Publications

[presence of salmonella as a risk to public health in the caribbean zone of colombia].	salmonella is frequently involved in diarrhoeal disease throughout the world and is disseminated mainly by food, polluted waters or infected food-handlers. in colombia, the serotypes of salmonella and their distribution in food have not been characterized. therefore, the objective was to establish the epidemiology of salmonella in the caribbean zone. six hundred thirty-six samples were obtained in fast food outlets located in city squares or markets of barranquilla (n=245), montería (n=222), sin ...	2004	15239605
evidence for anthropophily in five species of phlebotomine sand flies (diptera: psychodidae) from northern colombia, revealed by molecular identification of bloodmeals.	identification of the bloodmeal sources of phlebotomine sand flies is fundamental to determining which species are anthropophilic and understanding the transmission of leishmania parasites in natural epidemiological settings. the objective of this study was to identify sand fly bloodmeals in the mixed leishmaniasis focus of the department of sucre, northern colombia. in all 141 engorged female sand flies were analyzed, after being captured in intradomiciliary, peridomiciliary and extradomiciliar ...	2016	26464046