Juan Macalupu

Biographic Data

ID9001678
NAMEJuan Macalupu
GIVEN NAMESJuan
FAMILY NAMEMacalupu
SIGNATUREMACALUPU J
AFFILIATIONSUniversidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
ORCID0000-0002-2411-0277
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Women’s knowledge, attitudes and practices related to mother-to-child transmission of HTLV-1 in Peru

    Open AccessJuan Macalupu, Francesca Ginocchio et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus type 1 (HTLV-1) can be transmitted from mother to child through breastfeeding and increases the risk of mortality and morbidity from inflammatory, infectious and neoplastic diseases. Short-duration breastfeeding or exclusive formula feeding reduces transmission. In Peru, where breastfeeding is common and populations affected by HTLV-1 lack access to safe water and sewage, which hinders control, understanding women’…

  • Optimizing healthcare for blood donors at risk of transfusion-transmissible infections

    Open AccessJuan Macalupu, Elsa González-Lagos et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2025

    In the Peruvian Amazon, a significant proportion of replacement blood donors test reactive for HIV, HTLV-1/2, and other transfusion-transmissible infections but often receive no subsequent care. Optimizing healthcare for these individuals can mitigate adverse outcomes by enabling early diagnosis and management. Effective coordination between Blood Bank and Infectious Diseases services is essential to provide comprehensive care. To address this ch…