2022
Etiologies of Acute Undifferentiated Febrile Illnesses in and near Iquitos from 1993 to 1999 in the Amazon River Basin of Peru
Watts DM, Russell KL, Wooster MT, Sharp TW, Morrison AC, Kochel TJ, Bautista CT, Block K, Guevara C, Aguilar P, Palermo PM, Calampa C, Porter KR, Hayes CG, Weaver SC, de Rosa AT, Vinetz JM, Shope RE, Gotuzzo E, Guzman H, Tesh RB. Etiologies of Acute Undifferentiated Febrile Illnesses in and near Iquitos from 1993 to 1999 in the Amazon River Basin of Peru. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2022, 107: 1114-1128. PMID: 36162442, PMCID: PMC9709010, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFebrile illnessAcute undifferentiated febrile illnessUndifferentiated febrile illnessFebrile patientsAcute leptospirosisFebrile casesAsymptomatic infectionIgG antibodiesHealth burdenHealth clinicsClinical dataBlood samplesMicroscopic agglutinationDengue virusPatientsEncephalitis virusBlood smearsHuman morbidityLeptospira sppMalariaFurther studiesArbovirusesHealth impactsBaseline knowledgeEtiology
2000
Detection of pathogenic Leptospira spp. infections among mammals captured in the Peruvian Amazon basin region.
Bunnell J, Hice C, Watts D, Montrueil V, Tesh R, Vinetz J. Detection of pathogenic Leptospira spp. infections among mammals captured in the Peruvian Amazon basin region. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2000, 63: 255-8. PMID: 11421373, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2000.63.255.Peer-Reviewed Original Research