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1. Food Security in Latin America

Author:
Adolfo Chávez; Miriam Muñoz
Source:
Food and nutrition bulletin v.23 no.4 pp. 349-350
ISSN:
0379-5721
Subject:
food availability; food security; globalization; islands; malnutrition; nutritional status; Andes region; Brazil; Caribbean; Central America; Colombia; Latin America; Mexico
Abstract:
... Although the nutrition situation in most Latin American countries is improving and malnutrition is easing, worrisome factors are emerging. Huge rural-to-urban migrations have been accompanied by a worsening nutrition situation in rural populations, especially in Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil, a phenomenon not readily apparent from average food availability and malnutrition data. Average figures can ...
DOI:
10.1177/156482650202300404

2. Panbiogeographical analysis of the genus Bomarea (Alstroemeriaceae)

Author:
Alzate, Fernando; Quijano-Abril, Mario Alberto; Morrone, Juan J.
Source:
Journal of biogeography 2008 v.35 no.7 pp. 1250-1257
ISSN:
0305-0270
Subject:
Alstroemeriaceae; biogeography; hybrids; tectonics; tropics; Andes region; Arctic region; Argentina; Caribbean; Central America; Colombia; Ecuador; Latin America; Mexico; Peru
Abstract:
... A panbiogeographical analysis of the genus Bomarea was undertaken in order to determine generalized tracks and biogeographical nodes, and to evaluate the current distribution of the genus based on the available tectonic information and the biogeographical regionalization of Latin America. The Neotropical region from northern Mexico to northern Argentina, and the Nearctic and Andean regions. A tota ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01896.x

3. Current development and application of plant cryopreservation in Latin America and the Caribbean

Author:
Gonzalez-Arnao, M.T.; Engelmann, F.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2011 v. no.908 pp. 447-452
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Food and Agriculture Organization; biodiversity; cryopreservation; scientists; seeds; Argentina; Bolivia; Caribbean; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Ecuador; Latin America; Mexico; Peru
Abstract:
... The large majority of species for which cryopreservation protocols are necessary are grown in tropical countries. It is therefore necessary to develop cryopreservation research activities in these countries, and to promote the dissemination of relevant scientific and technical information as a prerequisite to the initiation of such research activities. Central America, South America and the Caribb ...

4. A first insight on the population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex as studied by spoligotyping and MIRU-VNTRs in Bogotá, Colombia

Author:
Irene Cerezo; Yesica Jiménez; Johana Hernandez; Thierry Zozio; Martha I. Murcia; Nalin Rastogi
Source:
Infection, genetics, and evolution 2012 v.12 no.4 pp. 657-663
ISSN:
1567-1348
Subject:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis; immigration; loci; patients; population structure; public health; tuberculosis; Caribbean; China; Colombia; Europe; Latin America
Abstract:
... With an incidence of 25.6/100,000 in 2008, tuberculosis (TB) remains an important public health problem in Colombia. In this study, a total of 152 Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains isolated in Bogotá, Colombia between years 1995 and 2007 were genotyped by spoligotyping and 12-loci MIRU-VNTRs. The various spoligotyping-based genotypic lineages in our sample were: Latin American & Mediterra ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.meegid.2011.07.006
PubMed:
21784173

5. A monograph of Hymenodon (Orthodontiaceae)

Author:
Tessler Michael
Source:
Bryologist 2012 v.115 no.4 pp. 493-517
ISSN:
0007-2745
Subject:
Bryophyta; Neotropics; genes; habitats; monophyly; mosses and liverworts; paraphyly; taxonomic keys; Australasian region; Caribbean; Colombia; Latin America; New Caledonia; New Zealand; Panama; Paraguay; Tasmania
Abstract:
... A monograph and the first phylogenetic study of the moss genus Hymenodon (Orthodontiaceae: Bryophyta) is presented based on morphological and molecular data. Evolutionary patterns are evaluated using phylogenetic analyses that incorporate newly acquired and assembled morphological (30 characters) and molecular sequence (rps4 gene and partial rps4-trnS intergenic non-coding spacer) data. Parsimony ...
DOI:
10.1639/0007-2745-115.4.493

