Browsing by Autor "Fidel Villegas"
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Item type: Item , Administration of Triclabendazole Is Safe and Effective in Controlling Fascioliasis in an Endemic Community of the Bolivian Altiplano(Public Library of Science, 2012) Fidel Villegas; René Angles; René Barrientos; Gary Barrios; M. Adela Valero; Kamal Hamed; Heiner Grueninger; Steven K. Ault; Antonio Montresor; Dirk EngelsAdministration of triclabendazole is a feasible, safe and efficacious public health intervention in an endemic community in the Bolivian Altiplano, suggesting that preventive chemotherapy can be applied to control of fascioliasis. Further investigations are needed to define the most appropriate frequency of treatment.Item type: Item , Field Evaluation of a Coproantigen Detection Test for Fascioliasis Diagnosis and Surveillance in Human Hyperendemic Areas of Andean Countries(Public Library of Science, 2012) M. Adela Valero; María Victoria Periago; Ignacio Pérez‐Crespo; René Angles; Fidel Villegas; C. Aguirre; W Strauss; José R. Espinoza; Patricia Herrera-Velit; Angélica TerashimaThe coproantigen-detection test allows for high sensitivity and specificity, fast large mass screening capacity, detection in the chronic phase, early detection of treatment failure or reinfection in post-treated subjects, and usefulness in surveillance programs. However, this technique falls short when evaluating the fluke burden on its own.