Publications

predicting geographic and ecological distributions of triatomine species in the southern mexican state of puebla using ecological niche modeling.	we analyzed the geographic distribution using ecological niche modeling of three species of triatomines distributed in the mexican state of puebla. punctual records were gathered for a period of 5 yr of fieldwork sampling. we used the genetic algorithm for rule-set production (garp) to achieve the potential distribution of the ecological niche of triatomines. the models showed that triatoma barberi and meccus pallidipennis are sympatric and widely distributed in the central-southern part of the ...	2008	18533450
high prevalence anti-trypanosoma cruzi antibodies, among blood donors in the state of puebla, a non-endemic area of mexico.	blood transfusion is the second most common transmission route of chagas disease in many latin american countries. in mexico, the prevalence of chagas disease and impact of transfusion of trypanosoma cruzi-contaminated blood is not clear. we determined the seropositivity to t. cruzi in a representative random sample, of 2,140 blood donors (1,423 men and 647 women, aged 19-65 years), from a non-endemic state of almost 5 millions of inhabitants by the indirect hemagglutination (iha) and enzyme lin ...	2002	12471419