Scientific Publications
2023
1. New daily persistent headache after SARS-CoV-2 infection in Latin America: a cross-sectional study. BMC Infect Dis. 2023 Dec 14;23(1):877. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08898-2. PMID: 38097988; PMCID: PMC10722794. Read full article
2. Diversity and geographical distribution of Leishmania species and the emergence of Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum and L. (Viannia) panamensis in Central-Western Venezuela. Acta Trop. 2023 Jun;242:106901. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.106901. Epub 2023 Mar 20. PMID: 36940857. Read full article
2022
1. Tele-entomology and tele-parasitology: A citizen science-based approach for surveillance and control of Chagas disease in Venezuela. Parasite Epidemiol Control. 2022 Sep 8;19:e00273. doi: 10.1016/j.parepi.2022.e00273. PMID: 36118050; PMCID: PMC9475302. Read full article
2. Striking lineage diversity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 from non-human sources. One Health. 2022 Jun;14:100363. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100363. Epub 2021 Dec 16. PMID: 34931174; PMCID: PMC8673956. Read Full article
3. Remitting neuropsychiatric symptoms in COVID-19 patients: Viral cause or drug effect? J Med Virol. 2022 Mar;94(3):1154-1161. doi: 10.1002/jmv.27443. Epub 2021 Nov 19. PMID: 34755347; PMCID: PMC8661670. Read full article
2021
1. Perception of COVID-19 Vaccination Amongst Physicians in Colombia Vaccines (Basel). 2021 Mar 19;9(3):287. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9030287. Read full article.
2. Dengue and COVID-19, overlapping epidemics? An analysis from Colombia. J Med Virol. 2021 Jan;93(1):522-527. doi: 10.1002/jmv.26194. Epub 2020 Jul 11. Read full article.
3. COVID-19 Associated Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis Complicated by Gangrenous and Bone Necrosis-A Case Report from Honduras. Vaccines (Basel). 2021 Jul 27;9(8):826. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9080826. Read full article.
4. Laboratory Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia Diagnostics. (Basel). 2021 Jul 15;11(7):1270. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11071270. Read full article.
5. SARS-CoV-2 in Transit: Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Genomes From Venezuelan Migrants in Colombia Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 29;110:410-416. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.07.069. Online ahead of print. Read full article.
6. Cluster characterization of SARS-CoV-2 in military personnel deployed to Egypt and subsequent introduction of B.1.1.7 and C.36 lineages to Colombia J Travel Med. 2021 Aug 18;taab131. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taab131. Online ahead of print. Read full article.
7. Evaluation of the diagnostic performance of nine commercial RT-PCR kits for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Colombia. J Med Virol. 2021 Sep;93(9):5618-5622. doi: 10.1002/jmv.27051. Epub 2021 May 3. Read full article.
8. Malaria in Venezuela: Gabaldón’s legacy scattered to the winds. Lancet Glob Health. 2021 May;9(5):e584-e585. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00007-3. Read full article.
9. Concerns about influenza H5N8 outbreaks in humans and birds: Facing the next airborne pandemic? Travel Med Infect Dis. May-Jun 2021;41:102054. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102054. Epub 2021 Apr 3. Read full article.
10. Phylogenomic Evidence of Reinfection and Persistence of SARS-CoV-2: First Report from Colombia. Vaccines (Basel). 2021 Mar 19;9(3):282. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9030282. Read full article.
11. Reply to “Misconceptions and misinformation about bats and viruses”. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 May;106:197-198. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.02.096. Epub 2021 Feb 26. Read full article.
12. Characterizing SARS-CoV-2 genome diversity circulating in South American countries: Signatures of potentially emergent lineages? Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Apr;105:329-332. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.02.073. Epub 2021 Feb 20. Read full article.
13. Will the emergent SARS-CoV2 B.1.1.7 lineage affect molecular diagnosis of COVID-19? J Med Virol. 2021 May;93(5):2566-2568. doi: 10.1002/jmv.26823. Epub 2021 Feb 9. Read full article.
