Full Member
Magaly Blas
Membership since:
2025
Field of activity:
Awards
Degrees:
2008
Doctorate Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
Epidemiology
Publications resulting from Research
1. Blas M, Bravo F, Castillo W, Castillo WJ, Ballona R, Navarro P, Catacora J, Cairampoma R, Gotuzzo E. Norwegian Scabies in Peru: The Impact of Human T Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type I Infection. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2005 Jun;72(6):855-7.
2. Blas M, Bravo F, Gotuzzo E, Castillo W, Cairampoma R. Norwegian Scabies and Tropical Spastic Paraparesis in HTLV-1-Infected Patients. Report of 3 Cases and Literature Review. Rev. Soc. Peruana Med. Inter. 16(3) 2003.
3. Alva I, Blas M, De Los Santos V, Grados F, Gutierrez M. Prevalence of Vitamin A Deficiency in Children Under 5 Years Old in a Rural Community of the Peruvian Jungle. Paediatrica 2004; 6(1): 7-12.
4. Hsieh EJ, Blas MM, La Rosa Roca S, Garcia PJ. Sexually transmitted infections and private physicians in Peru, 2003. Rev Panam Salud Pública. 2006 Oct;20(4):223-229.
5. Blas MM, Canchihuaman FA, Alva IE, Hawes SE. Pregnancy outcomes in women infected with Chlamydia trachomatis: a population-based cohort study in Washington State. Sex Trans Infect. 2007;83:314-318.
6. Curioso WH, Blas MM, Nodell B, Alva IE, Kurth AE. Opportunities for providing web-based interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections in Peru. PLoS Med. 2007 Feb; 4(2):e11.
7. Blas MM, Alva IE, Cabello R, Garcia PJ, Carcamo C, Redmon M, Kimball AM, Ryan R, Kurth AE. Internet as a tool to access high-risk men who have sex with men from a resource-constrained setting: a study from Peru. Sex Transm Infect. 2007 Dec; 83(7):567-70.
8. Curioso WH, Blas MM. Internet, Addiction, Cybersex and Sexually Transmited Infections: Fiction or reality?. Rev Med Her 2007; 18(1):52-3.
9. García PJ, Blas MM. Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV: A global and local overview of the epidemics. Rev Med Exp Sal Pub 2007;(3).
10. Alva IE, Blas MM, Garcia PJ, Cabello R, Kimball AM, Holmes KK. Risks and benefits of Internet use among people living with HIV/AIDS in Lima, Peru. Rev Med Exp Sal Pub 2007;(3).
11. Blas MM, Alva IE, Carcamo C, Cabello R , Goodreau SM, Kimball AM, Kurth A. Effect of an online video-based intervention to increase HIV testing in men who have sex with men in Peru. PLoS One. 2010 May 3;5(5):e10448.
12. Curioso WH, Garcia PJ, Castillo GM, Blas MM, Perez-Brumer A, Zimic M, Red QUIPU. Strengthening global health informatics research within the Andean region through international collaboration. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2010; 27(3): 449-57.
13. Brown B, Carcamo C, Blas MM, Valderrama M, and Halsey N. Peruvian Females Sex Workers: understanding HPV and barriers to vaccination. Vaccine 2010 Oct 15.
14. Blas MM, Alva IE, Cabello R, Carcamo C, Kurth AE. Risk Behaviors and Reasons for not Getting Tested for HIV among Men Who Have Sex with Men: An Online Survey in Peru. PLoS One. 2011;6(11):e27334. Epub 2011 Nov 9. PubMed PMID: 22096551; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3212560.
15. Brown B, Blas MM, Cabral A, Carcamo C, Gravitt PE, Halsey N. Oral sex practices, oral human papillomavirus and correlations between oral and cervical human papillomavirus prevalence among female sex workers in Lima, Peru. Int J STD AIDS. 2011 Nov;22(11):655-8. PubMed PMID: 22096051.
16. Blas MM, Curioso WH, Garcia PJ, Zimic M, Carcamo CP, Castagnetto JM, Lescano AG, Lopez DM. Training the biomedical informatics workforce in Latin America: results of a needs assessment. BMJ Open. 2011 Jan 1;1(2):e000233. PubMed PMID: 22080537.
