Jorge Alvar

Genotypic Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii Strains Associated with Human Toxoplasmosis in Spain: Direct Analysis from Clinical Samples

Fuentes, Isabel, Rubio, Jose M., Ramírez, Carmen, Alvar, Jorge

Genetic analysis of the SAG2 locus was performed to determine the prevalence of the different genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii (strain types I, II, and III) associated with human toxoplasmosis in...

Comparison of New Diagnostic Tools for Management of Pediatric Mediterranean Visceral Leishmaniasis

Cruz, Israel, Chicharro, Carmen, Nieto, Javier, Bailo, Begoña, Cañavate, Carmen, Figueras, María-Concepción, ...

New techniques are available for diagnosing leishmaniasis, but their efficacy in the identification of pediatric visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has not been compared with that of traditional methods....

Genotypic Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii Strains Associated with Human Toxoplasmosis in Spain: Direct Analysis from Clinical Samples

Fuentes, Isabel, Rubio, Jose M., Ramírez, Carmen, Alvar, Jorge

Genetic analysis of the SAG2 locus was performed to determine the prevalence of the different genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii (strain types I, II, and III) associated with human toxoplasmosis in...

Comparison of New Diagnostic Tools for Management of Pediatric Mediterranean Visceral Leishmaniasis

Cruz, Israel, Chicharro, Carmen, Nieto, Javier, Bailo, Begoña, Cañavate, Carmen, Figueras, María-Concepción, ...

New techniques are available for diagnosing leishmaniasis, but their efficacy in the identification of pediatric visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has not been compared with that of traditional methods....

Complexities of Assessing the Disease Burden Attributable to Leishmaniasis

Bern, Caryn, Maguire, James H., Alvar, Jorge

Among parasitic diseases, morbidity and mortality caused by leishmaniasis are surpassed only by malaria and lymphatic filariasis. However, estimation of the leishmaniasis disease burden is...