Publications

detection and identification of rickettsial agents in ticks from domestic mammals in eastern panama.	several outbreaks of rocky mountain spotted fever have occurred in recent years in colombian communities close to the border with panama. however, little is known about rickettsiae and rickettsial diseases in eastern panamanian provinces, the darien province and the kuna yala, located north of the endemic area in colombia. in 2007, 289 ticks were collected in several towns from dogs, horses, mules, cows, and pigs. dna was extracted from 124 dermacentor nitens, 64 rhipicephalus sanguineus, 43 amb ...	2009	19645289
the darien gap foot-and-mouth disease problem.		1976	1002588
the epidemiology of hepatitis b antigen and antibody among panamanian cuna indians.	previous studies of hepatitis b antigen (hbsag) and antibody to it (anti-hbs) showed widely differing exposures between panamanian indian tribes. cuna indians living on islands appeared infrequently exposed to hbsag; we found no one antigenemic and low age specific anti-hbs rates. in contrast, mainland dwelling guaymi and chocó indians had a high prevalence of anti-hbs. we have now measured hbsag by counterelectrophoresis and anti-hbs by radioimmunoassay in two cuna indian groups who live in the ...	1975	1238027