6. Less than Adequate Vitamin D Status and Intake in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Problem of Unknown Magnitude

Author:
Alex Brito; Héctor Cori; Manuel Olivares; María Fernanda Mujica; Gustavo Cediel; Daniel López de Romaña
Source:
Food and nutrition bulletin v.34 no.1 pp. 52-64
ISSN:
0379-5721
Subject:
adolescents; adults; biomarkers; blood; food intake; health surveys; latitude; pigmentation; preschool children; public health; school children; systematic review; vitamin D deficiency; vitamin status; Argentina; Brazil; Caribbean; Chile; Colombia; Ecuador; Guatemala; Latin America; Mexico
Abstract:
... The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean is unknown. To examine the prevalence data available on vitamin D deficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean. A systematic review was conducted in 2011. Studies using biochemical biomarkers and dietary intake estimation were included. Studies conducted in apparently healthy individuals, independently of age, latitude, ski ...
DOI:
10.1177/156482651303400107

7. Panorama of the banana industry in Latin America and the Caribbean islands, with a special focus on Brazil

Author:
Reinhardt, D.H.; Santos-Serejo, J.A. dos; Souz, J. da S.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2013 no.986 pp. 27-37
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Inia; bananas; business enterprises; climate change; control methods; crop management; crops; cultivars; disease control; environmental factors; exports; growers; highlands; industry; islands; lowlands; management systems; markets; nutritive value; pests; plantations; stakeholders; tropics; Argentina; Brazil; Caribbean; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Ecuador; Latin America; Mexico; Peru; Venezuela
Abstract:
... As a natural product of excellent nutritional value that is consumed in almost equivalent volumes as other important staple crops, banana is the most important fruit in the world. This is also true of Latin America, embracing some large producers such as Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, and some exporters of excellence, such as Ecuador and Costa Rica. The banana industry in Latin America and the Carib ...

8. Systematic review of pneumococcal disease costs and productivity loss studies in Latin America and the Caribbean

Author:
Luciana Bahia; Cristiana M. Toscano; Maíra Libertad Soligo Takemoto; Denizar Vianna Araujo
Source:
Vaccine 2013 v.31 pp. C33
ISSN:
0264-410X
Subject:
burden of disease; children; cost effectiveness; cost estimates; cost of illness analysis; databases; decision making; health care costs; human capital; morbidity; mortality; society; systematic review; vaccines; Argentina; Brazil; Caribbean; Chile; Colombia; Latin America; Mexico; Uruguay
Abstract:
... Pneumococcal disease is an important cause of morbidity and mortality associated with significant economic burden for healthcare systems and society.To systematically review pneumococcal disease cost of illness and productivity loss studies in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region.A search of relevant databases was performed till November 2011. A broad and sensitive search strategy was used ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.05.030

9. Good news from Latin America and the Caribbean: national and international restoration networks are moving ahead

Author:
Cristian Echeverría; Cecilia Smith‐Ramírez; James Aronson; José I. Barrera‐Cataño
Source:
Restoration ecology 2015 v.23 no.1 pp. 1-3
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
catalysts; ecological restoration; ecosystems; Argentina; Brazil; Caribbean; Chile; Colombia; Cuba; Latin America; Mexico
Abstract:
... Degradation of ecosystems is ongoing in Latin America but there is also a strong upswing in conservation and restoration efforts. SIACRE – the Ibero‐American and Caribbean Society for Ecological Restoration – is playing a key role in coordinating and promoting this trend at international, national, and subnational levels. In October 2014, SIACRE members organized the first national seminar on ecol ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12174

