| epidemiology of spotted fever group and typhus group rickettsial infection in the amazon basin of peru. | a seroprevalence study for igg antibodies against spotted fever group (sfgr) and typhus group (tgr) rickettsia among humans and domestic pets was conducted in the city of iquitos, located in the amazon basin of peru. of 1,195 human sera analyzed, 521 (43.6%) and 123 (10.3%) were positive for sfgr and tgr antibodies, respectively. district of residence and participant age were associated with antibody positivity for both groups, whereas rodent sightings in the home were associated with tgr antibo ... | 2010 | 20348519 |
| seasonal distribution, biology, and human attraction patterns of culicine mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) in a forest near puerto almendras, iquitos, peru. | this study was conducted as part of a field ecology study of arboviral activity in the amazon basin, peru, to determine the taxonomy, frequency, seasonal, and vertical distributions of potential mosquito vectors. in addition, the relative efficiency of human-landing collections and dry ice-baited centers for disease control (cdc)-type light traps was determined for collecting mosquitoes. a total of 70 species of mosquitoes from 14 genera were collected from june 1996 through december 1997 at a f ... | 2004 | 15185935 |