Pulmonary Paragonimiasis in Native Community, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador, 2022 by José C.N. Diaz, Mariella Anselmi, Manuel Calvopiña, Mayra E.P. Vera, Yuvy L.C. Cabrera, Javier J. Perlaza, Luz A.O. Cabezas, Christian O.R. Gaspar, Dora Buonfrate

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First description of Trypanosoma cruzi human infection in Esmeraldas province, Ecuador by Ángel Guevara, Juan Moreira, Hipatia Criollo, Sandra Vivero, Marcia Racines, Varsovia Cevallos, Rosanna Prandi, Cynthia Caicedo, Francisco Robinzon, Mariella Anselmi

“…In indigenous Awá communities located in the northwest jungle of the Esmeraldas province, 144 individuals were tested using ELISA and PCR for T.cruzi of which 5 (3.47%) were positive. …”
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FIRST CETACEAN FOSSIL RECORDS FROM ECUADOR, COLLECTED FROM THE MIOCENE OF ESMERALDAS PROVINCE by GIOVANNI BIANUCCI, WALTER LANDINI, GIGLIOLA VALLERI, LUCA RAGAINI, ANGELO VAROLA

“…Cetacean fossils from Ecuador are reported for the first time on the basis of fragmentary remains referred to odontocetes, collected during our investigations of Neogene stratigraphic sequences outcropping along the northern coast (Esmeraldas Province). One specimen was collected near Las Peñas village in the Lower-Middle Miocene sediments of the Viche Formation and consists of ear bones and mandibular fragments surely belonging to Ziphiidae. …”
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A first insight into tuberculosis transmission at the border of Ecuador and Colombia: a retrospective study of the population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Esmeraldas province by Bernardo Castro-Rodriguez, Sebastián Espinoza-Andrade, Greta Franco-Sotomayor, Greta Franco-Sotomayor, José Manuel Benítez-Medina, Natalia Jiménez-Pizarro, Camilo Cárdenas-Franco, Juan Carlos Granda, Jose Luis Jouvin, Solon Alberto Orlando, Solon Alberto Orlando, Javier Hermoso de Mendoza, Miguel Ángel García-Bereguiain

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Doing business in Ecuador by Sánchez Piñeiro, O, Saavedra, R

“…Engaging refugees in the economic development of Ecuador’s Esmeraldas Province would provide them with livelihoods and also combat the perception that they are a burden on society. …”

Risk factors for asthma and allergy associated with urban migration: background and methodology of a cross-sectional study in Afro-Ecuadorian school children in Northeastern Ecuado... by Stein Renato T, de Carvalho Lain, Genser Bernd, Alcântara-Neves Neuza M, Rodriguez Alejandro, Vaca Maritza G, Chico Martha E, Cooper Philip J, Cruz Alvaro A, Rodrigues Laura C, Barreto Mauricio L

“…</p> <p>Methods/design</p> <p>The Esmeraldas-SCAALA (Social Changes, Asthma and Allergy in Latin America) study consists of cross-sectional and nested case-control studies of school children in rural and urban areas of Esmeraldas Province in Ecuador. The cross-sectional study will investigate risk factors for atopy and allergic disease in rural and migrant urban Afro-Ecuadorian school children and the nested case-control study will examine environmental, biologic and social risk factors for asthma among asthma cases and non-asthmatic controls from the cross-sectional study. …”
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Variation of the Antioxidative Defense in <i>Elaeis guineensis</i> Jacq. Facing Bud Rot Disease in the Coastal Area of Ecuador by Raluca A. Mihai, Galo M. Canchignia Guacollantes, Sebastián A. Villacrés Mesias, Larisa I. Florescu, Rodica D. Catana

“…For this, a survey was conducted in different oil palm plantations in the Esmeraldas province, one of the most representative for its highest incidence of bud rot disease. …”
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Quo vadis, smallholder forest landscape? An introduction to the LPB-RAP model. by Sonja Holler, Daniel Kübler, Olaf Conrad, Oliver Schmitz, Carmelo Bonannella, Tomislav Hengl, Jürgen Böhner, Sven Günter, Melvin Lippe

