| [botulism: the first epidemic outbreak in peru]. | the first occurrence of botulism described in perú took place in huancayo city, in november 1988. twelve persons became ill, two of them died. all of them ate "salchipapas" a very popular meal in the country done with fried potatoes, hot dogs, eggs and dressed with mayonnaise) in a restaurant near their working place. six of the twelve patients were immediately taken to lima and admitted in edgardo rebagliati martins national hospital from the social security peruvian institute, and treated by t ... | 1990 | 2131005 |
| 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 |