Brief communication: gaps and opportunities in HIV research in Venezuela by Jesús A. Morgado, María G. Medina, Rafael N. Guevara, Martín Carballo, Jaime R. Torres, Fhabián S. Carrión-Nessi, David A. Forero-Peña

“…A decrease in national scientific production was observed starting in 2017, although there was an increase in foreign research on the Venezuelan migrant population. Knowledge gaps were identified in areas such as epidemiology, efficacy and resistance to antiretroviral therapy, and HIV in pregnancy.…”
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A Mosquito Culex cedecei Stone and Hair (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) by Kristin Elizabeth Sloyer, Nathan Daniel Burkett-Cadena

“…Several members of the Spissipes section are important vectors of enzootic subtypes of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV). Everglades virus (EVEV) is subtype II of VEEV in Florida, for which Culex cedecei is the primary enzootic vector. …”
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Knowledge and risk behaviors related with HIV infect in Communitarian General Medicine students. by Luis Manuel Padrón Velázquez, Clara Hilda Vega Blanco

“…<strong><br />Methods:</strong> A cross-sectional, descriptive, epidemiological, observational study was developed from July to December 2006 including 44 Venezuelan Medicine students, from Giradot municipality, Aragua state, who referred having had sexual intercourse in the last semester of 2006. …”
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Tooth loss and need for prosthetic treatment. El Carmen, Barinas State, Venezuela, 2018 by Yoel Gonzalez Beriau, Nadia Jover Capote

“…<strong><br />Conclusion</strong>: the conditions of oral health, specifically of tooth loss, in these Venezuelan patients, were characterized by the predominance of the female sex, as well as the youngest. …”
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Measuring self-reliance and wellbeing among forcibly displaced women enrolled in a gender-focused economic empowerment program: A protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial i... by Lindsay Stark, Ilana Seff, Adriana Monar, Diany Castellar, Neetu Mahi, Arturo Harker Roa

“…Colombia currently hosts nearly three million Venezuelan refugees and migrants and is home to seven million internally displaced Colombians. …”
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Toxoplasmosis infection. by Irina Clara Delgado Varela, Carmen Niurka Piña Loyola, Ariel García Borges

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> To determine the characteristics of toxoplasmosis infection in Charavalle community, Bermúdez municipality, Sucre State, Venezuelan Republic. <strong><br />Methods:</strong> A descriptive, cross-sectional study was developed between April and September 2006. …”
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Por una política de defensa común latinoamericana: la propuesta venezolana by Adriana Suzart de Pádua, Suzeley Kalil Mathias

“…This article presents the foundation of the Venezuelan proposal for the integration of an area of defense, specifically, by the Armed Forces, and provides an analysis of the proposal’s viability.…”
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SIDOR de cuasi monopolio estatal venezolano a parte de una multinacional latina by RITA GIACALONE

“…Abstract Ten years after the privatization of the Siderurgica del Orinoco (Sidor) in Venezuela, this article analyzes what has happened since then in matters such as production, investments, exports, changes in property, and relationships with the Venezuelan socio-political environment. We also explore the history of Sidor before 1998 and the process of formation of the Consorcio Amazonia, original buyer of Sidor, in order to determine what strengths the steel plant had and which ones were brought by the new owners. …”
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Partial Purification of Integral Membrane Antigenic Proteins from Trypanosoma evansi That Display Immunological Cross-Reactivity with Trypanosoma vivax by Norma P. Velásquez, Rocío E. Camargo, Graciela L. Uzcanga, José Bubis

“…Since the production of T. vivax antigens is a limiting factor as this parasite is difficult to propagate in experimental animal models, our goal has been to identify and isolate antigens from T. evansi that cross-react with T. vivax. Here, we used the Venezuelan T. evansi TEVA1 isolate to prepare the total parasite lysate and its corresponding cytosolic and membranous fractions. …”
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Determination of the physicochemical and microbiological quality of buffalo milk in the south of lake Maracaibo by Luis Álvarez, Alexis Zambrano, Datty Rosales-Zambrano

“…It was developed at the Chemical, Industrial and Agricultural Analysis Research Laboratory (LIAQIA), in conjunction with the Venezuelan dairy company CONLAC and the VATCA Laboratory. …”
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Validating the reproductive tract score (RTS) technique in pre-service buffalo heifers by Freddys Escalona-Ramírez, Jessenia Mercado-Carrillo, Balbino A. Jaimes-Vazques, Antonio Landaeta-Hernández

“… The fast growth of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) herds has placed this livestock species as a suitable alternative for animal protein production in the Venezuelan tropics. As with any domestic species with food production interest, the buffalo’s reproductive performance has a paramount relevance, which may be improved by applying the technique of reproductive tract scores (RTS). …”
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Phenotypic Identification of Blood Groups in Blood Donors: A Peruvian Multicenter Analysis by Yovera-Ancajima CDP, Calderon Cumpa LY, Lezama-Cotrina ID, Walttuoni-Picón E, Cárdenas-Mendoza WW, Culqui-García JE, Retuerto-Salazar WR, Céspedes Poma RC

“…Most donors were Peruvian (97.9%), and among foreign donors (2.1%), Venezuelans predominated (1.5%). In the distribution of the ABO and RhD blood groups, the O Rh+ phenotype predominated in 79% of the donors. …”
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