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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Phlébotomes de Bolivie: description de quatre nouvelles especes de Lutzomyia (Diptera : psychodidae)
(Ann. Soc. Entomol, 1997)
Résumé.
Quatre espèces nouvelles de phlébotomes sont décrites. Trois espèces anthropophiles, Lutzomyia suapiensis, sp. n. et L. tihuiliensis, sp. n. et L. tocaniensis, sp. n. sont décrites sur des femelles seulement ; ...
Metric differences between silvatic and domestic Triatoma infestans (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) in Bolivia
(Med Entomol, 1997)
Abstract.
One hundred and fifty-seven specimens of Bolivian Triatoma infestans (Klug 1834), including 44 from the silvatic focus at Cochabamba (Bolivia), were compared using morphometric characters of the head capsule. ...
Enfermedad de Chagas
(Salud Boliviana, 1988)
La implementación de un laboratorio de Inmunoparasitología adecuadamente equipado permitió al Instituto Boliviano de Biología de Altura, iniciar en 1980 estudios sobre la enfermedad de Chagas, con relativo éxito, expresado ...
Comparisons of immunological tests for serodiagnosis of Chagas disease in Bolivian patients
(Tropical and Geographical Medicine, 1985)
Abstract.
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunoelectrophoresis (IEP) were evaluated and compared to the classical immunofluorescence (IF) and complement fixation test (CFT) in the immunological diagnosis ...
Langfristige höhenanpassung in den Bolivianischen Anden
(Österreichische Gesellschaft für Alpin- und Höhenmedizin, 1995)
SUMMARY.
The present report gives basic facts on geography, population and history of the Andean region of Bolivia. Based on research carried out at the Instituto Boliviano de Biología de Altura (I.B.B.A.), Universidad ...
Diagnóstico preciso de especie en la Leishmaniasis a través de sondas de DNA
(Salud Boliviana, 1988)
La Leishmaniasis humana es un problema de salud pública mundial con más de 400.000 casos nuevos anuales (1) en los trópicos y subtrópicos, No se tienen prevalencias exactas, pero se estima que la Leishmaniasis afecta a 20 ...
Helping patterns and reproductive success in Aymara communities
(American Journal of Human Biology, 2002)
Abstract.
“Helpers at the nest,” young adults remaining in their parents home to take care of younger siblings, are known in many species of birds and mammals. Similar behaviors are occasionally observed in human societies ...