10. Interpretation of Serum Retinol Data From Latin America and the Caribbean

Author:
Gustavo Cediel; Manuel Olivares; Alex Brito; Daniel López de Romaña; Héctor Cori; Michael R. La Frano
Source:
Food and nutrition bulletin v.36 no.2_suppl pp. S98
ISSN:
0379-5721
Subject:
adults; biomarkers; blood serum; indigenous peoples; national surveys; public health; school children; systematic review; vitamin A; vitamin A deficiency; vitamin status; women; Argentina; Brazil; Caribbean; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Haiti; Honduras; Latin America; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Peru
Abstract:
... In recent decades, the general socioeconomic situation in Latin America and the Caribbean countries has improved, and many vitamin A programs have been implemented in an attempt to reduce vitamin A deficiency in the region. To examine vitamin A status in Latin America and the Caribbean based on serum retinol concentrations and to contrast available data published before and after 1998. A systemati ...
DOI:
10.1177/0379572115585743

11. Microplastic resin pellets on an urban tropical beach in Colombia

Author:
Isabel Acosta-Coley; Jesus Olivero-Verbel
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2015 v.187 no.7 pp. 435
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
adhesion; beaches; color; infrared spectroscopy; marine environment; oceans; oxidation; pellets; pollution; polyethylene; polypropylenes; sampling; surfaces; wet season; Caribbean; Colombia; Latin America
Abstract:
... Microplastics are a problem in oceans worldwide. The current situation in Latin America is not well known. This paper reports, for the first time, the presence of microplastics on an urban Caribbean beach in Cartagena, Colombia. Pellet samples were collected from a tourist beach over a 5-month period covering both dry and rainy seasons. Pellets were classified by color and their surface analyzed b ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-015-4602-7

12. Prevalence of Anemia in Latin America and the Caribbean

Author:
María F. Mujica-Coopman; Alex Brito; Daniel López de Romaña; Israel Ríos-Castillo; Héctor Cori; Manuel Olivares
Source:
Food and nutrition bulletin v.36 no.2_suppl pp. S119
ISSN:
0379-5721
Subject:
anemia; children; public health; systematic review; women; Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Caribbean; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Haiti; Honduras; Latin America; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Peru
Abstract:
... In Latin America and the Caribbean, anemia has been a public health problem that affects mainly women of childbearing age and children under 6 years of age. However, the current prevalence of anemia in this region is unknown. To examine the latest available prevalence data on anemia in Latin America and the Caribbean. A systematic review was conducted in 2011 and updated in 2014. Studies determini ...
DOI:
10.1177/0379572115585775

13. Enhancing stewardship in Latin America and Caribbean small-scale fisheries: challenges and opportunities

Author:
Maria A. Gasalla; Fabio de Castro
Source:
Maritime studies 2016 v.15 no.1 pp. 15
ISSN:
2212-9790
Subject:
biodiversity conservation; collaborative management; fisheries; governance; issues and policy; pollution; social environment; territoriality; tourism; urbanization; Bolivia; Brazil; Caribbean; Chile; Colombia; Latin America; Mexico; Uruguay
Abstract:
... This thematic series, entitled “Enhancing Stewardship in Latin America and Caribbean Small-Scale Fisheries”, emerged as part of a joint effort to bridge Latin-American scholars interested in networking on small-scale fisheries in the region. Built on results presented at two meetings (‘Too Big to Ignore’ (TBTI) Workshop in Curitiba, Brazil, and the 2ⁿᵈ World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress in Merid ...
DOI:
10.1186/s40152-016-0054-0

14. A novel bioenergy feedstock in Latin America? Cultivation potential of Acrocomia aculeata under current and future climate conditions

Author:
Mirco Plath; Christine Moser; Rob Bailis; Patric Brandt; Heidi Hirsch; Alexandra-Maria Klein; David Walmsley; Henrik von Wehrden
Source:
Biomass and bioenergy 2016 v.91 pp. 186-195
ISSN:
0961-9534
Subject:
Acrocomia aculeata; bioenergy; biomass; carbon sequestration; climate change; databases; edaphic factors; feedstocks; food production; land cover; land use change; livelihood; markets; models; niches; plant fats and oils; tropics; Brazil; Caribbean; Central America; Colombia; Latin America; Paraguay; Venezuela
Abstract:
... Plant oil is a key commodity in the global economy, particularly for food and bioenergy markets. However, current production practices often impair smallholder livelihoods, cause land use changes, and compete for food production. The neotropical palm Acrocomia aculeata is currently being promoted as a novel sustainable biomass feedstock, particularly for bioenergy, but only little is known about t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biombioe.2016.04.009

