A5042667371- Malaria Research and Control
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- T-cell and Retrovirus Studies
- Complement system in diseases
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Helminth infection and control
Universidad de Antioquia
2014-2022
ABSTRACT In pregnancy, parity-dependent immunity is observed in response to placental infection with Plasmodium falciparum . Antibodies recognize the surface antigen, VAR2CSA, expressed on infected red blood cells and inhibit cytoadherence tissue. most settings of malaria endemicity, antibodies against VAR2CSA are predominantly multigravid women infrequently men, children, nulligravid women. However, Colombia, we detected multiple constructs among men children acute P. vivax infection. The...
En muchos países la fasciolosis y paramfistomosis representan un grave problema para salud del sector pecuario. Colombia hay registros de ambas distomatosis en bovinos, mayoría trópico alto andino, las cuales generan pérdidas económicas anuales cercanas a 40 000 COP. El objetivo esta investigación fue determinar prevalencia vacunos hacienda La Candelaria, Caucasia (Colombia), presencia caracoles hospederos intermediarios. Para cumplirlo, se realizó estudio descriptivo corte transversal con...
Treatment against Plasmodium falciparum malaria includes blood schizonticides to clear asexual parasites responsible for disease. The addition of gametocytocidal drugs can eliminate infectious sexual stages with potential transmission and the World Health Organization recommends a single dose (SD) primaquine (PQ) this end. efficacy PQ at 0.75 mg/kg suppress gametocytemia when administered in or fractionated doses was evaluated. A clinical controlled study an open-label design executed; three...