| [human fasciolosis in mara municipality, zulia state. venezuela: prevalence and asociated factors]. | in venezuela, human fasciolosis shows a low frequency. however, mara municipality is a highly endemic region for bovine fasciolosis and there are no reports of this parasite infection in humans. to determine the prevalence and associated factors to human fasciolosis in mara municipality - zulia state, a total of 51 blood and stool samples were collected. serums were tested by elisa and western blot (wb) assays, with excretion-secretion antigens of fasciola hepatica (afhes). the serum samples tha ... | 2009 | 20306723 |
| [seroepidemiology of toxoplasmosis in a yucpa amerindian community of sierra de perijá, zulia state, venezuela]. | there is a high rate of toxoplasma gondii infection worldwide. in latin america the rate is as high as 65% in some populations. | 2003 | 14635587 |
| [seroepidemiology of toxoplasmosis in a marginal community of the municipality of maracaibo, zulia state, venezuela]. | the goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of anti-toxoplasma gondii antibodies in a marginal community of the municipality of maracaibo, zulia state, venezuela and if there was a relationship between risk factors and infection. an epidemiological survey of personal data, living sanitary conditions and contact with cats was performed. a collection of 254 blood samples from male and female individuals, with ages ranging from 8 months to 76 years, was studied. anti-toxoplasma gondii re ... | 2001 | 11416977 |