ANNOUNCEMENTS

Department of Parasitology

Vision

The Department of Parasitology will take a lead role in the teaching, training and research of parasitic diseases and their control.

Mission

The mission of the Department of Parasitokogy states four goals namely, (1) to provide education and training in all aspects of parasitic diseases and their vectors, (2)to conduct basic and applied researches in parasistic diseases and vector control, (3)to provide laboratory services in the diagnosis of parasitic diseases, and (4)to provide extension services in the planning, implementation and evaluation of parasitic disease control program.

Faculty and Staff

Department Chair
Lydia R. Leonardo, MS, DrPH

Professors
Vicente Y. Belizario, MD, MTM&H
Lilian A. de las Llagas, MScTM, PhD, LLB
Winifreda U. De Leon, MPH
Lydia R. Leonardo, MS, DrPH
Pilarita T. Rivera, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Arlene G. Bertuso, MS, PhD

Assistant Professors
Juan Antonio A. Solon, MD, MSc, DTM&H
Maria Sonia S. Salamat, MD, FPCP, DPSMID

Research Extension and Professional Staff
Myra S. Misitca, MPH
Elena A. Villacorte, MSc

Administrative Personnel
Rizza D. Florentino
Gregorio N. Leaño

Degree Progams

Training Program

Intensive Training Course in Diagnostic Parasitology
Training Course in Insect Allergy

Researches

A multicenter, randomized doubleblind parallel group study to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of Oxibendazole versus Mebendazole
A study on the Environmental Dererminants of Malaria and Schistosomiasis through the Application of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System
A Study of the Genetic Factors Associated with the Pathogenesis of Schistosomiasis japonica in the Philippines
Alternative MDG Report on Malaria Project
Baseline Assessment for the Integrated Soil Transmitted Helminths Control Program
Baseline Prevalence Survey for the National Objectives for Health
Baseline Survey for the National Objectives for Health
Baseline Survey of Schistomiasis in the Mindanao
Baseline Survey of Schistomiasis in the Visayas
Biased Distribution of Entamoeba in the Philippines
Burden of Disease of Dengue
Burden of Disease of Malaria
Case Study in Camp Management Practices in an Evacuation Camp in Albay during the Mt. Mayon Volcaninc Eruption of 2006
Cost Analysis of MDA for the Elimination of Lympathic Filiraisis in the Philippines
Efficacy and safety of praziquantel 40 mg/kg and 60 mg/kg for treatment of Schistosomiasis japonicum in the Philippines
Efficacy and safety of praziquantel vs. triclabendazole in the treatment of pulmonary paragonimiasis
Field investigation into Vector Ecology of Japanese encephalitis and West Nile Virus
Genetic Characterization of Virulent Plasmodium falciparum
Immune Programming
Intestinal Helminths of Anemia/Vitamin A Deficiency
Iron-Pan Study
Laboratory Evaluation ande Development of Best Formulation of Botanical Molluscicides Againts Oncomelania hupensis qudrasi
Malaria and Mosquito Vectors in Disaster Prone Areas in the Philippines
National Baseline Survey on the Prevalence of Schistosomiasis japonica in the Philippines
Optimization of Prazi through School-based Targeted Treatment for Control of Schistosoma japnicu
School-based Control of Intestinal Helminthiasis in Cebu City-Baseline Assessment and Monitoring
School-based Control of Intestinal Helminthiasis in Three Districts of Cavite - Baseline Assessment and Monitoring
Situational Analysis of Soil Transmitted Helminth Control in the Philippines
The Family Health Empowerment Model (FHEM): The FAO-Integrated Pest Management Farmers Field School(FAOI-IPM FFS) for Japanese Encephalitis Prevention and Control (A Pilot Project)
The use of the In-vitro method and PCR in monitoring Chloroquine resistance
Therapeutic Efficacy Surveillance of Antimalarial in Agusan del Sur
VA Immunology

