Héctor Gabriel Avila

Dr. Héctor Gabriel Avila


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Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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28 December 2015 in Tropical Medicine & International Health
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MCMarcela Cucher
Marcela Cucher
NMNatalia Macchiaroli
Natalia Macchiaroli
GBGermán Baldi
Germán Baldi
Federico CamiciaFederico Camicia
Federico Camicia
LPLaura Prada
Laura Prada
LKLaura Kamenetzky
Laura Kamenetzky

1 June 2017 in Parasitology International
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HAHéctor Gabriel Avila
Héctor Gabriel Avila
GSGuilherme B. Santos
Guilherme B. Santos
MCMarcela Cucher
Marcela Cucher
NMNatalia Macchiaroli
Natalia Macchiaroli
MPmatias gaston perez
matias gaston perez
LKLaura Kamenetzky
Laura Kamenetzky

1 June 2017 in Veterinary Parasitology
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JAJuan Pablo Arrabal
Juan Pablo Arrabal
HAHéctor Gabriel Avila
Héctor Gabriel Avila
MRMaria Romina Rivero
Maria Romina Rivero
Federico CamiciaFederico Camicia
Federico Camicia
MSMartin Miguel Salas
Martin Miguel Salas
LKLaura Kamenetzky
Laura Kamenetzky

1 January 2020 in Veterinary Parasitology
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HAHéctor Gabriel Avila
Héctor Gabriel Avila
CMCecilia Mozzoni
Cecilia Mozzoni
MTMarcos David Trangoni
Marcos David Trangoni
SCSilvio Lorenzo Pedro Cravero
Silvio Lorenzo Pedro Cravero
VPVerónica Mirtha Pérez
Verónica Mirtha Pérez
MRMARA CECILIA ROSENZVIT
MARA CECILIA ROSENZVIT

17 February 2021 in Parasitology
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HAHéctor Gabriel Avila
Héctor Gabriel Avila
MRMarikena Guadalupe Risso
Marikena Guadalupe Risso
PRPaula Ruybal
Paula Ruybal
SRSilvia Analía Repetto
Silvia Analía Repetto
MBMarcos Javier Butti
Marcos Javier Butti
MPMaría Victoria Periago
María Victoria Periago
Toxocariasis is a zoonotic disease caused mainly by Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati and diagnosis in dogs and cats is an important tool for its control. For this reason, a new coprological loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay was developed for the simultaneous detection of these species. The primer set was designed on a region of the mitochondrial cox-1 gene. Amplification conditions were evaluated using a temperature gradient (52°C to 68°C), different incubation times (15–120 min), and different concentrations of malachite green dye (0.004–0.4% w/v). The analytical sensitivity was evaluated with serial dilutions of genomic DNA from T. canis and T. cati adult worms, and with serial dilutions of DNA extracted from feces using a low-cost in-house method. The specificity was evaluated using genomic DNA from Canis lupus familiaris, Felis catus, Escherichia coli, Toxascaris leonina, Ancylostoma caninum, Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto and Taenia hydatigena. The LAMP assay applied to environmental fecal samples from an endemic area showed an analytical sensitivity of 10–100 fg of genomic DNA and 10−5 serial dilutions of DNA extracted from feces using the low-cost in-house method; with a specificity of 100%. Additionally, the total development of the assay was carried out in a basic laboratory and per-reaction reagent cost decreased by ~80%. This new, low-cost tool can help identify the most common agents of toxocariasis in endemic areas in order to manage prevention strategies without having to rely on a laboratory with sophisticated equipment.

13 June 2016 in Parasite Immunology
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TPThelma Veronica Poggio
Thelma Veronica Poggio
OJOscar Jensen
Oscar Jensen
MMMafalda Mossello
Mafalda Mossello
JIJorge Iriarte
Jorge Iriarte
HAHéctor Gabriel Avila
Héctor Gabriel Avila
DHDavid Heath
David Heath