17. Brown B, Blas M, Cabral A, Carcamo C, Gravitt P, Halsey N. Randomized trial of HPV4 vaccine assessing the response to HPV4 vaccine in two schedules among Peruvian female sex workers. Vaccine. 2012;30(13):2309-14. PMID: 22306855. PMCID: PMC3296898.
18. Alva IE, Orellana ER, Blas MM, Bernabe-Ortiz A, Cotrina A, Chiappe M, Kochel TJ, Carcamo CP, García PJ, Zunt JR, Buffardi AL, Montano SM. HTLV-1 and -2 Infections among 10 Indigenous Groups in the Peruvian Amazon. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012;87(5):954-6. PMID: 22964719.
19. Brown B, Blas MM, Cabral A, Byraiah G, Guerra-Giraldez C, Sarabia-Vega V, Carcamo C, Gravitt PE, Halsey NA. Human papillomavirus prevalence, cervical abnormalities and risk factors among female sex workers in Lima, Peru. Int J STD AIDS. 2012 Apr;23(4):242-7.
20. Blas MM, Alva IE, Garcia PJ, Carcamo C, Montano SM, Muñante R, Zunt JR. Association between human papillomavirus and human T-lymphotropic virus in indigenous women from the Peruvian Amazon. PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e44240.
21. Blas MM, Menacho LA, Alva IE, Cabello R, Orellana ER (2013) Motivating Men Who Have Sex with Men to Get Tested for HIV through the Internet and Mobile Phones: A Qualitative Study. PLoS ONE 8(1): e54012.
22. Nureña CR, Brown B, Galea JT, Sánchez H, Blas MM (2013) HPV and Genital Warts among Peruvian Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender People: Knowledge, Attitudes and Treatment Experiences. PLoS ONE 8(3): e58684.
23. Menacho LA, Blas MM, Alva IE, Cabello R, Orellana ER. Short Text Messages to Motivate HIV Testing Among Men Who have Sex with Men: a Qualitative Study in Lima, Peru. The Open AIDS Journal. Open AIDS J. 2013 Apr 05;7:1-6.
24. Brown B, Blas MM, Heidari O, Carcamo C, Halsey NA. Reported Changes in sexual behavior and HPV knowledge in Peruvian female sex workers following participation in an HPV vaccine trial. Int J STD AIDS. 2013 Jul;24(7):531-5.
25. Blas MM, Alva IE, Garcia PJ, Carcamo C, Montano SM, Mori N, Muñante R, Zunt JR. High Prevalence of Human T-lymphotropic virus infection in Indigenous Women from the Peruvian Amazon. PLoS One. 2013 Sep 5;8(9):e73978.
26. Shroff N, Brown B, Kinsler J, Blas M, Carcamo C, Halsey N. Barriers and Facilitators in the Recruitment and Retention of Peruvian Female Sex Workers in a Randomized HPV Vaccine Trial. Vaccine, in press.
27. Low HC, Silver MI, Brown BJ, Leng CY, Blas MM, Gravitt PE, Woo YL. Comparison
of Hybribio GenoArray and Roche human papillomavirus (HPV) Linear Array for HPV
genotyping in anal swab samples. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Dec 10.
28. Soohoo M, Blas M, Byraiah G, Carcamo C, Brown B. Cervical HPV Infection in Female Sex Workers: A Global Perspective. Open AIDS J. 2013 Dec 30;7:58-66.
29. Kinsler JJ, Blas MM, Cabral A, Carcamo C, Halsey N, Brown B. Understanding STI Risk and Condom Use Patterns by Partner Type Among Female Sex Workers in Peru. Open AIDS J. 2014 May 30;8:17-20.
30. Blas MM, Brown B, Menacho L, Alva IE, Silva-Santisteban A, Carcamo C. HPV Prevalence in Multiple Anatomical Sites among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Peru. PLoS One. 2015 Oct 5;10(10):e0139524.
31. Menacho LA, Blas MM. [How to produce a video to promote HIV testing in men who have sex with men?]. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2015 Sep;32(3):519-25. Spanish.
