Publications

chapare virus, a newly discovered arenavirus isolated from a fatal hemorrhagic fever case in bolivia.	a small focus of hemorrhagic fever (hf) cases occurred near cochabamba, bolivia, in december 2003 and january 2004. specimens were available from only one fatal case, which had a clinical course that included fever, headache, arthralgia, myalgia, and vomiting with subsequent deterioration and multiple hemorrhagic signs. a non-cytopathic virus was isolated from two of the patient serum samples, and identified as an arenavirus by ifa staining with a rabbit polyvalent antiserum raised against south ...	2008	18421377
phenotypic diversity of triatoma infestans at the microgeographic level in the gran chaco of argentina and the andean valleys of bolivia.	triatoma infestans (klug) is the main vector of trypanosoma cruzi, etiologic agent of chagas disease. the phenotype of the species varies at different geographic scales. the objective of this study was to compare the antennal phenotype of spatially close t. infestans populations and to evaluate its usefulness as a marker of exchange of individuals between populations. the antennal phenotype of 190 t. infestans from argentina and bolivia was analyzed using uni- and multivariate techniques. this s ...	2008	18714865
urban transmission of chagas disease in cochabamba, bolivia.	chagas disease is a major public health problem in bolivia. in the city of cochabamba, 58% of the population lives in peripheral urban districts ("popular zones") where the infection prevalence is extremely high. from 1995 to 1999, we studied the demographics of chagas infections in children from five to 13 years old (n = 2218) from the south zone (sz) and north zone (nz) districts, which differ in social, environmental, and agricultural conditions. information gathered from these districts demo ...	2008	18797753