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Jacinto Convit

Jacinto Convit García (11 September 1913 – 12 May 2014) was a Venezuelan physician and scientist, known for developing a vaccine to prevent leprosy and his studies to treat cancer. He played a role in founding Venezuela's National Institute of Biomedicine and held many leprosy-related positions. Among Convit's many honors for his work on leprosy and tropical diseases was Spain's Prince of Asturias Award in the Scientific and Technical Research category and France's Legion of Honor. In 1988, Convit was nominated for a Nobel Prize in Medicine for his experimental anti-leprosy vaccine. Provided by Wikipedia

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Fighting leprosy and other endemic diseases

by Jacinto Convit
Published 2002-07-01

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Fighting leprosy and other endemic diseases

by Jacinto Convit
Published 2002-07-01

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Isolation of Leishmania infantum, zymodeme MON-1 from canine and human visceral leishmaniasis on Margarita Island, Venezuela

by Olga Zerpa, Francine Pratlong, Marian Ulrich, Jacinto Convit
Published 2001-10-01

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Serologic follow-up of IgG responses against recombinant mycobacterial proteins ML0405, ML2331 and LID-1 in a leprosy hyperendemic area in Venezuela

by Elsa Rada, Malcolm S Duthie, Steven G Reed, Nacarid Aranzazu, Jacinto Convit
Published 2012-12-01

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Cotton Rats (Sigmodon hispidus) and Black Rats (Rattus rattus) as Possible Reservoirs of Leishmania spp. in Lara State, Venezuela

by Hector De Lima, Zoraya De Guglielmo, Armando Rodríguez, Jacinto Convit, Noris Rodriguez
Published 2002-03-01

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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Warao lineage communities of Delta Amacuro State, Venezuela

by Diana Ortiz, María Eugenia Cavazza, Orquídea Rodríguez, Isabel Hagel, María Correnti, Jacinto Convit
Published 2003-09-01

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Therapy of Venezuelan patients with severe mucocutaneous or early lesions of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis with a vaccine containing pasteurized Leishmania promastigotes and baci...

by Jacinto Convit, Marian Ulrich, María Argelia Polegre, Angela Avila, Noris Rodríguez, Maria Ilina Mazzedo, Belkis Blanco
Published 2004-02-01

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Epidemiological aspects of human and canine visceral leishmaniasis in Venezuela

by Olga Zerpa, Marian Ulrich, Rafael Borges, Vestalia Rodríguez, Marta Centeno, Emilia Negrón, Doris Belizario, Jacinto Convit
Published 2003-04-01

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Epidemiological and immunological aspects of human visceral leishmaniasis on Margarita Island, Venezuela

by Olga Zerpa, Marian Ulrich, Margarita Benitez, Concepción Ávila, Vestalia Rodríguez, Marta Centeno, Doris Belizario, Steven G Reed, Jacinto Convit
Published 2002-12-01

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