Revista panamericana de salud pública = Pan American journal of public health.
Publisher:
Pan American Health Organization,
Frequency: Monthly
Country: United States
Language: English
Author(s):
Pan American Health Organization.
Start Year:1997 -
ISSN:
1020-4989 (Print)
1680-5348 (Electronic)
1020-4989 (Linking)
1680-5348 (Electronic)
1020-4989 (Linking)
Impact Factor
2.6
2022
| NLM ID: | 9705400 |
| (DNLM): | SR0090206(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 36421075 |
| LCCN: | 97655593 |
| Classification: | W1 RE712AW |
West Nile virus activity in Latin America and the Caribbean. West Nile virus (Flavivirus: Flaviviridae; WNV) has spread rapidly throughout the Caribbean Basin since its initial detection there in 2001. This report summarizes our current knowledge of WNV transmission in tropical America. Methods: We reviewed the published literature and consulted with key public health officials to obtain unpublished data. Results: West Nile virus infections first appeared in human residents of the Cayman Islands and the Florida Keys in 2001, and in apparently healthy Jamaican birds sampled early in 2002. Serologic evidence of WNV infection in 2002 was detected in horses...
[Latex agglutination system for the rapid diagnosis of leptospirosis in Cuba]. To assess the sensitivity, specificity, reproducibility, and stability of five latex agglutination systems for detecting antibodies against leptospira in human and animal sera, by using the Leptospira serotypes that are most widely prevalent in Cuba. Methods: We performed an analytic and descriptive study with 706 human sera (65 tested positive for antibodies against leptospira with microagglutination (MAT) and hemagglutination (HA) techniques; 156 sera that tested negative with MAT and HA); 485 sera from 424 patients who had clinical or epidemiologic signs of leptospirosis; and 29 animal sera...