15. Atmospheric Concentrations of New Persistent Organic Pollutants and Emerging Chemicals of Concern in the Group of Latin America and Caribbean (GRULAC) Region

Author:
Cassandra Rauert; Tom Harner; Jasmin K. Schuster; Anita Eng; Gilberto Fillmann; Luisa Eugenia Castillo; Oscar Fentanes; Martín Villa Ibarra; Karina S. B. Miglioranza; Isabel Moreno Rivadeneira; Karla Pozo; Beatriz Helena Aristizábal Zuluaga
Source:
Environmental science & technology 2018 v.52 no.13 pp. 7240-7249
ISSN:
1520-5851
Subject:
air; esters; flame retardants; organophosphorus compounds; perfluoroalkyl acids; perfluorocarbons; persistent organic pollutants; pesticides; polybrominated diphenyl ethers; population density; siloxanes; sulfonates; Brazil; Caribbean; Colombia; Latin America
Abstract:
... A special initiative was run by the Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling (GAPS) Network to provide atmospheric data on a range of emerging chemicals of concern and candidate and new persistent organic pollutants in the Group of Latin America and Caribbean (GRULAC) region. Regional-scale data for a range of flame retardants (FRs) including polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), organophosphate este ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.est.8b00995

16. Aflatoxin M₁ and B₁ in Colombian milk powder and estimated risk exposure

Author:
Karen Vanessa Marimón Sibaja; Keven David Moreira Gonçalves; Sabrina De Oliveira Garcia; Ana Carla Penteado Feltrin; Wesclen Vilar Nogueira; Eliana Badiale-Furlong; Jaqueline Garda-Buffon
Source:
Food additives & contaminants 2019 v.12 no.2 pp. 97-104
ISSN:
1939-3229
Subject:
Food and Agriculture Organization; World Health Organization; aflatoxin B1; aflatoxin M1; dried milk; fluorescence; food intake; grocery stores; high performance liquid chromatography; milk; risk estimate; standard deviation; Caribbean; Colombia; Latin America
Abstract:
... Aflatoxin M₁ (AFM₁) and aflatoxin B₁ (AFB₁) were determined in 51 milk powder samples purchased from different grocery stores located in the Caribbean region of Colombia. Analysis was conducted using QuEChERS extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. Results from the analytical method showed recovery ranges from 65% to 110% and relative standard deviations ...
DOI:
10.1080/19393210.2019.1567611

17. Mortality of vertebrate wildlife in the highway Troncal del Caribe, Magdalena, Colombia

Author:
María A. Adárraga-Caballero; Luis C. Gutiérrez-Moreno
Source:
Biota Colombiana 2019 v.20 no.1 pp. 106-119
ISSN:
2539-200X
Subject:
Boa constrictor; Procyon; coasts; landscapes; mortality; road kills; wildlife; Caribbean; Colombia; Latin America
Abstract:
... Road networks cause great impacts on the environment, from the direct mortality of wild animals that are hit by moving vehicles to the reduction of connectivity in the landscape and the isolation of natural populations. In Colombia, studies on wildlife roadkill are incipient, and there are still many gaps in the generation of primary information, especially on the roads of the Caribbean coast. For ...
DOI:
10.21068/bc.v20i1.714

18. Canine babesiosis: A literature review of prevalence, distribution, and diagnosis in Latin America and the Caribbean

Author:
Jesús Alonso Panti-May; Roger Iván Rodríguez-Vivas
Source:
Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports 2020 v.21 pp. 100417
ISSN:
2405-9390
Subject:
Babesia caballi; Babesia canis subsp. vogeli; babesiosis; blood; dogs; microscopy; parasites; veterinary parasitology; Argentina; Brazil; Caribbean; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Haiti; Latin America; Mexico; Nicaragua; Paraguay; Peru; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela
Abstract:
... Canine babesiosis is a tick-borne disease with worldwide distribution and global significance. Traditionally, canine babesiosis was caused by B. canis (large Babesia) and B. gibsoni (small Babesia) based on cytological examination of stained blood smears. Currently, molecular techniques have demonstrated that several Babesia species infect dogs: B. canis, B. vogeli, and B. rossi (large forms) and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vprsr.2020.100417

