Publications

[leptospirosis in the state of chiapas, mexico (preliminary report)].		1976	1027144
[a transcultural view of neurological and mental pathology in a tzeltal maya community of the altos chiapas].	this anthropological study forms part of field-work undertaken in mahosik, a tzeltal maya community of 250 inhabitants in the altos de chiapas, to obtain insight into the neurological and psychosomatic pathology in an ethnic and cultural setting different to ours.	1996	8681201
risk factors and the prevalence of leptospirosis infection in a rural community of chiapas, mexico.	a cross-sectional study was conducted in mapastepec, a rural community of the southern state of chiapas, mexico. the overall prevalence of leptospirosis infection in 1169 subjects was 37.7% [95% confidence intervals (95% ci) 34.9-40.5]. the main risk factors related to leptospirosis infection were flooding, mainly if subjects had a skin cut or abrasion [odds ratio (or) 4.2; 95% ci 3.1-5.7], having domestic animals, either dogs and/or cats (or 1.3; 95% ci 0.96-1.8) or cattle and/or pigs (or 1.9; ...	2003	14959783
stray dogs as reservoirs of the zoonotic agents leptospira interrogans, trypanosoma cruzi, and aspergillus spp. in an urban area of chiapas in southern mexico.	this investigation determined the presence and prevalence of the zoonotic agents leptospira interrogans, trypanosoma cruzi, and aspergillus spp. in the stray dog population (a total of 224 stray dogs) in an urban area of southern mexico. blood serum samples were taken from all dogs, and root hair samples were taken from dogs with skin lesions and partial alopecia. igg antibodies for l. interrogans from 10 serovars were detected using the microscopic agglutination test. immunofluorescence antibod ...	2010	19514808
american visceral leishmaniasis in chiapas, mexico.	abstract. we report the results of a study conducted during 1990-2006 with 89 cases of american visceral leishmaniasis in chiapas state in southeastern mexico and a seroprevalence study performed with 726 persons and 224 dogs that lived near cases of american visceral leishmaniasis. clinical aspects, epidemiologic profiles, and risk factors are described. most cases were in children ≤ 5 years of age, the prevalence of seropositive persons was 77%. the main risk factors associated with this disea ...	2012	22232459