Publications

Rivera PT, "Rivera WL, Escueta AD, Villacorte EA, Limlangan ET, Lazaro CM, and Kanbara M(2007). Prevalence of serologically positive amebic liver abscess cases in the Philippines, Acta Medica Philippina, 41 (2):31-36
Iwagami M., Taguchi N., Angluben R.U., Escueta A.S., Villacorte EA, Rivera, Pt, Kano, S. Kawazu, S. (2007) Evaluation of Blood Preservation Methods in the Performance of the WHO in vitro micro test for Plasmodium falciparum in the Field. Tropical Medicine and Health, Vol. 35 (4) pp. 337-341
Iwagami M, Hatabu T., Kawazu S, Escueta AS, Villacorte EA, Rivera, PT and Kano S. Phylogenetic Relationship of Plasmodium falciparum population in the Philippines. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, (2008); 39(2): 202-204
Angluben RU, Trudeau M, Kano S and Rivera PT. Kilusan Ligtas Malaria:Advancing Social Mobilization Towards Sustainable Malaria Control in the Province of Palawan. Tropical Medicine and Health (2008); 36(1): 45-49
Leonardo, LR, Rivera PT, Saniel, OP, Villacorte EA,Crisostomo B, Hernandez L and et al. Prevalence Survey of Schistosomiasis in Mindanao and the Visayas, the Philippines. (2008). Parasitology International (In press, also available online)
Zhou, X.N., Leonardo, L.R.,Acosta, L.P., Johansen, M.V., Willingham, A.L., and Olveda, R.M. (2007) Schistosomiasis and Other Zoonosis in Sout East Asia - Meeting Report of the 6^th Regional Network for Asian Schistosomiasis. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 38: 406-409
Leonardo, LR, Crisostomo B.A., Solon, JA, Rivera, PT, and Villasper JM(2007). Geographic Information Systems in Health Research and Services Delivery in the Philippines. Geospatial Health, 1 (2) pp. 147-155
Maramag CC, Tengco LW, Rayco-Solon P, Solon, JA, Maglalang HC, Solon FS. Stability of Iodine in Iodized fresh and aged salt expose to simulated market conditions. Food Nutr Bull. 2007; 28; 412-418
Darboe MK, Thurnham DI, Morgan G. Adegbola RA, Secka O, Solon JA, Jackson SJ, Northrop-Clewes C, Fulford TJ, Doherty CP, Prentice AM. Effectiveness of an early supplementation scheme of high-dose vitamin A versus standard WHO protocol in Gambian mothers and infants: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. (2007); 369:2088-2096.
Ghattas H, Wallace DI, Solon JA, Henson SM, Zhang Y., Ngom PT, Aspinall R, Morgan G, Griffin GE, Prentice AM, Macallan DC((2007) Long-term effects of perinatal nutrition on T-lymphocyte kinetics in young Gambian men. AM J Clin Nutr 85:480-487.
Cross JH and Belizario, VY (2007) Capillariasis. In: Food-Borne parasitic zoonoses, fish and plant-borne parasites, edited by K. Darwin Murrel and Bernard Fried. Vol. 11 of World Class Parasites, ed. Samuel Black and J. Richard Seed. 209-232. New Hork: Springer Science + Business Media. LCC.
Belizario, VY, Amarillo MLE, Martinex RM, Mallari AO and Tai CM (2007) Resurgence of schistosomiasis japonicum in school children in Agusan del Sur, Philippines: opportunities for control in the school setting. Acta Medica Philippina 41 (2): 9-14.
Mistica MS, Delas Llagas LA and Bertuso A. Dengue mosquito ovitrapping and preventive fogging trials in the Philippines. The Philippine Entomologist (2008); 21(2) ISSN 0048: 136-145
Yagushi O, Chiharu A, Wej C, Delas Llagas, LA, Hiroyuki T. Phylogenetic analysis of the three sub-genera: Asiosimulium, Daviesellum and Wallacellium, of the genus Simulium s. endemic in the
Belizario, VY, Amarillo MLE, Martinez RM, Mallari AO and Tai CM (2007) Efficacy and Safety og 40 mg/kg vs. 60 mg/kg single doses of praziquantel in the treatment of schistosomiasis, Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 3(2008): 27-34
Belizario, VY, and Anastacio MM. (2007) Challenges in the control of food and water borne parasitoses in the Philippines, Acta Medica Philippina, 41(1):54-58
Belizario, VY, Geronilla GG, Anastacio MM, De Leon, WU, Suba-an AP, Sebastian AC and Bangs MJ (2007) Echinostorna malayanum Infection, the Philippines, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 13(7): 1130-1131
Belizario, VY, Mallari AO, De Leon, WU and Lucero AC (2007) Assessment of the efficacy, safety and tolerability of praziquantel and triclabendazole in the treatment of paragonimiasis, Southeast Asian
Goldman AS, Guisinger VH, Aikins M, Amarillo ML, Belizario,VY, Garshong B, Gyapong J, Kabali C, Kamal HA, Kanjilal S, Kyelem D, Lizardo J., Malecela M., Mubyazi G, Nitiema PA, Ramzy RM, Streit TG, Wallace A, Brady MA, Rheingans R, Ottesen EA, Haddix AC. (2007) National mass drug administration costs for lymphatic filariasis elimination. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 1(1):e67.