Publications by authors named "Yolanda Narvaez"
Article Synopsis
- The genus Bartonella consists of Gram-negative bacilli that can infect various mammals, including cats and humans; a recent outbreak of cat scratch disease linked to B. henselae was reported in Guayaquil, Ecuador in 2022.
- Researchers collected blood samples from 100 domestic and stray cats in the outbreak area to identify the presence of Bartonella spp. through genetic testing.
- Results showed that 14 cats were carrying Bartonella spp., with 12 infected by B. henselae and 2 by B. clarridgeiae, highlighting the need for a One Health approach to manage and prevent zoonotic diseases in the region.
Background: The constant changes in the global economy generate instability in the markets, favoring the closing of companies, dismissals of personnel, job losses. Unemployment has been associated with adverse psychological effects, serving as a predictor of poor mental health.
Objective: The main goal was to analyze the relation between work status and mental health.
The objective of this study was to identify pedestrian risk behaviors that result in traffic accidents and characterization of the accidents experienced by participants in this study to provide information for the generation of integral preventive strategies. The study was correlational, descriptive, and transversal and followed a quantitative approach divided into 2 stages. In the first stage, an observational study was performed to identify the manifested risk behaviors of pedestrians, which served as a basis for the construction and design of a questionnaire.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Characteristics of the cholera epidemic of 1998 in Ecuador during El Niño].
Rev Panam Salud Publica
September 2002
Objective: To describe the outbreak of cholera that occurred in Ecuador in 1998 during the El Nino weather phenomenon, to present data on the resistance of the circulating strains of Vibrio cholerae to antimicrobial drugs, and to describe the preventive measures taken by health authorities in order to reduce the impact of the disease.
Methods: The epidemiological data came from three sources: 1) the registry of the National Bureau of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador, 2) the registry of the National Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and 3) the final report of the Training Program for the Fight against Cholera and Diarrheal Diseases. Isolation, identification, and serotyping was done of V.