Publications by authors named "Sergio Moguillansky"
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigated the prevalence of cystic echinococcosis (CE), a parasitic disease, in the towns and rural areas of Ñorquinco and Ramos Mexia, Argentina, finding an infection rate of 4.7% among 892 volunteers screened by ultrasound.
- - Significant risk factors for CE included living in rural areas, being over 60 years old, drinking from natural water sources, frequently touching dogs, and having lived in a rural setting during childhood.
- - The findings suggest that CE infections are often acquired in childhood and are influenced by ongoing exposure to environmental contamination in rural areas.
Genetic characterization of human hydatid cysts shows coinfection by Echinococcus canadensis G7 and Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto G1 in Argentina.
María Florencia Debiaggi Silvia Viviana Soriano Nora Beatriz Pierangeli Lorena Evelina Lazzarini Luis Alfredo Pianciola Sergio Moguillansky
Parasitol Res
September 2017
Human cystic echinococcosis caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.) is a highly endemic disease in the province of Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough cystic echinococcosis (CE) is an important public health problem in Rio Negro Province, current epidemiological data for CE, in this region of Argentina, are not available. Therefore, a community-based study, which incorporated diagnostic imaging and a questionnaire, was conducted in Ingeniero Jacobacci, a small town in southern Rio Negro Province. This study sought to assess the prevalence of human CE, in the study population, and to evaluate epidemiologic factors associated with CE transmission within the study area.
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