Incidence of acute mountain sickness and healthcare related behaviors among travelers to Cusco, Peru

Roberto Pineda-Reyes; Rana Lahham; Sophia Quinones; Spencer J Glenn; Maria Luisa Morales; Karen Mozo; Miguel M Cabada

doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101859

Incidence of acute mountain sickness and healthcare related behaviors among travelers to Cusco, Peru

Travel Med Infect Dis. 2020 Sep-Oct:37:101859. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101859. Epub 2020 Aug 27.

Authors

Roberto Pineda-Reyes¹, Rana Lahham², Sophia Quinones³, Spencer J Glenn⁴, Maria Luisa Morales⁵, Karen Mozo⁶, Miguel M Cabada⁷

Affiliations

¹ Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia and University of Texas Medical Branch Collaborative Research Center - Cusco, Jr. Jose Carlos Mariategui J-6, Wanchaq, 08002, Cusco, Peru; Sede Cusco - Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Av. Honorio Delgado 430, San Martin de Porres, 15102, Lima, Peru. Electronic address: repineda1@gmail.com.
² School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX, 77555, USA. Electronic address: ralahham@utmb.edu.
³ School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX, 77555, USA. Electronic address: sbquinon@utmb.edu.
⁴ School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX, 77555, USA. Electronic address: spglenn@utmb.edu.
⁵ Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia and University of Texas Medical Branch Collaborative Research Center - Cusco, Jr. Jose Carlos Mariategui J-6, Wanchaq, 08002, Cusco, Peru; Sede Cusco - Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Av. Honorio Delgado 430, San Martin de Porres, 15102, Lima, Peru. Electronic address: malu.morales.fernandez@gmail.com.
⁶ Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia and University of Texas Medical Branch Collaborative Research Center - Cusco, Jr. Jose Carlos Mariategui J-6, Wanchaq, 08002, Cusco, Peru; Sede Cusco - Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Av. Honorio Delgado 430, San Martin de Porres, 15102, Lima, Peru. Electronic address: karenzit@hotmail.com.
⁷ Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia and University of Texas Medical Branch Collaborative Research Center - Cusco, Jr. Jose Carlos Mariategui J-6, Wanchaq, 08002, Cusco, Peru; Sede Cusco - Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Av. Honorio Delgado 430, San Martin de Porres, 15102, Lima, Peru; Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd., Route 0435, Galveston, TX, 77555, USA. Electronic address: micabada@utmb.edu.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Altitude Sickness* / epidemiology
Delivery of Health Care
Humans
Incidence
Peru / epidemiology