The aim of this study was to determine the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the confirmed cases of Zika and dengue, presented during the El Niño Costero phenomenon, period January-June 2017 and that were treated at the Health Centre of the Pueblo Nuevo district, province of Chincha, in Ica, Peru. An observational, descriptive and retrospective study was designed that systematized demographic information, clinical signs and the time elapsed between the beginning of these and the investigation, notification and confirmation of the cases. In total, 130 confirmed positive cases for Zika and 44 for dengue were recovered. The greatest number of cases were reported between epidemiological weeks 12 and 15 and in women (76.9% of Zika and 63.6% of dengue). The greatest number of Zika and dengue cases occurred in the age group of 20-29 years (30.0 and 27%, respectively). The most fr...

The aim of this study was to determine the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the confirmed cases of Zika and dengue, presented during the El Niño Costero phenomenon, period January-June 2017 and that were treated at the Health Centre of the Pueblo Nuevo district, province of Chincha, in Ica, Peru. An observational, descriptive and retrospective study was designed that systematized demographic information, clinical signs and the time elapsed between the beginning of these and the investigation, notification and confirmation of the cases. In total, 130 confirmed positive cases for Zika and 44 for dengue were recovered. The greatest number of cases were reported between epidemiological weeks 12 and 15 and in women (76.9% of Zika and 63.6% of dengue). The greatest number of Zika and dengue cases occurred in the age group of 20-29 years (30.0 and 27%, respectively). The most fr...

The study aimed to describe the anatomy of the pineal gland of the adult alpaca. It was used 10 pineal glands from five male alpacas and five female alpacas obtained in September 2019 from culled alpacas benefited in the Huancavelica abattoir, Peru. The macroscopic evaluation consisted of the in-situ description and its relationship with the adjacent structures, as well as taking its measurements (length, width and thickness). Hematoxylin-Eosin and Masson's Trichrome stains were used for microscopic evaluation. The pineal gland is in the epithalamus, in the middle of the cerebral hemispheres in a dorsal-caudal direction, between the habenular and posterior commissure. It does not have lobes and the shape is like pine or pea. The glands of the males are longer and thicker while those of the females are wider. The pineal glands are classified as subcallosal and type A or proximal. Histolog...