19. Deep-sea Coral Taxonomy Workshop, Colombia 2019

Author:
Luisa F Dueñas; Cristina Cedeño-Posso; Juan Armando Sanchez; Santiago Herrera
Source:
Research Ideas and Outcomes 2020 v.6 pp. e53181
ISSN:
2367-7163
Subject:
Gorgoniidae; Plexauridae; corals; databases; new species; research; Caribbean; Colombia; Latin America
Abstract:
... Corals are some of the conspicuous taxa in deep-sea ecosystems. Yet, characterizing coral diversity is difficult and requires a combination of both morphological and genetic data. Many leading coral taxonomy experts are close-to retirement or have already retired. It is now imperative that the hands-on expertise that these taxonomists have – much of which is not captured in manuscripts or books – ...
DOI:
10.3897/rio.6.e53181

20. Ecosystem services in urban ecological infrastructure of Latin America and the Caribbean: How do they contribute to urban planning?

Author:
Luz Piedad Romero-Duque; Jenny M. Trilleras; Fabiana Castellarini; Sandra Quijas
Source:
Science of the total environment 2020 v.728 pp. 138780
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
economic analysis; ecosystem services; ecosystems; environment; infrastructure; sustainable development; urban areas; Argentina; Brazil; Caribbean; Chile; Colombia; Latin America; Mexico
Abstract:
... We developed a conceptual framework that describes the key role of ecosystem services in urban ecological infrastructure. From this framework we analyze how research on ecosystem services has been addressed in cities of Latin America and the Caribbean, in order to discuss their incorporation into policies of urban planning, in the context of nature-based solutions and sustainable development goals ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138780

21. Genotype distribution of Group A rotavirus in children before and after massive vaccination in Latin America and the Caribbean: Systematic review

Author:
Juan Ignacio Degiuseppe; Juan Andrés Stupka
Source:
Vaccine 2020 v.38 no.4 pp. 733-740
ISSN:
0264-410X
Subject:
Rotavirus A; children; ecology; genetic variation; genotype; monitoring; mutants; neutralizing antibodies; systematic review; vaccination; vaccines; Argentina; Brazil; Caribbean; Colombia; Latin America; Nicaragua; Venezuela
Abstract:
... During the last decade, most of Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) countries have implemented oral live rotavirus vaccines in their national vaccination programs with remarkable results. However, it has been suggested that massive vaccination could lead to the replacement of circulating genotypes or the emergence of new variants or neutralizing antibodies escape mutants, which may reduce the e ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.11.017

22. Risk factors and fetal outcomes for preeclampsia in a Colombian cohort

Author:
Paola Ayala-Ramírez; Natalia Serrano; Viviana Barrera; Juan Pablo Bejarano; Jaime Luis Silva; Rodolfo Martínez; Fabian Gil; Mercedes Olaya-C; Reggie García-Robles
Source:
Heliyon 2020 v.6 no.9 pp. e05079
ISSN:
2405-8440
Subject:
diabetes; folic acid; gestational age; models; morbidity; obesity; pre-eclampsia; pregnancy; public policy; weight gain; Caribbean; Colombia; Latin America
Abstract:
... In Latin America and the Caribbean, hypertensive pregnancy disorders are responsible for almost 26% of all maternal deaths [1] and, in Colombia, they account for 59% of all severe maternal morbidity (SMM) cases, and 59.7% of all SMM cases in adolescents [2]. One of the most important hypertensive pregnancy disorders is preeclampsia (PE). Lives can be saved, if PE is prevented, or detected early an ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05079

23. Spread of SARS-CoV-2 through Latin America and the Caribbean region: A look from its economic conditions, climate and air pollution indicators

