Sylvilagus andinus (Thomas, 1897) is a highland lagomorph from the Ecuadorean Paramos. Its distribution was tentatively believed to extend northwestern Peru on basis of ecological niche modeling and inclusion Peruvian S. capsalis Thomas, 1913 as synonym. Here, we confirm occurrence in by morphological examination seven new records one record Ancash department central Peru.

A new genus of Pudeoniscidae from Peru is described, Loretoniscus gen. nov., including a species: mashiriaensis et sp. nov. The characterized by pereonite 1 epimera without dorsolateral furrows, pereonites and 2 ventral lobes, telson with distal portion covering uropod endopods, pleopod 1–2 exopods respiratory areas. This the first record family Peru, considerably extending its distribution in ...

This research aims to determine the quality of service in Directorate Administration National Police Peru. study corresponds proactive descriptive type, not experimental one. In answers users, dimension empathy is lowest with 3.16, while highest that tangible elements 3.73, applying a survey 150 users. The conclusion administrative direction Peru regular, and dimensions must be reinforced are t...

Lathrolestesfiedleri sp. n. is described from Peru. This is the first record of the tribe and the genus for the country.

The Labridae is a species-rich family of colorful fishes distributed globally in different habitats. Polylepion cruentum was described based on type material collected from the Gulf California, and Quepos, Pacific coast Costa Rica. It has since been reported several other localities, including Mexico to Nicaragua Cocos Island. Recent collecting efforts Northern Peru yielded an unusual species l...

Trachoma, a chronic keratoconjunctivitis caused by the intracellular bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, is the leading infectious cause of blindness and affects the most underprivileged populations worldwide. An estimated 1.3 million people have been blinded, and there are more than 50 trachoma-endemic countries, mainly in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia [1,2]. In Latin America, countries such ...

Suicidal behaviours are one of the most important contributors to the global burden of disease among women, but little is known about prevalence and modifiable risk factors in low and middle income countries. We use data from the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women to examine the prevalence of suicidal thoughts and attempts, and relationships between su...

Social capital is a relatively new concept which has attracted significant attention in recent years. No consensus has yet been reached on how to measure social capital, resulting in a large number of different tools available. While psychometric validation methods such as factor analysis have been used by a few studies to assess the internal validity of some tools, these techniques rely on dat...

Epidemiological studies conducted in Peru disclosed HTLV-1 to be prevalent in different ethnic groups, and found HTLV-2 in some Amazonian Indians and in men who have sex with men. No data concerning HTLV-1/2 infection in blood donors from Arequipa, a highlands region in southern Peru, is available. We searched for the presence of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 antibodies in 2,732 serum samples obtained from...

This study presents a multi-disciplinary decision-support tool, which integrates geo-statistics, social network analysis (SNA), spatial-stochastic spread model, economic analysis and mapping/visualization capabilities for the evaluation of the sanitary and socio-economic impact of livestock diseases under diverse epidemiologic scenarios. We illustrate the applicability of this tool using foot-a...