The Liolaemus nigroviridis group is a clade of highland lizards endemic to Chile. These species are distributed from northern to central Chile, and currently there are no cases of sympatric distribution. This study describes a new species, Liolaemus uniformis sp. n., from this group, and provides a detailed morphological characterization and mitochondrial phylogeny using cytochrome-b. Liolaemus...

Thomas Weitzel* and Claudia P. Cortes Programa Medicina del Viajero, Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile; Laboratorio Clínico, Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile; Departamento de Infectología, Clínica Santa María, Santiago, Chile; Departamento de...

Edison P Reyes1,2, Paula P Cortés3 and Ricardo Fernández3* 1Centro de Fisiología Celular e Integrativa, Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile 2Dirección de Investigación, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Chile 3Departamento de Salud, Universidad de Los Lagos, Chile *Corresponding author: Ricardo Fernández, Departamento de Salud, Universidad de Los Lagos. Av. Fuch...

To determine the frequency of Strongyloides stercoralis antibodies by means of the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in Chile, in 2001-2003, 675 blood samples of patients of two psychiatric hospitals and 172 of healthy individuals (doctors, nurses and paramedicals) of these institutions, and 1,200 serum samples of blood donors of Northern region (Arica and Antofagasta), Central region (...

American trypanosomiasis is a chronic disease transmitted mainly by vectors. The hematophagous triatomine vectors transmit Trypanosoma cruzi to a wide variety of mammals, which usually are their food source. This study determined the feeding profile of Mepraia spinolai, a sylvatic triatomine vector, present in endemic areas of Chile. Vectors were captured in the north-central area of Chile. Sam...