Patogenicidad de las amebas de vida libre aisladas de fuentes de agua en Lima

[b][i]Objetivos.[/i][/b] Determinar la presencia de amebas de vida libre (AVL) en fuentes de agua del departamento de Lima y evaluar su capacidad patógena en ratones normales e inmunosuprimidos. [b][i]Materiales y método...

Training the new generati on of students in global healt h at a Peruvian university.

In July 2007, the Global Health Program in Peru (www.globalhealthperu.org) at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) organized a course entitled “Basic concepts in Global Health” for undergraduate students at UPCH a...

Carlos Muñoz Baratta (1913-2004).

Risk factors for vampire bat bites in the Apurimac river valley

Wild rabies in Peru is related in most of cases to ([i]Desmodus rotundus[/i]) vampire bats bite. The zone of Apurimac river valley it has notified in frequent form attacks of vampires as much to the cattle as to the sett...

The Healthy Housing Initiative in Peru.

The aim of this paper is to identify key indicators related to the health of families in their homes and surroundings, and so, to understand the importance of inform Peruvian people about the Healthy Housing Initiative p...