Search Results - "Carranza, Cristina"
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Detection of Schistosoma mansoni-derived DNA in human urine samples by loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)
Published in PloS one (26-03-2019)“…Schistosoma mansoni is the main species causing hepatic and intestinal schistosomiasis in Sub-Saharan Africa, and it is the only species in South America…”
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Blood levels of toxic metals and rare earth elements commonly found in e-waste may exert subtle effects on hemoglobin concentration in sub-Saharan immigrants
Published in Environment international (01-12-2017)“…Pollution by heavy metals and more recently by rare earth elements (REE) and other minor elements (ME) has increased due in part to their high use in…”
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Effects of HIV infection and/or malaria on maternal and neonatal health in a high‐prevalence setting
Published in Tropical medicine & international health (01-02-2023)“…Objective HIV infection and malaria have been associated with different complications during pregnancy and delivery. HIV‐positive pregnant women are at…”
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Monkeypox and HIV in the canary islands: A different pattern in a mobile population
Published in Tropical medicine and infectious disease (19-10-2022)“…Background. The clinical and epidemiological data of the recent outbreak of monkeypox (MPX) differ from previous reports. One difference is the epidemiological…”
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Murine typhus. How does it affect us in the 21st century? The epidemiology of inpatients in Spain (1997–2015)
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-07-2020)“…•Murine Typhus (MT) is a widely distributed zoonosis with a previously unknown impact in Spain.•Although considered uncommon, the incidence of MT seems to be…”
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Zika Virus Screening among Spanish Team Members After 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Olympic Games
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-08-2017)“…We evaluated the risk for the Spanish Olympic Team acquiring Zika virus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during 2016. We recruited 117 team members, and all tested…”
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Murine Typhus in Canary Islands, Spain, 1999-2015
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-02-2021)“…To document the epidemiology, clinical features, and outcomes of murine typhus patients in the Canary Islands (Spain), we analyzed data that were…”
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The Rapid-Heat LAMPellet Method: A Potential Diagnostic Method for Human Urogenital Schistosomiasis
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2015)“…Urogenital schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma haematobium is a serious underestimated public health problem affecting 112 million people - particularly in…”
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Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Humans: A Comprehensive Approach Involving the General Population, HIV-Infected Patients and Intermediate-Duration Fever in the Canary Islands, Spain
Published in Diagnostics (Basel) (12-04-2024)“…A prior investigation in 1993 identified a high seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis (63%) in the Canary Islands. This study aims to assess the current prevalence…”
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Study of the influencing factors of the blood levels of toxic elements in Africans from 16 countries
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-11-2017)“…Africa's economy is growing faster than any other continent and it has been estimated that the middle class in Africa now exceeds 350 million people. This has…”
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Epidemiological scenario of Q fever hospitalized patients in the Spanish Health System: What’s new
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-01-2020)“…•Q fever is a widely distributed zoonosis with a previously unknown impact in Spain.•There is a significant number of cases from urban areas, as far as…”
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Performance simulation of solar cell based on AZO/CdTe heterostructure by SCAPS 1D software
Published in Heliyon (01-03-2023)“…Simulation and analysis of solar cells based on the heterojunction of zinc oxide doped with aluminum (AZO) and cadmium telluride (CdTe) with the structure…”
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Socioeconomic development as a determinant of the levels of organochlorine pesticides and PCBs in the inhabitants of Western and Central African countries
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-11-2014)“…Several studies of environmental samples indicate that the levels of many persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are increasing in Africa, but few studies have…”
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Endomyocardial involvement in asymptomatic sub-Saharan immigrants with helminth-related eosinophilia
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (24-02-2017)“…Among immigrants of sub-Saharan origin, parasitic infection is the leading cause of eosinophilia, which is generally interpreted as a defense mechanism. A side…”
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Long-term frozen storage of urine samples: a trouble to get PCR results in Schistosoma spp. DNA detection?
Published in PloS one (16-04-2013)“…Human schistosomiasis remains a serious worldwide public health problem. At present, a sensitive and specific assay for routine diagnosis of schistosome…”
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Ciguatera fish poisoning, Canary Islands
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Increased peripartum mortality associated with maternal subclinical malaria in Mozambique
Published in Malaria journal (12-06-2023)“…Plasmodium falciparum infection in pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa is often asymptomatic. As these forms of malaria are often submicroscopic and difficult…”
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Prepartum fatty acid supplementation in sheep. III. Effect of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid during finishing on performance, hypothalamus gene expression, and muscle fatty acids composition in lambs
Published in Journal of animal science (03-12-2018)“…The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of feeding an enriched diet with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) to…”
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Adolescent motherhood in Mozambique. Consequences for pregnant women and newborns
Published in PloS one (03-06-2020)“…Introduction In sub-Saharan Mozambique, high adolescent fertility rates are a significant public health problem. Understanding the consequences of teenage…”
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Helminth-related Eosinophilia in African immigrants, Gran Canaria
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-10-2006)“…Of 788 recent African adult immigrants to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 213 (27.0%) had eosinophilia. The most frequent causes were filariasis (29.4%),…”
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