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Este Artículo aborda la cuestión de la enfermedad de Chagas y como se enfrenta en un contexto migratorio, no endémico por las mujeres que se encuentran afectadas por la enfermedad de Chagas. Es un capítulo interesante, en tanto aborda... more
The infection with Trypanosoma cruzi leads to a vigorous and apparently uncontrolled inflammatory response in the heart. Although the parasites trigger specific immune response, the infection is not completely cleared out, a phenomenon... more
Chagas disease (CD) is caused by the infection with the protozoan haemoflagellate Trypanosoma cruzi. This disease is still a great menace to public health, and is largely neglected as it affects mostly the poorest populations of Latin... more
LA GUÍA DE JUANA Y MATEO CONTRA EL CHAGAS es un material destinado principalmente a docentes y personas vinculadas de alguna manera con la promoción de la salud y la educación. El objetivo de este material es acompañar al trabajo que se... more
Chagas disease is a neglected chronic condition with a high burden of morbidity and mortality. It has considerable psychological, social, and economic impacts. The disease represents a significant public health issue in Brazil, with... more
Chagas disease is a neglected chronic condition with a high burden of morbidity and mortality. It has considerable psychological, social, and economic impacts. The disease represents a significant public health issue in Brazil, with... more
The ruthenium complex, trans-[Ru(Bz)(NH 3) 4SO 2](CF 3SO 3) 2 1, Bz = benznidazole ( N-benzyl-2-(2-nitro-1 H-imidazol-1-yl)acetamide), is more hydrosoluble and more active (IC 50try/1 h = 79 +/- 3 microM) than free benznidazole 2 (IC... more
Chagas disease is a neglected chronic condition with a high burden of morbidity and mortality. It has considerable psychological, social, and economic impacts. The disease represents a significant public health issue in Brazil, with... more
Este artículo ensaya una revisión sobre la problemática de la Enfermedad de Chagas, y la implicancia que tienen, los espacios domiciliar y peridomiciliar de la vivienda rural, en la transmisión vectorial de la misma. Se listan y agrupan... more
Se realizaron encuestas serológicas y entomológicas para determinar la prevalencia de la enfermedad de Chagas, la presencia del vector y el índice tripano triatomino, en la población escolar de la parroquia Juan Gómez Rendón, en la... more
Trypanosoma cruzi infection causes intense myocarditis, leading to cardiomyopathy and severe cardiac dysfunction. Protective adaptive immunity depends on balanced signaling through a T cell receptor and coreceptors expressed on the T cell... more
Resumen: Los modelamientos estadísticos y estocásticos son en la actualidad una herramienta importante para comprensión de fenómenos ecológicos. En este trabajo, se realizaron modelamientos de nicho de la especie Triatoma dimidiata vector... more
Chagas disease affects 7.7 million people and 28 million people are at risk of acquiring the disease in 15 endemic countries of Latin America. Benznidazole and nifurtimox are drugs that have been used to treat the disease. However, both... more
Hablar de Chagas es mucho más que hablar de una enfermedad, ya que en realidad se trata de una problemática de salud socio-ambiental compleja. Considerarla de esta manera implica abordar aspectos culturales, educativos, políticos,... more
Este libro, editado por el Programa de Promoción de Vocaciones Científicas (VocAr) perteneciente a la Dirección de Relaciones Institucionales del CONICET, es producto del trabajo colectivo de personas que formamos del grupo ¿De qué... more
An effective innate immune recognition of the intracellular protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi is critical for host resistance against Chagas disease, a severe and chronic illness that affects millions of people in Latin America. In... more
Chagas es una enfermedad endemoepidémica de transmisión vectorial en la Provincia de Rio Negro causada por Trypanosoma cruzi, transmitido por insectos vectores denominados triatominos (vinchucas). El programa de control de Chagas de la... more
Globally, more than 10 million people are infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes about 20 000 annual deaths. Although Chagas disease is endemic to certain regions of Latin America, migratory flows have enabled its expansion into... more
Chagas disease affects 7.7 million people and 28 million people are at risk of acquiring the disease in 15 endemic countries of Latin America. Benznidazole and nifurtimox are drugs that have been used to treat the disease. However, both... more
Chagas disease is a neglected chronic condition with a high burden of morbidity and mortality. It has considerable psychological, social, and economic impacts. The disease represents a significant public health issue in Brazil, with... more
ABSTRACT Introduction: Serological tests are used to confirm Trypanosoma cruzi infection and their discriminatory accuracy depends on the established decision threshold. Both, the standard methodology and the receiver operating... more
La salud de las personas en contextos de movilidad humana se constituye en un desafío, que requiere nuevas miradas e intervenciones. El proyecto Fonis se plantea profundizar en las construcciones sociales sobre el Chagas, tanto de las... more
The strong inflammatory reaction that occurs in the heart during the acute phase of Trypanosoma cruzi infection is modulated by cytokines and chemokines produced by leukocytes and cardiomyocytes. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have... more