Background This article analyses the epidemiological research developments in Latin
America and the Caribbean (LAC). It integrates the series commissioned by the International …

Bartonellosis are diseases caused by any kind of Bartonella species. The infection manifests
as asymptomatic bacteremia to potentially fatal disorders. Many species are pathogenic to …

Despite pronounced reductions in the number of deaths due to infectious diseases over the
past six decades, infectious diseases are still a public health problem in Brazil. In this report …

Apesar da redução considerável no número de mortes causadas por doenças infecciosas
nas últimas seis décadas, elas continuam sendo um problema de saúde pública no Brasil …

The global burden of fungal diseases has been increasing, as a result of the expanding
number of susceptible individuals including people living with human immunodeficiency …

Chagas disease or American trypanosomiasis is, together with geohelminths, the neglected
disease that causes more loss of years of healthy life due to disability in Latin America …

An observational descriptive study was conducted in a Shipibo-Conibo/Ese'Eja community
of the rainforest in Peru to compare the Kato–Katz method and the spontaneous …

Millions of low-income people in the world are affected by intestinal parasites. Inexpensive,
simple, and effective techniques for diagnosis are necessary. The spontaneous …

Dogs play an important role in infectious disease transmission as reservoir hosts of many
zoonotic and wildlife pathogens. Nevertheless, unlike wildlife species involved in the life …

Background Understanding the breeding patterns of Aedes aegypti in households and the
factors associated with infestation are important for implementing vector control. The …