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Pilar Aparicio
Researcher at Carlos III Health Institute
Publications - 31
Citations - 1539
Pilar Aparicio is an academic researcher from Carlos III Health Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Visceral leishmaniasis & Population. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 29 publications receiving 1362 citations. Previous affiliations of Pilar Aparicio include World Health Organization.
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The Relationship between Leishmaniasis and AIDS: the Second 10 Years
Jorge Alvar,Pilar Aparicio,Abraham Aseffa,Margriet den Boer,Carmen Cañavate,Jean-Pierre Dedet,Luigi Gradoni,Rachel ter Horst,Rogelio López-Vélez,Javier Moreno +9 more
TL;DR: Based on the previous experience of 20 years of coinfection in Europe, this review focuses on the management of Leishmania-HIV-coinfected patients in low-income countries where leishmaniasis is endemic.
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Kala-Azar Outbreak in Libo Kemkem, Ethiopia: Epidemiologic and Parasitologic Assessment
Jorge Alvar,Seife Bashaye,Daniel Argaw,Israel Cruz,Pilar Aparicio,Askal Kassa,Giannos Orfanos,Fernando Parreño,Olusegan Babaniyi,Nigussu Gudeta,Carmen Cañavate,Caryn Bern +11 more
TL;DR: Local transmission resulted from multiple introductions, is now well established, and will be difficult to eradicate.
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Risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis in a new epidemic site in Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Seife Bashaye,Nohelly Nombela,Daniel Argaw,Abate Mulugeta,Mercè Herrero,Javier Nieto,Carmen Chicharro,Carmen Cañavate,Pilar Aparicio,Iván D. Vélez,Jorge Alvar,Caryn Bern +11 more
TL;DR: In multivariable analyses of 171 matched case-control pairs, dog ownership, sleeping under an acacia tree during the day, and habitually sleeping outside at night were associated with significantly increased risk of visceral leishmaniasis.
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Epidemiological changes in leishmaniasis in Spain according to hospitalization-based records, 1997-2011: raising awareness towards leishmaniasis in non-HIV patients.
Zaida Herrador,Alin Gherasim,B. Carolina Jimenez,Maria del sol Granados,Juan Victor San Martin,Pilar Aparicio +5 more
TL;DR: A significant increase of hospitalization in the absence of HIV co-infection is suggested, with a predomination of VL, and clinicians in Spain should be aware of leishmaniasis not only in the HIV population but also in non HIV patients, especially for those having immunosuppression as an associate condition.
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Natural history of a visceral leishmaniasis outbreak in highland Ethiopia.
Mercè Herrero,Giannos Orfanos,Daniel Argaw,Abate Mulugeta,Pilar Aparicio,Fernando Parreño,Oscar Bernal,Daniel Rubens,Jaime Pedraza,María Angeles Lima,Laurence Flevaud,Pedro Pablo Palma,Seife Bashaye,Jorge Alvar,Caryn Bern +14 more
TL;DR: The VL epidemic expanded rapidly over a several-year period, culminating in an epidemic peak in the last third of 2005, spread over two districts, and transformed into a sustained endemic situation by 2007.