Publications by authors named "Leyda E Abrego"
We detected Leishmania RNA virus 1 (LRV1) in 11 isolates of Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis collected during 2014-2019 from patients from different geographic areas in Panama. The distribution suggested a spread of LRV1 in L. (V.
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- An epidemiologic study analyzed 4,210 cases of COVID-19 in Panama from March 9 to April 16, 2020, alongside genetic analysis of 313 new virus genomes.
- Despite the implementation of containment measures, the reproduction number (R) decreased but was still insufficient to fully stop the spread of the virus.
- The findings suggest that while measures helped slow the spread, they did not eliminate it entirely in Panama.
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a common causative agent of severe respiratory tract infections in children under 5 years old, the elderly and immunocompromised patients, being responsible for 5-15% of all viral respiratory infections requiring hospitalization. Though HMPV was included in the surveillance program for respiratory viruses in 2010, its genotype distribution remains unknown. Herein, 45 positive samples to HMPV from children ≤5 years old were characterized by phylogenetic analysis based on N gene sequence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn Panama, human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is responsible of 20-40% of acute respiratory infections in children under 5 years old. Currently, little is known about the genetic variability of HRSV in Central America and the Caribbean. Recently, we reported the genetic variability of HRSV-A, however; no studies on HRSV-B in Panama have been described yet.
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