32. García PJ, Egoavil MS, Blas MM, Alvarado-Vásquez E, Curioso WH, Zimic M, Castagnetto JM, Lescano AG, Lopez DM, Cárcamo CP. [Development and institutionalization of the first online certificate and Master Program of Biomedical Informatics in global health in Peru]. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2015 Apr-Jun;32(2):356-60. Spanish.
2. Blas M, Bravo F, Gotuzzo E, Castillo W, Cairampoma R. Norwegian Scabies and Tropical Spastic Paraparesis in HTLV-1-Infected Patients. Report of 3 Cases and Literature Review. Rev. Soc. Peruana Med. Inter. 16(3) 2003.
3. Alva I, Blas M, De Los Santos V, Grados F, Gutierrez M. Prevalence of Vitamin A Deficiency in Children Under 5 Years Old in a Rural Community of the Peruvian Jungle. Paediatrica 2004; 6(1): 7-12.
4. Hsieh EJ, Blas MM, La Rosa Roca S, Garcia PJ. Sexually transmitted infections and private physicians in Peru, 2003. Rev Panam Salud Pública. 2006 Oct;20(4):223-229.
5. Blas MM, Canchihuaman FA, Alva IE, Hawes SE. Pregnancy outcomes in women infected with Chlamydia trachomatis: a population-based cohort study in Washington State. Sex Trans Infect. 2007;83:314-318.
6. Curioso WH, Blas MM, Nodell B, Alva IE, Kurth AE. Opportunities for providing web-based interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections in Peru. PLoS Med. 2007 Feb; 4(2):e11.
7. Blas MM, Alva IE, Cabello R, Garcia PJ, Carcamo C, Redmon M, Kimball AM, Ryan R, Kurth AE. Internet as a tool to access high-risk men who have sex with men from a resource-constrained setting: a study from Peru. Sex Transm Infect. 2007 Dec; 83(7):567-70.
8. Curioso WH, Blas MM. Internet, Addiction, Cybersex and Sexually Transmited Infections: Fiction or reality?. Rev Med Her 2007; 18(1):52-3.
9. García PJ, Blas MM. Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV: A global and local overview of the epidemics. Rev Med Exp Sal Pub 2007;(3).
10. Alva IE, Blas MM, Garcia PJ, Cabello R, Kimball AM, Holmes KK. Risks and benefits of Internet use among people living with HIV/AIDS in Lima, Peru. Rev Med Exp Sal Pub 2007;(3).
11. Blas MM, Alva IE, Carcamo C, Cabello R , Goodreau SM, Kimball AM, Kurth A. Effect of an online video-based intervention to increase HIV testing in men who have sex with men in Peru. PLoS One. 2010 May 3;5(5):e10448.
12. Curioso WH, Garcia PJ, Castillo GM, Blas MM, Perez-Brumer A, Zimic M, Red QUIPU. Strengthening global health informatics research within the Andean region through international collaboration. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2010; 27(3): 449-57.
13. Brown B, Carcamo C, Blas MM, Valderrama M, and Halsey N. Peruvian Females Sex Workers: understanding HPV and barriers to vaccination. Vaccine 2010 Oct 15.
14. Blas MM, Alva IE, Cabello R, Carcamo C, Kurth AE. Risk Behaviors and Reasons for not Getting Tested for HIV among Men Who Have Sex with Men: An Online Survey in Peru. PLoS One. 2011;6(11):e27334. Epub 2011 Nov 9. PubMed PMID: 22096551; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3212560.
15. Brown B, Blas MM, Cabral A, Carcamo C, Gravitt PE, Halsey N. Oral sex practices, oral human papillomavirus and correlations between oral and cervical human papillomavirus prevalence among female sex workers in Lima, Peru. Int J STD AIDS. 2011 Nov;22(11):655-8. PubMed PMID: 22096051.
16. Blas MM, Curioso WH, Garcia PJ, Zimic M, Carcamo CP, Castagnetto JM, Lescano AG, Lopez DM. Training the biomedical informatics workforce in Latin America: results of a needs assessment. BMJ Open. 2011 Jan 1;1(2):e000233. PubMed PMID: 22080537.
17. Brown B, Blas M, Cabral A, Carcamo C, Gravitt P, Halsey N. Randomized trial of HPV4 vaccine assessing the response to HPV4 vaccine in two schedules among Peruvian female sex workers. Vaccine. 2012;30(13):2309-14. PMID: 22306855. PMCID: PMC3296898.
