Publications
| west nile virus activity in mosquitoes and domestic animals in chiapas, méxico. | prior to 2006, west nile virus (wnv) had not been definitively detected in chiapas, the southernmost state of mexico, although it circulates elsewhere in mexico and central america. we collected over 30,000 mosquitoes and blood-sampled 351 domestic animals in chiapas in search for evidence of current or recent transmission of wnv. two mosquito pools tested positive for wnv rna and 17 domestic animals tested positive for specific wnv-neutralizing antibodies, including young animals (<1 year old) ... | 2009 | 19281433 |
| swine trichinellosis in slaughterhouses of the metropolitan area of toluca. | in order to determine the prevalence of trichinella spiralis infections in abattoirs of the metropolitan area of toluca where pigs from commercial farms as well as backyard pigs are slaughtered, 539 swine diaphragm tissue samples were collected and examined by trichinoscopy and artificial digestion. serum samples from the same animals were analyzed by elisa using somatic and excretory/secretory antigens, and by western blot analysis. t. spiralis muscle larvae were not found by trichinoscopy or a ... | 2001 | 11484371 |