Publications by authors named "Anabel Sinchi"
We describe an outbreak of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the Burruyacú Department, Province of Tucumán. The detection in 2016 of a case of hantavirosis affecting a 23-year-old woman, considered at that time to be the first case occurred in that province, promoted a thorough epidemiological study. The investigation allowed the retrospective detection of another case occurred one month earlier in a 5-year-old child in the same Department.
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- - The study aimed to analyze the occurrence of microcephaly and other brain anomalies in newborns due to Zika virus (ZIKV) in Argentina, especially following an outbreak in 2016.
- - Researchers enrolled newborns with low head circumference or brain abnormalities from April 2016 to March 2017 and tested for ZIKV and other infections, finding 104 cases with a significantly higher prevalence compared to previous years.
- - Among the findings, five cases confirmed ZIKV-related microcephaly, alongside other congenital infections, indicating increased detection capacity in a region with limited ZIKV circulation.
The Argentine hemorrhagic fever (AHF) is a severe acute viral disease caused by the Junin virus of the Arenaviridae family. The AHF endemic area coincides geographically with the largest grain export agro-industrial complex of the country [Argentina]. Since the implementation of vaccination with the Candid #1 vaccine, a significant reduction in incidence was achieved and risk patterns were modified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this paper was to characterize transmission scenarios of Argentine Hemorrhagic Fever in the post-vaccination period (2001-2010). The study was made up of three phases. The first consisted of a quantitative analysis using the database of the Dr.
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