14. Risk factors for antimony treatment failure in American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Northwestern-Argentina. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Jan 26;15(1):e0009003. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009003. eCollection 2021 Jan. Read full article.
15. Malaria in Southern Venezuela: The hottest hotspot in Latin America. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Jan 25;15(1):e0008211. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008211. eCollection 2021 Jan. Read full article.
16. Postmortem Findings Associated With SARS-CoV-2: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Am J Surg Pathol. 2021 May 1;45(5):587-603. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001650. Read full article.
17. Infectious causes of Alice in Wonderland syndrome. J Neurovirol. 2021 Jun 8. doi: 10.1007/s13365-021-00988-8. Read full article.
18. SARS-CoV-2 and Dengue virus co-infection: A case from North Caribbean Colombia Travel Med Infect Dis. Sep-Oct 2021;43:102096. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102096. Epub 2021 Jun 3. Read full article.
19. Human visceral leishmaniasis prevalence by different diagnostic methods in Latin America: a systematic review and meta-analysis Infez Med. 2021 Jun 1;29(2):199-208. Read full article.
20. Molecular and serological prevalence of Coronavirus in Chiropterans: A systematic review with meta-analysis Infez Med. 2021 Jun 1;29(2):181-190. Read full article.
21. Contrasting SARS-CoV-2 RNA copies and clinical symptoms in a large cohort of Colombian patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2021 May 24;20(1):39. doi: 10.1186/s12941-021-00445-8. Read full article.
22. COVID-19 and helminth infection: Beyond the Th1/Th2 paradigm PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 May 24;15(5):e0009402. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009402. eCollection 2021 May. Read full article.
23. The Constant Threat of Zoonotic and Vector-Borne Emerging Tropical Diseases: Living on the Edge Front Trop Dis. 2021 May 4;2:676905. doi: 10.3389/fitd.2021.676905. eCollection 2021. Read full article.
24. First report of human infection caused by Colletotrichum chlorophyti occurring in a post-corneal transplant patient with endophthalmitis. Med Mycol Case Rep. 2021 Apr 21;32:73-76. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2021.04.002. eCollection 2021 Jun. Read full article.
2020
1. Clinical, laboratory and imaging features of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Travel Med Infect Dis. Mar-Apr 2020;34:101623. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101623. Epub 2020 Mar 13. Read full article.
2. SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and now the 2019-novel CoV: Have we investigated enough about coronaviruses? – A bibliometric analysis. Travel Med Infect Dis. Jan-Feb 2020;33:101566. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101566. Epub 2020 Jan 30. Read full article.
3. History is repeating itself: Probable zoonotic spillover as the cause of the 2019 novel Coronavirus Epidemic Infez Med. 2020 Mar 1;28(1):3-5. Read full article.
4. Should the Holy Week 2020 be cancelled in Latin America due to the COVID-19 pandemic? Travel Med Infect Dis. Jul-Aug 2020;36:101633. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101633. Epub 2020 Mar 20. Read full article.
5. Genomic Epidemiology and its importance in the study of the COVID-19 pandemic Infez Med. 2020 Ahead of print Jun 1;28(2):139-142. Read full article.
6. Potential negative effects of the free use of chloroquine to manage COVID-19 in Colombia J Med Virol. 2020 Nov;92(11):2254-2256. doi: 10.1002/jmv.26059. Epub 2020 Jun 5. Read full article.
7. Severe rapidly progressive Guillain-Barré syndrome in the setting of acute COVID-19 disease J Neurovirol. 2020 Oct;26(5):797-799. doi: 10.1007/s13365-020-00884-7. Epub 2020 Jul 27. Read full article.
8. SARS-CoV-2 in the Amazon region: A harbinger of doom for Amerindians. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 Oct 29;14(10):e0008686. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0008686. eCollection 2020 Oct. Read full article.
10. Bats in ecosystems and their Wide spectrum of viral infectious potential threats: SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging viruses. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Jan;102:87-96. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.08.050. Epub 2020 Aug 20. Read full article.
