Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina. Facultad de Industrias Alimentarias. Departamento Académico de Ingeniería de Alimentos y Productos Agropecuarios

El desarrollo tecnológico incrementa cada día con el fin de satisfacer las necesidades del hombre; dentro de este desarrollo se encuentra la creación de nuevos aparatos eléctricos y electrónicos (AEE), lo que se traduce en grandes cantidades de residuos de AEE (RAEE), los cuales están siendo desechados en espacios que no cuentan con los parámetros necesarios para su buena disposición y manejo. El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo general “Evaluar el Manejo adecuado de los Residuos generados de Aparato Eléctrico y Electrónicos en la Ciudad de Huaraz” con la finalidad de prevenir, reducir y mitigar los impactos negativos que puedan ocasionar sobre la salud y el ambiente, en las diferentes etapas del manejo de estos residuos. La metodología empleada en la investigación fue basada sobre el diagnóstico de RAEE de Perú 2009, en la guía titulada e-Waste Country Assessment M...

Objectives: To determine the epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Material and Methods: Personal interviews were done to 727 inhabitants of 140 houses in eight localities of Llaucano valley, Chota province, Cajamarca, searching for leishmaniasis cases. The risk factors were analyzed using odds ratio calculation, 95% confidence interval in each selected variable and Epi Info 2000 program. Results: Two hundred and six cutaneous leishmaniasis cases were diagnosed, 63 with active lesions and 143 with scars. Leishmaniasis was present in all age groups without sex differences, but children under 10 years old were more affected. High percentage of cases showed lesions in face and arms suggesting intra and peridomiciliary transmission at Llaucano valley. The risk factors for leishmaniasis transmission were identified as following: To have the house located in the rural area (OR=3,97, CI95% 1...

Snakebite disproportionally affects children living in impoverished rural communities. The WHO has recently reinstated snakebites on its list of Neglected Tropical Diseases and launched a comprehensive Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Snakebite Envenoming. In the first of a two paper series, we describe the epidemiology, socioeconomic impact and key prevention strategies. We also explore current challenges and priorities including the production and distribution of safe and effective antivenom.

Since 2012-2013 influenza season, World Health Organization (who) recommends the formulation of tetravalent vaccines. Globally, many countries already use tetravalent vaccines in their national immunization programs, while in Latin America only a small number. Two Influenza b lineages co-circulate, their epidemiological behavior is unpredictable. On average they represent 22.6% of influenza cases and more than 50% in predominant seasons. The lack of concordance between recommended and circulating strains was 25 and 32% in the 2010-2017 and 2000-2013 seasons, respectively. There are no clinical differences between influenza A and B. It occurs more frequently from five to 19 years of age. Influenza b has a higher proportion of attributable deaths than influenza a (1.1 vs. 0.4%), or 2.65 (95% ci 1.18-5.94). A greater number of hospitalizations when the strains mismatch (46.3 vs. 28.5%; p <....