Serological survey of ruminant livestock in some countries of the Caribbean region and South America for antibody to bluetongue virus

1983 ◽  
Vol 113 (19) ◽  
pp. 446-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Gibbs ◽  
E. Greiner ◽  
F. Alexander ◽  
T. King ◽  
C. Roach
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Bluetongue Virus ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Serological Survey ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Ruminant Livestock

Further Comment on the Finds at El Jobo, Venezuela

1957 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 412-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ĭrving Rouse ◽  
José M. Cruxent
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
South America ◽  
Opposite Direction ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Recent Discussion ◽  
Projectile Points ◽  
Central Argentina ◽  
The Caribbean

In the recent discussion of finds of paleo-Indian type at El Jobo, Venezuela, comparisons were made with other material in the Caribbean region and in North America (Cruxent and Rouse 1956). Turning in the opposite direction, to the rest of South America, we find that the El Jobo projectile points show a rather marked resemblance to those of the Ayampitín site in central Argentina, if we may judge from the drawings published by Rex González (1952, Pl. 13). The Ayampitín points, like those of El Jobo, are predominantly leaf shaped, but with a minority of stemmed forms. The two are relatively crudely rechipped on both surfaces, finely retouched along the edges, and in some cases serrated. The Ayampitín points are of quartz; the El Jobo specimens, of quartzite.

scholarly journals International accreditation and quality medical education

2013 ◽  
pp. 70-71
Author(s):  
Pablo A. Pulido
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
South America ◽  
Central America ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
American Federation ◽  
The World ◽  
Pan American ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Academic Organization

The Pan American Federation of Associations of Faculties (Schools) of Medicine - FEPAFEM/PAFAMS - is a non-governmental, on-profit academic organization that joins the National Associations of Medical Schools for the Hemisphere. For some countries the growth in the number of schools and colleges has been explosive in recent decades to where now there are, in fact, about 706 medical schools in the Americas: 181 in North America, 190 in Central America and the Caribbean region and 335 in South America. This represents approximately 31% of the world total. Of these, 559 (79%) of the hemisphere´s medical schools are affiliated with FEPAFEM/PAFAMS.

scholarly journals Cross-Sectional Serological Survey of Human Fascioliasis in Haiti

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Agnamey ◽  
E. Fortes-Lopes ◽  
C. P. Raccurt ◽  
J. Boncy ◽  
A. Totet
Keyword(s):  
Fasciola Hepatica ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Greater Antilles ◽  
Serological Survey ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Western Blots ◽  
Human Fascioliasis ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Caribbean

Fasciola hepatica, the aetiological agent of fascioliasis in the Caribbean region, occurs throughout the major islands of the Greater Antilles and in localised zones on two islands (Martinique and Saint Lucia) of the Lesser Antilles. However, apart from Puerto Rico, information regarding human fascioliasis in islands of the Caribbean is out of date or unavailable, or even nonexistent as in Haiti. The authors conducted a retrospective, cross-sectional serological survey in Port-au-Prince using a Western blotting test (LDBIO Diagnostics) on human fascioliasis in Haiti. A total of 216 serum samples obtained from apparently healthy adults were tested. The frequency of antibodies in serum samples of the study population was 6.5% (14/216). The immunodominant bands recognised in Western blots were 27-28 kDa (100%), 42 kDa (64%), 60 kDa, and 8-9 kDa (28%). This is the first survey to reveal a relatively low proportion of asymptomaticF. hepatica-infected humans in Haiti.

scholarly journals Chikungunya virus infections among travellers returning to Spain, 2008 to 2014

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (36) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Dolores Fernandez-Garcia ◽  
Mathieu Bangert ◽  
Fernando de Ory ◽  
Arantxa Potente ◽  
Lourdes Hernandez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Chikungunya Virus ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Virus Infections ◽  
Vector Surveillance ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Returning Travellers ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Carlos Iii ◽  
Autochthonous Transmission

Since the first documented autochthonous transmission of chikungunya virus in the Caribbean island of Saint Martin in 2013, the infection has been reported within the Caribbean region as well as North, Central and South America. The risk of autochthonous transmission of chikungunya virus becoming established in Spain may be elevated due to the large numbers of travellers returning to Spain from countries affected by the 2013 epidemic in the Caribbean and South America, as well as the existence of the Aedes albopictus vector in certain parts of Spain. We retrospectively analysed the laboratory diagnostic database of the National Centre for Microbiology, Institute of Health Carlos III (CNM-ISCIII) from 2008 to 2014. During the study period, 264 confirmed cases, of 1,371 suspected cases, were diagnosed at the CNM-ISCIII. In 2014 alone, there were 234 confirmed cases. The highest number of confirmed cases were reported from the Dominican Republic (n = 136), Venezuela (n = 30) and Haiti (n = 11). Six cases were viraemic in areas of Spain where the vector is present. This report highlights the need for integrated active case and vector surveillance in Spain and other parts of Europe where chikungunya virus may be introduced by returning travellers.

Bluetongue virus in South America, Central America and the Caribbean

2014 ◽  
Vol 182 ◽  
pp. 87-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danilo M. Legisa ◽  
Fernanda N. Gonzalez ◽  
Maria José Dus Santos
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Central America ◽  
Bluetongue Virus ◽  
The Caribbean

scholarly journals First record of the genus Diplotaxis Kirby, 1837 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Diplotaxini) in South America

Check List ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 435-439
Author(s):  
Iván Andrés Mendoza ◽  
Sandy García-Atencia
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
South America ◽  
First Record ◽  
The United States ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
First Time

The genus Diplotaxis Kirby, 1837 is composed of around 200 species reported from Canada to Panama. The species are most abundantly found in Mexico and the United States. This study reports for the first time the presence of Diplotaxis poropyge Bates, 1887 in Colombia. The individuals are from the departments of Atlántico and Bolívar in the Caribbean region of the country. With this discovery, we update the distribution of the genus to include South America.

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