18. Alva IE, Orellana ER, Blas MM, Bernabe-Ortiz A, Cotrina A, Chiappe M, Kochel TJ, Carcamo CP, García PJ, Zunt JR, Buffardi AL, Montano SM. HTLV-1 and -2 Infections among 10 Indigenous Groups in the Peruvian Amazon. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012;87(5):954-6. PMID: 22964719.
19. Brown B, Blas MM, Cabral A, Byraiah G, Guerra-Giraldez C, Sarabia-Vega V, Carcamo C, Gravitt PE, Halsey NA. Human papillomavirus prevalence, cervical abnormalities and risk factors among female sex workers in Lima, Peru. Int J STD AIDS. 2012 Apr;23(4):242-7.
20. Blas MM, Alva IE, Garcia PJ, Carcamo C, Montano SM, Muñante R, Zunt JR. Association between human papillomavirus and human T-lymphotropic virus in indigenous women from the Peruvian Amazon. PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e44240.
21. Blas MM, Menacho LA, Alva IE, Cabello R, Orellana ER (2013) Motivating Men Who Have Sex with Men to Get Tested for HIV through the Internet and Mobile Phones: A Qualitative Study. PLoS ONE 8(1): e54012.
22. Nureña CR, Brown B, Galea JT, Sánchez H, Blas MM (2013) HPV and Genital Warts among Peruvian Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender People: Knowledge, Attitudes and Treatment Experiences. PLoS ONE 8(3): e58684.
23. Menacho LA, Blas MM, Alva IE, Cabello R, Orellana ER. Short Text Messages to Motivate HIV Testing Among Men Who have Sex with Men: a Qualitative Study in Lima, Peru. The Open AIDS Journal. Open AIDS J. 2013 Apr 05;7:1-6.
24. Brown B, Blas MM, Heidari O, Carcamo C, Halsey NA. Reported Changes in sexual behavior and HPV knowledge in Peruvian female sex workers following participation in an HPV vaccine trial. Int J STD AIDS. 2013 Jul;24(7):531-5.
25. Blas MM, Alva IE, Garcia PJ, Carcamo C, Montano SM, Mori N, Muñante R, Zunt JR. High Prevalence of Human T-lymphotropic virus infection in Indigenous Women from the Peruvian Amazon. PLoS One. 2013 Sep 5;8(9):e73978.
26. Shroff N, Brown B, Kinsler J, Blas M, Carcamo C, Halsey N. Barriers and Facilitators in the Recruitment and Retention of Peruvian Female Sex Workers in a Randomized HPV Vaccine Trial. Vaccine, in press.
27. Low HC, Silver MI, Brown BJ, Leng CY, Blas MM, Gravitt PE, Woo YL. Comparison
of Hybribio GenoArray and Roche human papillomavirus (HPV) Linear Array for HPV
genotyping in anal swab samples. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Dec 10.
28. Soohoo M, Blas M, Byraiah G, Carcamo C, Brown B. Cervical HPV Infection in Female Sex Workers: A Global Perspective. Open AIDS J. 2013 Dec 30;7:58-66.
29. Kinsler JJ, Blas MM, Cabral A, Carcamo C, Halsey N, Brown B. Understanding STI Risk and Condom Use Patterns by Partner Type Among Female Sex Workers in Peru. Open AIDS J. 2014 May 30;8:17-20.
30. Blas MM, Brown B, Menacho L, Alva IE, Silva-Santisteban A, Carcamo C. HPV Prevalence in Multiple Anatomical Sites among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Peru. PLoS One. 2015 Oct 5;10(10):e0139524.
31. Menacho LA, Blas MM. [How to produce a video to promote HIV testing in men who have sex with men?]. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2015 Sep;32(3):519-25. Spanish.
32. García PJ, Egoavil MS, Blas MM, Alvarado-Vásquez E, Curioso WH, Zimic M, Castagnetto JM, Lescano AG, Lopez DM, Cárcamo CP. [Development and institutionalization of the first online certificate and Master Program of Biomedical Informatics in global health in Peru]. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2015 Apr-Jun;32(2):356-60. Spanish.