Rev Cubana Med Trop - vol.65 issue2

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Rev Cubana Med Trop vol.65 no.2 Ciudad de la Habana Apr.-June 2013

EDITORIAL

	· 6th International Workshop "Leptospirosis Havana 2012". 1^st Pre-congress course "Lyme borreliosis: from vector to the disease". 2^nd International Congress of Leptospirosis, Syphilis and Borreliosis "Spirochetes Havana 2012" Fernández Molina, Carmen; Obregón Fuentes, Ana Margarita · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

ARTÍCULO REVISIÓN

	· *Update on Borrelia burgdorferi* sensu lato and Lyme disease** Rodríguez González, Islay · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

	· Seroprevalence of human leptospirosis in a settlement of the urban area in Guatemala city García Masaya, María Luisa; Herrera García, Mariana Elizabeth; Pérez Vásquez, Aliz Marisol; Castillo Signor, Leticia del Carmen; Kestler Ordóñez, Ronald Omar · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· *Isolation of Leptospira borgpetersenii* in water sources in Argentina** Francois Barbagelata, Silvina; Brihuega Fernández, Bibiana; Grune Loffler, Sylvia; Gattarello Marcos, Virginia; Correa Pérez, David; Petrakovsky Melillo, Jessica; Gualtieri Serragatta, Catalina; Arestegui De Luca, Mirta · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· *Seropositivity of Leptospira interrogans* found in dogs from the city of Rosario, Argentina** Seghesso Zabala, Ada; Anthony Omezzolli, Lilian María; Poli Lovagnini, Georgina; Francois Barbagelata, Silvina · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· Stratification of the risk of becoming ill and dying from human leptospirosis Verdasquera Corcho, Denis; Pérez Soler, Kleich; Norales Mejía, Anthony Davis; Vázquez Pérez, Armando · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· Detection of IgM antibodies to leptospires by using a commercial ELISA-IgM system Obregón Fuentes, Ana Margarita; Fernández Molina, Carmen; Rodríguez González, Islay; Rodríguez Olivera, Yaindrys; Echevarria Pérez, Eduardo; Rodríguez Silveira, José; Baños Morales, Yoanna · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· Detection of leptospiral DNA in fresh tissues from dead people in Cuba, 2008-2011 Rodríguez Olivera, Yaindrys; Rodríguez González, Islay; Zamora Martínez, Yarelys; Rodríguez Silveira, José Enrique; Valdés Labrador, Yanais; Echevarria Pérez, Eduardo; Obregón Fuentes, Ana Margarita; Verdasquera Corcho, Denis; Fernández Molina, Carmen · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· Proposal and evaluation of a statistical model for the quality control of veneral disease research laboratories/rapid plasma reagin serologies Roque de Escobar Martín, Hilda; Hernández Del Sol, Calixta; Sánchez Alvarez, María de Lourdes; Pastrana Tapia, Amelia de la Caridad; Rodríguez González, Islay · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· Evaluation of the functional characteristics of the set of reagents called VDRL Plus Castro Isaac, Marilín; Cruz Arencibia, Jorge; Pérez Llerena, Carmen Rosa · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· *Point mutations in the dihydropteroate synthetase gene of Plasmodium* falciparum in Bolivar, Colombia** Mendoza Meza, Dary Luz; Acuña Cantillo, Luis; De la Cruz López, Fernando; Lagares Guzmán, Alfredo; Varela Prieto, Lourdes · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· Intestinal parasitosis found in patients with epilepsy of unknown etiology Rosado García, Félix Manuel; Núñez Fernández, Fidel Ángel; Ruiz Espinosa, Aniran; Rojas Rivero, Lázara; Andrade Machado, René; Kanaobana, Kiresi; Polman, Katja · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

COMUNICACIONES BREVES

	· *Value in practice of the cerebrospinal fluid in Treponema pallidum* hemagglutination test for confirmation of neurosyphilis** Echevarria Pérez, Eduardo; Rodríguez González, Islay; Fernández Molina, Carmen · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· *Treponema pallidum* hemagglutination for confirmation of syphilis in Cuba Rodríguez González, Islay; Echevarria Pérez, Eduardo; Noda Ramos, Angel A; Rivero Caballero, Marila; Hernández Louhau, Carmen M; Machado Villa, Loyda; Roque de Escobar Martín, Hilda; Espinosa López, Yudeimy; de la Rosa Gómez, Isabel; Ricardo Pérez, Bertha; Góngora Torres, Miosotis; Ruiz Suárez, Abel; Brito Mallea, Yedisley · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· The urgent need of community involvement in fighting back dengue fever Diéguez Fernández, Lorenzo; Sosa Cabrera, Irismarys; Pérez Arruti, Adolfo Eusebio · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

CARTA AL EDITOR

	· *Artificial infection assay of Cuban ticks with Borrelia burgdorferi* sensu stricto** Noda Ramos, Angel Alberto; Rodríguez González, Islay; Fuentes González, Omar; Quintana Torrente, Yanet · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )