| distribution of hydatidosis and cysticercosis in different peruvian populations as demonstrated by an enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (eitb) assay. the cysticercosis working group in peru (cwg). | a serosurvey for human hydatidosis and cysticercosis was performed in different regions of peru. those regions included a known endemic area for cystic hydatid disease, a cooperative in the central peruvian andes near the city of tarma, department of junin; three areas endemic for cysticercosis in the departments of ancash, cuzco, and san martin, where the status of hydatid disease is not well defined; and an urban shantytown near lima, where neither zoonosis is known to be present. a seropreval ... | 1994 | 7810822 |
| human and porcine taenia solium infection in a village in the highlands of cusco, peru. the cysticercosis working group in peru. | a serological survey was performed using the enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot assay (eitb) in a village in the highlands of peru where there are three distinct but close neighborhoods, to determine if there is a direct relationship between human and porcine taenia solium infection. one hundred and eight out of 365 individuals were sampled, and 14 were seropositive (human seroprevalence 13%). most seropositive individuals were neurologically asymptomatic. thirty-eight out of 89 sampled pi ... | 1999 | 10379814 |
| first molecular evidence of new bartonella spp. in fleas and a tick from peru. | fleas, lice, and ticks collected in peru in a suburban area of cusco in november 1998 were tested by polymerase chain reaction for the presence of bartonella dna using primers amplifying a fragment of the intergenic spacer region (its) gene. three new bartonella genotypes were detected in pulex fleas self-collected from the beds and clothes of schoolchildren and adults. a fourth new genotype was also detected from a tick found on a sheep in the same area. one of the genotypes is closely related ... | 2002 | 12389935 |
| marcos zapata's "last supper": a feast of european religion and andean culture. | in marcos zapata's 1753 painting of the last supper in cuzco, peru, christian symbolism is filtered through andean cultural tradition. zapata was a late member of the cuzco school of painting, a group comprised of few european immigrants and handfuls of mestizo and indian artists. the painters in cuzco learned mostly from prints of european paintings, and their style tends to blend local culture into the traditional painting of their conquistadors. imagery was the most successful tool used by th ... | 2010 | 21568039 |
| increased prevalence of cysticercosis and taeniasis among professional fried pork vendors and the general population of a village in the peruvian highlands. cysticercosis working group in peru. | two different populations in saylla, a peruvian village near cusco, known for chicharrones, a local pork dish, were surveyed by serology and stool examination to determine the prevalence and epidemiologic characteristics of taenia solium infection. group i (n=43), the chicharroneros, were members of families professionally devoted to the making and selling of chicharrones, and group ii (n=102) was a sample of the general population of the same village. unlike people in group i, general villagers ... | 1998 | 9886197 |
| [intra-domiciliary capture of panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (champion, 1899) (hemiptera, reduviidae, triatominae) in piura, peru]. | panstrongylus rufotuberculatus is widely distributed in central and south america. in peru, it has been found in tumbes, piura, and cuzco. the authors report the presence of p. rufotuberculatus in chirinos-la pareja, suyo district, ayabaca province, piura region, peru. twenty-eight specimens were collected in two of 15 dwellings: three 2nd instar, four 3rd instar, two 4th instar, and eight 5th instar nymphs, three male and eight female, in an intra-domiciliary colony of guinea pigs (cavia porcel ... | 2007 | 17700958 |
| anti-inflammatory and analgesic components from "hierba santa," a traditional medicine in peru. | "hierba santa," a peruvian herbal medicine, is used to alleviate many symptoms, including headache, hemorrhoids, fever, and rheumatism. several cestrum species are said to be the origin of hierba santa. three lots of hierba santa: cestrum auriculatum (herb 1 and herb 2) and c. hediundinum (herb 3), which were purchased from peruvian markets at cuzco (andes area) and equitos (amazon area), respectively, were examined for their pharmacological activities and active components. herbs 1-3 showed ant ... | 2009 | 19067116 |