performed on data from an endemic area of Bolivia where two populations, natives and highland migrants, were living, to investigate risk factors for onset of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) ...
The use of morphometrics in entomological surveillance of sylvatic foci of Triatoma infestans in Bolivia
(Acta Tropica, 1997)
Abstract
Jamach'uma (Cochabamba, Bolivia) is a small village surrounded by sylvatic foci of Triatoma infestans. Houses in the village were also infested with T. infestans, and were sprayed in December 1992 as part of a ...
Comunicación del primer hallazgo de la hemoglobina mutada en Bolivia "Hb J Bolivia"
(Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, 1990)
Resumen.
Se comunica la primera Hb mutada encontrada en Bolivia “J Bolivia”, siendo esta Hb de migración rápida, estable al isopropanol de mutación en cadena alfa e hiperafín.
Esta variante se halló en un joven de 22 ...
Nasal polyp associated with mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. Report of two cases
(Eur J Dermatol, 1994)
Mucocutaneous leishmaniosis (MCL) can manifest in different forms and affects skin as well as mucosae. Nasal polyps are rare. We report the cases of two male patients with nasal polyps. One polyps. One of them with cutaneous ...
The nutritional intake of Bolivian boys : the relation between altitude and socioeconomic status
(J. Sports Med., 1994)
Abstract.
The nutrition of 57 native Bolivian boys living at high altitude (HA) in La Paz (± 4000 m) and of 63 boys living at low altitude (LA) in St. Cruz (± 400 m) is described. The dietary information was obtained with ...
Growth in knee heel length and recumbent length during the weaning period (4-7 months) in less developed countries
(Humanbiol, 1994)
Abstract. Early infancy is a highly sensitive period for the development of stunting. Growth in knee heel length and in recumbent length was followed monthly from the age of 4 to 7 months in an urban area of Brazzaville, ...
Isozymic and metric variation in the Lutzomyia longipalpis complex
(Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 1997)
Abstract. Male Lutzomyia longipalpis of two types from Bolivia were compared using isozyme electrophoresis and wing morphometry. One sample (ex Chiflonkaka Cave, alt. 2800 m at Toro Toro, Charcas Province, Potosi Department) ...
Circulating proteins and iron status in blood as indicators of the mutritional status of 10- to 12-year-old Bolivian boys
(Int. J. Sports Med., 1994)
Abstract.
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the nutritional status of children based on anthropometric measurements, biochemical indicators of protein energy malnutrition as well as hematological variables. ...
Leishmanicidal and trypanocidal activities of Bolivian medicinal plants
(Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 1994)
Abstract.
Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis are endemic diseases in South America, especially in the subandean areas of the humid lowlands of Bolivia. Fourteen plants used topically in folk medicine to treat ...
Apparent trend to domesticity observed in Panstrongylus Rufotuberculatus champion, 1899 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Bolivia
(Research and Reviews in Parasitology, 1994)
ABSTRACT. The recent collection of nymphal instars of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus Champion, 1899 (Hemiptera:Reduviidae)from a domestic habitat in Bolivia draws attention to the behaviour of this sylvatic triatomine ...