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
studies on the transmission of venezuelan equine encephalitis virus by colombian simuliidae (diptera).	the ability of simulium mexicanum and simulium metallicum to serve as biological or mechanical vectors of an enzootic and an epizootic strain of venezuelan equine encephalitis (vee) virus was examined. guinea pigs were inoculated with the epizootic cordoba strain or the enzootic rpvp407 strain of vee virus. wild-caught adult simuliidae were fed on the viremic guinea pigs and the virus content of groups of flies was determined at daily intervals post-engorgement to test for viral replication. fli ...	1985	4025695