Author:
Tomás R. Bolaño-Ortiz; Yiniva Camargo-Caicedo; Salvador Enrique Puliafito; María Florencia Ruggeri; Sindy Bolaño-Diaz; Romina Pascual-Flores; Jorge Saturno; Sergio Ibarra-Espinosa; Olga L. Mayol-Bracero; Elvis Torres-Delgado; Francisco Cereceda-Balic
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.191 pp. 109938
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
COVID-19 infection; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; air pollution; air quality; climate; decision making; mortality; poverty; qualitative analysis; rain; relative humidity; research; social inequality; temperature; wind speed; Argentina; Brazil; Caribbean; Chile; Colombia; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Latin America; Mexico; Puerto Rico
Abstract:
... We have evaluated the spread of SARS-CoV-2 through Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region by means of a correlation between climate and air pollution indicators, namely, average temperature, minimum temperature, maximum temperature, rainfall, average relative humidity, wind speed, and air pollution indicators PM₁₀, PM₂.₅, and NO₂ with the COVID-19 daily new cases and deaths. The study focuse ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109938

24. The regulatory current status of plant breeding technologies in some Latin American and the Caribbean countries

Author:
Andrés Gatica-Arias
Source:
Plant cell, tissue, and organ culture 2020 v.141 no.2 pp. 229-242
ISSN:
0167-6857
Subject:
biotechnology; gene editing; genetically modified organisms; genome; plant breeding; researchers; surveys; Argentina; Brazil; Caribbean; Chile; Colombia; Guatemala; Honduras; Latin America; Paraguay
Abstract:
... Precision biotechnologies have appeared on the horizon resulting in a plethora of possibilities to modify the genome of different organisms with relatively easy application, low cost, and high precision. These technologies make it possible to work with a very simple biological system and have great potential for medicine, and agriculture. Latin American is embracing the technology and researchers ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11240-020-01799-1

25. Agroecological practices to support tropical livestock farming systems: a Caribbean and Latin American perspective

Author:
Gisele Alexandre; Lylian Rodriguez; Javier Arece; José Delgadillo; Gary Wayne Garcia; Kurt Habermeier; André M. Almeida; Audrey Fanchone; Jean-Luc Gourdine; Harry Archimède
Source:
Tropical animal health and production 2021 v.53 no.1 pp. 111
ISSN:
0049-4747
Subject:
agroecology; animal health; biodiversity; case studies; dairy industry; dietary supplements; energy; farms; livestock; milk production; reproduction; society; Caribbean; Colombia; Haiti; Latin America
Abstract:
... With global climate changes currently occurring, and particularly given the severe energy and food shortages occurring throughout tropical regions, agroecological (AE) systems are drawing renewed attention as an efficient alternative to intensive models of production, particularly unsuitable in regions of the world such as the Caribbean or Latin America. There is a pressing need to focus on livest ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11250-020-02537-7

26. Marine protected areas in Latin America and Caribbean threatened by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Author:
Beatriz Zachello Nunes; Eliete Zanardi-Lamardo; Rodrigo Brasil Choueri; Ítalo Braga Castro
Source:
Environmental pollution 2021 v.269 pp. 116194
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
biosphere; georeferencing; pollution; risk; sediments; toxicity; Argentina; Brazil; Caribbean; Colombia; Latin America; Mexico; Nicaragua; Uruguay
Abstract:
... The present study is a literature-based analysis investigating occurrence and the possible consequences of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in marine protected areas (MPAs) of Latin America and Caribbean. The approach using overlapping of georeferenced MPA polygons with data compiled from peer-reviewed literature, published during the last 15 years, showed 341 records of PAH in 9 countries. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116194

27. Evolution of breastfeeding indicators and early introduction of foods in Latin American and Caribbean countries in the decades of 1990, 2000 and 2010

