Background: Strongyloidiasis is a disease of great public health significance, caused by the parasitic nematodes Strongyloides stercoralis, Strongyloides fuelleborni, and Strongyloides fuelleborni subsp. kellyi. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Peru.
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February 2021
. Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is responsible for tropical spastic paraparesis and HTLV-1-associated leukemia/lymphoma. The infection is endemic in some areas of Peru, but its prevalence in the Peruvian Amazon is not well established.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo assess the prevalence of Chagas disease in pregnant women in Iquitos City, Peru. Cross-sectional survey in 300 pregnant women in Iquitos (Peru) from 1 May 2019 to 15 June 2019. Women were tested using an ELISA serology test.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Strongyloidiasis is a soil-transmitted helminthiasis with a high global prevalence.
Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of infection and assess strongyloidiasis serology as a screening technique in the Peruvian Amazon.
Material And Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study of strongyloidiasis in 300 pregnant women in Iquitos (Peru) from 1 May 2019 to 15 June 2019.