Accession Number:

AD1012386

Title:

The Epidemiology of Bartonellosis in Peru

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIV OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES BETHESDA MD BETHESDA United States

Personal Author(s):

• Chamberlin,Judith

Report Date:

2000-12-19

Pagination or Media Count:

207.0

Abstract:

Bartonellosis has caused debilitating illness and death since pre-Inca times. It is a vector-borne infectious disease found in the medically underserved communities of the high Andean mountain valleys of South America. The disease manifests in two clinical stages. A hematic stage followed by an eruptive stage. The etiologic agent is Bartonellosis, an alpha-2 proteobacteria that intracellularly infects erythrocytes and endothelial cells. Although recognized for centuries, relatively little is known about its epidemiology. This study examines the epidemiology and transmission dynamics of Bartonellosis with the goal of developing a rationale control program.

Descriptors:

• DISEASE VECTORS
• gram negative bacterial infections
• bacteria
• INFECTIOUS DISEASES
• INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE