Long-Standing International Cooperation in Parasitology Research: A Summary of 35 Years of Activities in the Bolivian Chaco
The Bolivian Chaco is a semiarid region with a low population density, situated in the southeast part of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. Here, despite the improvements of the last 15 years, poverty remains high in rural areas, where social vulnerability is widespread. The Guaraní ethnic group of...
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| author | Simona Gabrielli Fabio Macchioni Michele Spinicci Marianne Strohmeyer Mimmo Roselli Alessandra Nicoletti Calogero Edoardo Cicero Veronica Poma David Rojo Yunni Lara Elizabeth Blanca Crespo Gómez Patricia Rojas Herlan Gamboa Ana Liz Villagran Francesco Cosmi Joaquín Monasterio Gabriella Cancrini Alessandro Bartoloni |
| author_facet | Simona Gabrielli Fabio Macchioni Michele Spinicci Marianne Strohmeyer Mimmo Roselli Alessandra Nicoletti Calogero Edoardo Cicero Veronica Poma David Rojo Yunni Lara Elizabeth Blanca Crespo Gómez Patricia Rojas Herlan Gamboa Ana Liz Villagran Francesco Cosmi Joaquín Monasterio Gabriella Cancrini Alessandro Bartoloni |
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| description | The Bolivian Chaco is a semiarid region with a low population density, situated in the southeast part of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. Here, despite the improvements of the last 15 years, poverty remains high in rural areas, where social vulnerability is widespread. The Guaraní ethnic group often lives in isolated communities with a low standard of hygiene and sanitation. This epidemiological scenario favors the spread of transmissible diseases, including several parasitic infections belonging to the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) group. In this area, a long-standing research activity, built upon the synergism between local and foreign institutions, has been established since the late 1980s and helps to fill in the knowledge gap about the epidemiology dynamics of soil-transmitted helminths, vector-borne parasites, and other parasitic diseases. A 35-year history of cooperation programs in parasitology research has contributed to informing local health authorities of the NTD burden in the Bolivian Chaco and, ultimately, supports local healthcare providers in the management of parasitic diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-473d377e08954c36a0ac31eb529426c32023-11-24T03:00:11ZengMDPI AGTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease2414-63662022-09-0171027510.3390/tropicalmed7100275Long-Standing International Cooperation in Parasitology Research: A Summary of 35 Years of Activities in the Bolivian ChacoSimona Gabrielli0Fabio Macchioni1Michele Spinicci2Marianne Strohmeyer3Mimmo Roselli4Alessandra Nicoletti5Calogero Edoardo Cicero6Veronica Poma7David Rojo8Yunni Lara9Elizabeth Blanca Crespo Gómez10Patricia Rojas11Herlan Gamboa12Ana Liz Villagran13Francesco Cosmi14Joaquín Monasterio15Gabriella Cancrini16Alessandro Bartoloni17Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, 00185 Rome, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Pisa, 56124 Pisa, ItalyDipartimento Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica, Università degli Studi di Firenze, 50121 Florence, ItalyDipartimento Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica, Università degli Studi di Firenze, 50121 Florence, ItalyDipartimento Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica, Università degli Studi di Firenze, 50121 Florence, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e Tecnologie Avanzate G.F. Ingrassia, Sez. di Neuroscienze, Università di Catania, 95125 Catania, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e Tecnologie Avanzate G.F. Ingrassia, Sez. di Neuroscienze, Università di Catania, 95125 Catania, ItalyEscuela de Salud del Chaco Tekove Katu, Gutierrez, BoliviaEscuela de Salud del Chaco Tekove Katu, Gutierrez, BoliviaHospital San Antonio de los Sauces, Monteagudo, BoliviaHospital Hernández Vera, Santa Cruz, BoliviaCaja Petrolera Hospital, Camiri, BoliviaFacultad Integral del Chaco, Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno, Camiri, BoliviaHospital Básico Villa Montes, Villa Montes, BoliviaConvenio de Salud, Camiri, BoliviaServicio Departamental de Salud (SEDES) de Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, BoliviaDipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, 00185 Rome, ItalyDipartimento Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica, Università degli Studi di Firenze, 50121 Florence, ItalyThe Bolivian Chaco is a semiarid region with a low population density, situated in the southeast part of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. Here, despite the improvements of the last 15 years, poverty remains high in rural areas, where social vulnerability is widespread. The Guaraní ethnic group often lives in isolated communities with a low standard of hygiene and sanitation. This epidemiological scenario favors the spread of transmissible diseases, including several parasitic infections belonging to the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) group. In this area, a long-standing research activity, built upon the synergism between local and foreign institutions, has been established since the late 1980s and helps to fill in the knowledge gap about the epidemiology dynamics of soil-transmitted helminths, vector-borne parasites, and other parasitic diseases. A 35-year history of cooperation programs in parasitology research has contributed to informing local health authorities of the NTD burden in the Bolivian Chaco and, ultimately, supports local healthcare providers in the management of parasitic diseases.https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/7/10/275BoliviaNTDssoil-transmitted helminthsparasitologyepidemiology |
| spellingShingle | Simona Gabrielli Fabio Macchioni Michele Spinicci Marianne Strohmeyer Mimmo Roselli Alessandra Nicoletti Calogero Edoardo Cicero Veronica Poma David Rojo Yunni Lara Elizabeth Blanca Crespo Gómez Patricia Rojas Herlan Gamboa Ana Liz Villagran Francesco Cosmi Joaquín Monasterio Gabriella Cancrini Alessandro Bartoloni Long-Standing International Cooperation in Parasitology Research: A Summary of 35 Years of Activities in the Bolivian Chaco Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease Bolivia NTDs soil-transmitted helminths parasitology epidemiology |
| title | Long-Standing International Cooperation in Parasitology Research: A Summary of 35 Years of Activities in the Bolivian Chaco |
| title_full | Long-Standing International Cooperation in Parasitology Research: A Summary of 35 Years of Activities in the Bolivian Chaco |
| title_fullStr | Long-Standing International Cooperation in Parasitology Research: A Summary of 35 Years of Activities in the Bolivian Chaco |
| title_full_unstemmed | Long-Standing International Cooperation in Parasitology Research: A Summary of 35 Years of Activities in the Bolivian Chaco |
| title_short | Long-Standing International Cooperation in Parasitology Research: A Summary of 35 Years of Activities in the Bolivian Chaco |
| title_sort | long standing international cooperation in parasitology research a summary of 35 years of activities in the bolivian chaco |
| topic | Bolivia NTDs soil-transmitted helminths parasitology epidemiology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/7/10/275 |
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