Objetivos La atención prenatal es uno de los pilares de la salud pública y permite el acceso
a intervenciones tales como la prevención de la transmisión materno-infantil del VIH y de la …

An international study was performed by 26 experienced PCR laboratories from 14 countries
to assess the performance of duplex quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) strategies on the …

Preventing the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (causative agent for COVID-19) requires
implementing contact and respiratory precautions. Modifying human behavior is challenging and …

In the past 5–10 years, Venezuela has faced a severe economic crisis, precipitated by political
instability and declining oil revenue. Public health provision has been affected particularly…

Background Molecular epidemiology at the community level has an important guiding role
in zoonotic disease control programmes where genetic markers are suitably variable to …

Background Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease endemic to Latin America caused
by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, currently affects 6–7 million people and is responsible …

Although vaccines have been developed to prevent COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy is a
significant barrier for vaccination programs. Most research on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has …

Genetic exchange enables parasites to rapidly transform disease phenotypes and exploit
new host populations. Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasitic agent of Chagas disease and a public …

Few studies on the relationship between environmental factors and Trypanosoma cruzi
transmission have been conducted in Ecuador. We conducted a cross-sectional study of …

Background The requirements for growth and survival of the intracellular pathogen Trypanosoma
cruzi within mammalian host cells are poorly understood. Transcriptional profiling of …