Publications by authors named "Lucrecia Acosta-Soto"
Cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by the metacestode larval stage (cysticercus) of . In humans, cysticercosis may infect the central nervous system and cause neurocysticercosis, which is responsible for over 50,000 deaths per year worldwide and is the major cause of preventable epilepsy cases, especially in low-income countries. Cysticercosis infection is endemic in many less developed countries where poor hygiene conditions and free-range pig management favor their transmission.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEndemic cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in northern Argentina has traditionally been caused by . This study aims to describe an outbreak of -caused human CL in the Department Capital of Corrientes Province, Argentina. We retrospectively analyzed the reported cases of CL in this area from May 2015 to December 2016.
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- In Central America, there may be an underreporting of leprosy cases, as initial studies in Nicaragua and Honduras identified patients, including children, with skin lesions that could indicate atypical leprosy but were hard to distinguish from cutaneous leishmaniasis.
- Histological examinations revealed some acid-fast organisms in biopsies, and lesions healed with standard leprosy treatment, suggesting the presence of the disease.
- The study utilized skin tests, nasal swabs, and blood samples from patients and community members, detecting DNA from both leprosy and leishmania in blood and nasal swabs, indicating a widespread presence of these infections in the regions and highlighting the need for further research on their relationship and epidemiology.
The reuse of reclaimed water from wastewater depuration is a widespread and necessary practice in many areas around the world and must be accompanied by adequate and continuous quality control. is one of the soil-transmitted helminths (STH) with risk for humans due to its high infectivity and an important determinant of transmission is the inadequacy of water supplies and sanitation. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a limit equal to or lower than one parasitic helminth egg per liter, to reuse reclaimed water for unrestricted irrigation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHypochromic macules without alteration of sensitivity in a health worker.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed)
January 2018