Publications by authors named "Rita Rosales"
Gastrointestinal viruses (GIV) are an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality, particularly in developing countries. Their epidemiological impact in Venezuela during the COVID-19 pandemic remains unclear. GIV can also be detected in domestic sewage.
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- Human adenoviruses (HAdV) of species F are linked to stomach illnesses in kids (AGE) in Venezuela.
- Researchers tested 630 poop samples from kids with AGE and found HAdV in 123 cases, mostly in girls younger than 2.
- The study shows that HAdV-F41 is very common and highlights the need to monitor other viruses, especially since kids who got the rotavirus vaccine had higher rates of HAdV infection.
Bacteria recovered from a high-altitude, tropical glacier in Venezuelan Andes.
World J Microbiol Biotechnol
March 2014
Glacial-ice microorganisms are intensively studied world-wide for a number of reasons, including their psychrophilic lifestyle, their usefulness in biotechnology procedures and their relationship with the search of life outside our planet. However, because of the difficulties for accessing and working at altitudes of >5.000 m above sea level, tropical glaciers have received much less attention than their arctic and antarctic counterparts.
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