Abstract

The objective of this Core is to coordinate and perform the collection of biological specimens from patients enrolled in the cohort populations from Projects 1, 2, and 3. This core will be responsible for the initial enrollment of the study individuals and the subsequent sample collection. This Core will be sampling the population living in Pampas de San Juan de Miraflores. This area is censured with a population of 40,000 and has an ongoing nutritional and demographic surveillance program. Using a single field area for Projects 1, 2, and 3 optimizes the utilization of human and physical resources, enhancing the overall efficiency of the program. The technical coordination and electronic filing of the activities of this Core will be performed at Asoclacion Benefica PRISMA. Samples collected will be sent to Verastegui's Core on the same day in which they are collected. Data obtained from the enrolled individuals and collected samples will be stored in palm top computers that have been programmed with data entry on screen software. This information will be forwarded to the respective Projects and to Cordera's Core for statistical and epidemiological analysis.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type
Research Project--Cooperative Agreements (U01)
Project #
5U01AI035894-03
Application #
5205734
Study Section
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
1996
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Publications

Gonzales, Isidro; Miranda, J Jaime; Rodriguez, Silvia et al. (2015) Seizures, cysticercosis and rural-to-urban migration: the PERU MIGRANT study. Trop Med Int Health 20:546-52
Arriola, Carmen S; Gonzalez, Armando E; Gomez-Puerta, Luis A et al. (2014) New insights in cysticercosis transmission. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 8:e3247
Gavidia, Cesar M; Verastegui, Manuela R; Garcia, Hector H et al. (2013) Relationship between serum antibodies and Taenia solium larvae burden in pigs raised in field conditions. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 7:e2192
O'Neal, Seth E; Moyano, Luz M; Ayvar, Viterbo et al. (2012) Geographic correlation between tapeworm carriers and heavily infected cysticercotic pigs. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 6:e1953
Gavidia, Cesar M; Gonzalez, Armando E; Barron, Eduardo A et al. (2010) Evaluation of oxfendazole, praziquantel and albendazole against cystic echinococcosis: a randomized clinical trial in naturally infected sheep. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 4:e616
Uddin, Jasim; Gonzalez, Armando E; Gilman, Robert H et al. (2010) Mechanisms regulating monocyte CXCL8 secretion in neurocysticercosis and the effect of antiparasitic therapy. J Immunol 185:4478-84
Sheen, Patricia; Ferrer, Patricia; Gilman, Robert H et al. (2009) Effect of pyrazinamidase activity on pyrazinamide resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 89:109-13
Lescano, Andres G; Garcia, Hector H; Gilman, Robert H et al. (2009) Taenia solium cysticercosis hotspots surrounding tapeworm carriers: clustering on human seroprevalence but not on seizures. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 3:e371
Villarán, Manuel V; Montano, Silvia M; Gonzalvez, Guillermo et al. (2009) Epilepsy and neurocysticercosis: an incidence study in a Peruvian rural population. Neuroepidemiology 33:25-31
Gavidia, Cesar M; Gonzalez, Armando E; Lopera, Luis et al. (2009) Evaluation of nitazoxanide and oxfendazole efficacy against cystic echinococcosis in naturally infected sheep. Am J Trop Med Hyg 80:367-72

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