Author:
Camila Abadia Rodrigues Meira; Gabriela Buccini; Catarina Machado Azeredo; Wolney Lisbôa Conde; Ana Elisa Madalena Rinaldi
Source:
International breastfeeding journal 2022 v.17 no.1 pp. 32
ISSN:
1746-4358
Subject:
bottle feeding; breast feeding; evolution; infant formulas; liquids; milk; rural areas; time series analysis; urban areas; Bolivia; Caribbean; Colombia; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Haiti; Latin America; Peru
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Early introduction of liquid/solid food before 6 months of age is one of the major barriers to exclusive breastfeeding. Our objective was to analyze the evolution of infant feeding practices for infants under 6 months of age in Latin American and Caribbean countries in the decades of 1990, 2000 and 2010. METHOD: Cross-sectional time series study with data from Demographic and Health Su ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13006-022-00477-6

28. First Report of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 Causing Fusarium Wilt in Cavendish Bananas in Peru

Author:
R. Acuña; M. Rouard; A. M. Leiva; C. Marques; J. A. Olortegui; C. Ureta; R. M. Cabrera-Pintado; J. C. Rojas; D. Lopez-Alvarez; A. Cenci; W. J. Cuellar; M. Dita
Source:
Plant disease 2022 v.106 no.8 pp. 2268
ISSN:
0191-2917
Subject:
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense; Fusarium wilt; Musa; Panama disease; bananas; chemistry; diagnostic techniques; discoloration; farms; fungi; genes; industry; leaves; nanopores; nucleotide sequences; pathogenicity; pests; plant protection; plantlets; quarantine; xylem; Brazil; Caribbean; Colombia; Ecuador; Latin America; Middle East; Mozambique; Peru; South Asia
Abstract:
... Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (Foc TR4), the causal agent of Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB), is currently the major threat to the banana industry worldwide (Dita et al. 2018). Restricted to South Asia for more than 20 years, Foc TR4 has spread in the last years to the Middle East, Mozambique, and Colombia (García-Bastidas et al. 2020; https://pestdisplace.org/embed/news/map/dise ...
DOI:
10.1094/PDIS-09-21-1951-PDN

29. Mitogenomic phylogenetics and population genetics of several taxa of agouties (Dasyprocta sp., Dasyproctidae, Rodentia): molecular nonexistence of some claimed endemic taxa

Author:
Manuel Ruiz-García; Ana María Cáceres; Kelly Luengas-Villamil; Enzo Aliaga-Rossel; Horacio Zeballos; Michele D. Singh; Joseph Mark Shostell
Source:
Mammal research 2022 v.67 no.3 pp. 367-397
ISSN:
2199-2401
Subject:
Miocene epoch; Neotropics; Pleistocene epoch; animal proteins; color; founder effect; genetic variation; haplotypes; humans; indigenous species; mitochondria; mitochondrial genome; polyphyly; population growth; research; rodents; Amazonia; Brazil; Caribbean; Colombia; Ecuador; Honduras; Latin America; Panama; Peru; Trinidad and Tobago
Abstract:
... Some neotropical rodents are of special interest because they are an important source of animal protein for human indigenous populations throughout Latin America. This is the case of the genus Dasyprocta (agouties). However, we still do not know how many species, taxa, or lineages are within Dasyprocta. To address this issue, we analyzed the complete mitogenomes of 93 specimens in addition to thre ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13364-022-00626-6

30. Promoting immunization equity in Latin America and the Caribbean: Case studies, lessons learned, and their implication for COVID-19 vaccine equity

Author:
Isabella L. Chan; Robin Mowson; Juan Pedro Alonso; Javier Roberti; Marcela Contreras; Martha Velandia-González
Source:
Vaccine 2022 v.40 no.13 pp. 1977-1986
ISSN:
0264-410X
Subject:
COVID-19 infection; Papillomaviridae; World Health Organization; case studies; education; immunization; society; stakeholders; vaccines; Bolivia; Caribbean; Colombia; Guyana; Latin America
Abstract:
... In 2020, the World Health Organization launched the Immunization Agenda 2030: A Global Strategy to Leave No One Behind, which prioritizes high equitable immunization coverage at the national level and in all districts. Achieving high and homogenous immunization coverage, which is all the more important within the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine rollout, requires the strengthen ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.02.051