11. A review of the main histopathological findings in coronavirus disease 2019. Hum Pathol. 2020 Nov;105:74-83. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2020.07.023. Epub 2020 Aug 2. Read full article.
12. Kawasaki disease seasonality in Venezuela supports an arbovirus infection trigger. J Med Virol. 2020 Aug 2. doi: 10.1002/jmv.26381. Read full article.
13. Genetic Diversity Among SARS-CoV2 Strains in South America may Impact Performance of Molecular Detection. Pathogens. 2020 Jul 17;9(7):580. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9070580. Read full article.
14. Ageusia and anosmia, a common sign of COVID-19? A case series from four countries. J Neurovirol. 2020 Oct;26(5):785-789. doi: 10.1007/s13365-020-00875-8. Epub 2020 Jul 14. Read full article.
15. MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV infections in animals: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence studies. Infez Med. 2020 Jun 1;28(suppl 1):71-83. Read full article.
16. COVID-19 sampling from the middle ear and mastoid: A case report. Am J Otolaryngol. Sep-Oct 2020;41(5):102577. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102577. Epub 2020 Jun 2. Read full article.
17. Ivermectin: repurposing a multipurpose drug for Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2020 Aug;56(2):106037. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106037. Epub 2020 May 29. Read full article.
18. The arrival of SARS-CoV-2 in Venezuela. Lancet. 2020 May 16;395(10236):e85-e86. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31053-9. Epub 2020 May 4. Read full article.
2019
1. Cutaneous features of Zika virus infection: a clinicopathological overview. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2019 Jan;44(1):13-19. doi: 10.1111/ced.13793. Epub 2018 Sep 28. Read full article.
2. The current syndemic in Venezuela: Measles, malaria and more co-infections coupled with a breakdown of social and healthcare infrastructure. Quo vadis? Travel Med Infect Dis. Jan-Feb 2019;27:5-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2018.10.010. Epub 2018 Oct 14. Read full article.
3. Autochthonous cutaneous leishmaniasis in urban domestic animals (Felis catus / Canis lupus familiaris) from central-western Venezuela. Acta Trop. 2019 Mar;191:252-260. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.01.006. Epub 2019 Jan 8. Read full article.
4. Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis, resurgence of vector-borne diseases, and implications for spillover in the region. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 May;19(5):e149-e161. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30757-6. Epub 2019 Feb 21. Read full article.
5. Consequences of Venezuela’s massive migration crisis on imported malaria in Colombia, 2016-2018.Travel Med Infect Dis. Mar-Apr 2019;28:98-99. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2019.02.004. Epub 2019 Feb 23. Read full article.
6. Fatal Zika virus disease in adults: A critical reappraisal of an under-recognized clinical entity. Int J Infect Dis. 2019 Jun;83:160-162. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.03.002. Epub 2019 Mar 9. Read full article.
7. In the eye of the storm: Infectious disease challenges for border countries receiving Venezuelan migrants. Travel Med Infect Dis. Jul-Aug 2019;30:4-6. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2019.05.014. Epub 2019 May 24. Read full article.
8. Chagas Disease Endemism in the United States. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Feb 3;70(4):717-718. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz465. Read full article.
9. Investigation of a combination of amiodarone and itraconazole for treatment of American trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease) in dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2019 Aug 1;255(3):317-329. doi: 10.2460/javma.255.3.317. Read full article.
10. Venezuela’s upheaval threatens Yanomami. Science. 2019 Aug 23;365(6455):766-767. doi: 10.1126/science.aay6003. Read full article.
11. Isolation of Mayaro Virus from a Venezuelan Patient with Febrile Illness, Arthralgias, and Rash: Further Evidence of Regional Strain Circulation and Possible Long-Term Endemicity. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 Dec;101(6):1219-1225. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0357. Read full article.
2018
1. Evidence for Mother-to-Child Transmission of Zika Virus Through Breast Milk. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Mar 19;66(7):1120-1121. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix968. Read full article.