“…Model application is here exemplified for the SSP2-RCP4.5 scenario in the time frame 2018-2100 on the hectare scale in annual resolution using Esmeraldas province, Ecuador, as a case study area. The LPB-RAP model is a novel, heuristic Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) tool for smallholder-dominated forest landscapes, supporting near-time top-down planning measures with long-term bottom-up modeling. …”
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A genetic analysis of Trichuris trichiura and Trichuris suis from Ecuador by Hayley Meekums, Mohamed BF Hawash, Alexandra M Sparks, Yisela Oviedo, Carlos Sandoval, Martha E Chico, J Russell Stothard, Philip J Cooper, Peter Nejsum, Martha Betson

“…Findings Adult Trichuris worms were collected during a parasitological survey of 132 people and 46 pigs in Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador. Morphometric analysis of 49 pig worms and 64 human worms revealed significant variation. …”
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 Use of a “tablet pole” for the administration of ivermectin for strongyloidiasis in a field study in Ecuador by Dora Buonfrate, Mariella Anselmi, Rosanna Prandi, Monica Marquez, Cristina Mazzi, Antonio Montresor

“…Methods Children were enrolled in 16 villages in Esmeraldas Province of Ecuador, between July 2021 and June 2022. …”
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Coastal Scenic Evaluation of Continental Ecuador and Galapagos Islands: Human Impacts and Management Issues by Carlos Mestanza-Ramón, Giorgio Anfuso, J. Adolfo Chica-Ruiz, Alexis Mooser, Camilo M. Botero, Enzo Pranzini

“…The most attractive beaches were in the Galapagos Islands due to the magnificent physical and environmental characteristics, while the Esmeraldas province presented sites of lower scenic beauty due to the low natural scenic value and the increase of human impacts. …”
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Total mercury determination in bivalves Anadara tuberculosa sold in open markets from Quito, Ecuador by Melissa Nasevilla, Lenys Fernández, Gabriela S. Yánez-Jácome, Pablo Pozo, Luis Dominguez-Granda, Hugo Romero, Patricio Espinoza-Montero

“…This study aimed to quantify the amount of total mercury in bivalves Anadara tuberculosa supplied from Esmeraldas Province and sold in markets in the Metropolitan District of Quito, Ecuador. …”
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Characterization of endophytes endospore-forming bacteria from Theobroma cacao L. in Quinindé, Esmeraldas, Ecuador by María Aracely Vera Loor, Alexander Bernal Cabrera, Danilo Vera Coello, Michel Leiva Mora, Alan Rivero Aragón, Daniel Arturo Román Robalino

“…The aim of this work was to characterize cultural, morphological, physiological and molecular endospore forming endophytic bacteria associated with Theobroma cacao L. in Quinindé canton, Esmeraldas province, Ecuador. Isolation of bacteria was done from healthy pods and flower pedicels from cocoa Criollo Type Nacional cultivar. …”
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Las mujeres y la producción agrícola mecanizada en el cantón Quinindé - Ecuador by Enma Elena Espinoza Echeverria, Sócrates Francisco Serrano Guerrero, Dolores De Lourdes Andrade Benalcázar

“…Abstract A study was carried out on the rural women of the Quinindé canton - Esmeraldas province - Ecuador, located in the geographical coordinates 0 ° 20′N 79 ° 29′O, considered to be an agricultural aptitude and the first palm grower in the country, there are women agricultural professionals, but At rural level, the absence of them in agricultural activities is notable, especially in the operation of mechanized means. 115 agricultural production units were studied, selected from a non-probability sample (intentional or opinion-based sampling) by proportional distribution of the surface of five rural parishes (La Unión, Cube, Malimpia, Chura and Rosa Zarate), where surveys and interviews were applied to focus groups. …”
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