Introduction: Bartonellosis is a prevalent disease in Andean valleys of Peru, typically in endemic areas such as Ancash, Cajamarca, Junín, and Amazonas. However, in the past few years, new endemic areas have been identified, such as the Sacred Valley of the Incas in Cusco. Objective: To describe knowledge, attitude and practices regarding Bartonellosis in persons living in Ollantaytambo District, Urubamba Province in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Cusco-Peru, July 2004. Materials and Methods: A knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) survey was conducted in 280 persons from ten communities identified as being at risk for Bartonellosis in Ollantaytambo. A score was used to identify knowledge levels in three categories. Results: We found that 151/280 persons (53.94%) had advanced (level III) knowledge, that in case of feeling sick, 228/242 (94.21%) residents woul...

Por la presente quisiéramos precisar algunos puntos de la carta enviada a su revista por el Dr. Zuño Burstein Alva y el Dr. Percy Mayta-Tristán con fecha 18 de febrero del presente, en referencia a la publicación de nuestro artículo original “Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas respecto a la bartonelosis aguda (fiebre de la Oroya) en los pobladores del distrito de Ollantaytambo, provincia de Urubamba, en el Valle Sagrado de los Incas, Cusco, Perú”, publicada en el volumen 25, número 2 de la edición abril - junio 2008 de la revista Acta Médica Peruana.

Por la presente quisiéramos precisar algunos puntos de la carta enviada a su revista por el Dr. Zuño Burstein Alva y el Dr. Percy Mayta-Tristán con fecha 18 de febrero del presente, en referencia a la publicación de nuestro artículo original “Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas respecto a la bartonelosis aguda (fiebre de la Oroya) en los pobladores del distrito de Ollantaytambo, provincia de Urubamba, en el Valle Sagrado de los Incas, Cusco, Perú”, publicada en el volumen 25, número 2 de la edición abril - junio 2008 de la revista Acta Médica Peruana.

Introduction: Bartonellosis is a prevalent disease in Andean valleys of Peru, typically in endemic areas such as Ancash, Cajamarca, Junín, and Amazonas. However, in the past few years, new endemic areas have been identified, such as the Sacred Valley of the Incas in Cusco. Objective: To describe knowledge, attitude and practices regarding Bartonellosis in persons living in Ollantaytambo District, Urubamba Province in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Cusco-Peru, July 2004. Materials and Methods: A knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) survey was conducted in 280 persons from ten communities identified as being at risk for Bartonellosis in Ollantaytambo. A score was used to identify knowledge levels in three categories. Results: We found that 151/280 persons (53.94%) had advanced (level III) knowledge, that in case of feeling sick, 228/242 (94.21%) residents woul...

Introducction: the intestinal parasitoses are public health problems in Perú. Strongyloidiasis is the intestinal infection produced by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis; it is endemic in Perú, with proven high prevalences in jungle and andean communities; its presence has been barely studied in coastal communities.Objetives: to determine the prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis among the human enteroparasites in a coastal community in Perú.Materials and methods: a fecal sample was obtained from all willing participants in a health campaign that took place at the public school “Virgen de la Candelaria” at the community of “La Candelaria”, Chancay district, Huaral province. The samples were processed using 5 coprologic methods: direct examination, spontaneous tube sedimentation, rapid sedimentation technique modified by Lumbreras, Kato test, and Baermann techn...

Introducction: the intestinal parasitoses are public health problems in Perú. Strongyloidiasis is the intestinal infection produced by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis; it is endemic in Perú, with proven high prevalences in jungle and andean communities; its presence has been barely studied in coastal communities.Objetives: to determine the prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis among the human enteroparasites in a coastal community in Perú.Materials and methods: a fecal sample was obtained from all willing participants in a health campaign that took place at the public school “Virgen de la Candelaria” at the community of “La Candelaria”, Chancay district, Huaral province. The samples were processed using 5 coprologic methods: direct examination, spontaneous tube sedimentation, rapid sedimentation technique modified by Lumbreras, Kato test, and Baermann techn...