2. Congenital microcephaly: A diagnostic challenge during Zika epidemics. Travel Med Infect Dis. May-Jun 2018;23:14-20. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2018.02.002. Epub 2018 Feb 19. Read full article.
3. Madariaga Virus: Identification of a Lineage III Strain in a Venezuelan Child With Acute Undifferentiated Febrile Illness, in the Setting of a Possible Equine Epizootic. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Aug 1;67(4):619-621. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy224. Read full article.
4. Complete Genome Sequence of Dengue Virus Serotype 2, Asian/American Genotype, Isolated from the Urine of a Venezuelan Child with Hemorrhagic Fever in 2016. Genome Announc. 2018 Jun 14;6(24):e00529-18. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00529-18. Read full article.
6. Diphtheria Outbreak in Amerindian Communities, Wonken, Venezuela, 2016-2017. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Jul;24(7):1340-1344. doi: 10.3201/eid2407.171712. Read full article.
7. Alice in Wonderland syndrome: a novel neurological presentation of Zika virus infection. J Neurovirol. 2018 Oct;24(5):660-663. doi: 10.1007/s13365-018-0645-1. Epub 2018 Aug 13. Read full article.
8. Poorly differentiated osteoclast-like giant cell variant of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: Uncovering its mutational landscape through massive parallel sequencing. Pathol Res Pract. 2018 Nov;214(11):1898-1903. doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2018.08.017. Epub 2018 Aug 19. Read full article.
2017
1. Evidence for Mother-to-Child Transmissiion of Zika Virus Through Breast Milk. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Dec 30. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix968. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:29300859. Read full article.
2. American cutaneous leishmaniasis in infancy and childhood. Int J Dermatol. 2017 Dec;56(12):1328-1341. doi: 10.1111/ijd.13664. Epub 2017 Jul 25. PMID: 28741648. Read full article.
3. Ocular flutter following Zika virus infection. J Neurovirol. 2017 Dec;23(6):932-934. doi: 10.1007/s13365-017-0585-1. Epub 2017 Nov 16. PMID:29147884. Read full article.
4. Mycobacterium grossiae sp. nov., a rapidly growing, scotochromogenic species isolated from human clinical respiratory and blood culture specimens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2017 Nov;67(11):4345-4351. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002216.. PMID: 28984546. Read full article.
5. Generalized pustular psoriasis triggered by Zika virus infection. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2017 Oct 13. doi: 10.1111/ced.13294. PMID: 29027743. Read full article.
6. Kyasanur forest disease: Another flavivirus requiring more research? Results of a bibliometric assessment. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2017 Sep;19:68-70. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2017.08.004. Epub 2017 Aug 24. PMID:28843350. Read full article.
7. Complete Genome Sequences of Identical Zika virus Isolates in a Nursing Mother and Her Infant. Genome Announc. 2017 Apr 27;5(17). pii: e00231-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00231-17. PMID: 28450510. Read full article.
8. Venezuelan equine encephalitis: How likely are we to see the next epidemic? Travel Med Infect Dis. 2017 May – Jun;17:67-68. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2017.02.007. Epub 2017 Feb 24. PMID: 28242351. Read full article.
9. Mayaro, Oropouche and Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis viruses: Following in the footsteps of Zika? Travel Med Infect Dis. 2017 Jan – Feb;15:72-73. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.11.001. Epub 2016 Nov 5. PMID: 27826073. Read full article.
2016
1. Nosocomial outbreak of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterludwigii co-harbouring CTX-M-8, SHV-12 and TEM-15 in a neonatal intensive care unit in Venezuela. J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2016 Dec;7:114-118. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2016.08.006. Epub 2016 Oct 7. PMID: 27750157. Read full article.
2. Usutu virus infection in Latin America: A new emerging threat. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2016 Nov – Dec;14(6):641-643. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.08.004. PMID: 27546284. Read full article.
3. ChikDenMaZika Syndrome: the challenge of diagnosing arboviral infections in the midst of concurrent epidemics. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2016 Jul 22;15(1):42. doi: 10.1186/s12941-016-0157-x. Read full article.