Browsing Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud by Subject "GARRAPATAS"
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Amblyomma scutatum Neumann, 1899 (Ixodida: Ixodidae) parasitizing Ctenosaura similis (Gray, 1831) (Squamata: Iguanidae) in Costa Rica
(RESEARCH NOTE, 2023-07-31)A total of 38 ticks were collected on black spiny-tailed iguana, Ctenosaura similis, in a secondary dry forest from northern lowlands of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. At the time of finding, the animal has not mobility of the ... -
Detección de agentes zoonóticos (Ehrlichia spp., Rickettsia spp., Anaplasma platys y Borrelia burgdorferii s.l.) en garrapatas recolectadas de perros en Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2013)De octubre 2006 a julio del 2007 se recolectaron 165 garrapatas de perros atendidos en clínicas veterinarias ubicadas en el Valle Central (157) y de algunas residencias (8) en cinco provincias de Costa Rica. En el caso ... -
Detection of Rickettsia monacensis and Rickettsia amblyommatis in ticks collected from dogs in Costa Rica and Nicaragua
(Elsevier B.V, 2018-08-04)The neotropical climate of Central America provides ideal conditions for ticks, which may transmit several human pathogens, including spotted-fever group Rickettsia. Dogs may act as sentinels or reservoirs for human tick-borne ... -
Distribución geográfica de garrapatas duras (Parasitiformes: Ixodidae) en ambiente y animales domésticos de diferentes ecotopos en Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2019-08)Durante el 2009 se recolectaron e identificaron garrapatas de ambiente (bosque primario [BP], bosque secundario [BS] y potrero [P]), y garrapatas sobre animales domésticos (bovinos, equinos y caninos), procedentes de ... -
Ectoparasites of dogs in home environments on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica
(Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria, 2012-06)Reports on ectoparasites on dogs in Central America are scarce. The aim of this study was to identify flea, louse and tick species infesting dogs in home environments on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica, and determine ... -
Ehrlichia spp
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-10-31)El objetivo de este vídeo es presentar una breve explicación sobre la ehrlichiosis, enfermedad infecciosa no contagiosa zoonótica, transmitida por garrapatas. Se muestran los síntomas, diagnóstico, tratamiento y prevalencia ... -
Ehrlichiosis y anaplasmosis en Costa Rica
(Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Costa Rica, 2013-07)La ehrlichiosis y la anaplasmosis son enfermedades infecciosas producidas por bacterias de la familia Anaplasmataceae y transmitidas por garrapatas. Ambas afectan, entre otras especies, al hombre, ocasionando sintomatología ... -
ENFERMEDADES RICKETTSIALES
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2024)Los agentes rickettsiales comprenden los incluidos en los géneros Anaplasma, Ehrlichia y Rickettsia. Estos representan importantes patógenos trasmitidos por vectores, principalmente pulgas y garrapatas, (Figura 1) que ... -
Establishment of a minor groove binder-probe based quantitative real time PCR to detect Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and differentiation of Borrelia spielmanii by ospA-specific conventional PCR
(BioMed Central, 2010-08-10)Background: Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl), the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis, is transmitted by ticks of the genus Ixodes as vector. For identification of Borrelia infections in ticks a TaqManTM minor groove ... -
First report of Amblyomma tapirellum Dunn, 1933 (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Costa Rica
(Systematic and Applied Acarology, 2015-07-31)A total of six Amblyomma tapirellum ticks were found for the first time in rainforest from the lowland to the southern Pacific of Costa Rica. Tick identification was carried out by morphology and afterward confirmed by ... -
Free-living hard ticks (Ixodida: Ixodidae) from three different natural environments of Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2021)This paper presents data on free-living ticks collected by flagging and using CO2 traps in three natural areas in Costa Rica: Carara National Park (CNP), Palo Verde National Park (PVNP), and a Private Forest Reserve ... -
Investigan comportamiento de garrapatas en el país
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2016-11)El laboratorio de parasitología de la Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria de la Universidad Nacional (EMV- UNA) ejecuta la investigación “Estacionalidad de poblaciones de garrapatas duras en tres zonas climáticas de Costa ... -
Novel genotype of Ehrlichia canis detected in samples of human blood bank donors in Costa Rica
(Ticks and Tick- borne Diseases, 2017-09-23)This study focuses on the detection and identification of DNA and antibodies to Ehrlichia spp. in samples of blood bank donors in Costa Rica using molecular and serological techniques. Presence of Ehrlichia canis was ... -
Pasantía en el Laboratorio de Parasitología de la Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional y en el Instituto de Parasitología, Universidad de Medicina Veterinaria Hannover
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2023)Esta pasantía se realizó en el Laboratorio de Parasitología de la Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria (EMV), UNA, en Heredia, Costa Rica, del 6 de junio al 1 de septiembre de 2022, para un total de 320 horas de trabajo. ... -
Prevalencia de Anaplasma phagocytophilum y Anaplasma platys en sangre y garrapatas de perros que visitan parques públicos de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2014-03-07)Este estudio reporta por primera vez la prevalencia de A. phagocytophilum y A. platys en perros que visitan los parques públicos de Costa Rica. Se analizaron un total de 408 sueros, 374 sangres y 122 grupos de garrapatas ... -
¿Qué sabemos y qué nos falta estudiar sobre agentes infecciosos transmitidos por garrapatas en Costa Rica?
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2017)Las condiciones propias de un país tropical como Costa Rica representan grandes ventajas para la distribución y actividad de las garrapatas, así como facilita que exista una serie de hospedadores para este tipo de ... -
Rickettsioses in Latin America, Caribbean, Spain and Portugal
(Revista MVZ Córdoba, 2011-05-10)Data on genus and infectious by Rickettsia were retrospectively compiled from the critical review literature regarding all countries in Latin America, Caribbean islands, Portugal and Spain. We considered all Rickettsia ... -
Serology, molecular detection and risk factors of Ehrlichia canis infection in dogs in Costa Rica
(Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2016-10-06)A cross-sectional study combining different serological and molecular techniques for the detection of Ehrlichia species in dogs and their ticks was carried out with data from all regions of Costa Rica. A seroprevalence of ... -
Seroprevalence and current infections of canine vector-borne diseases in Costa Rica
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-06-04)Domestic dogs may carry several vector-borne pathogens, including zoonotic agents, especially in tropical regions like Central America. The epidemiology of these pathogens is prone to change due to urbanization, trade ... -
Seroprevalence and current infections of canine vector-borne diseases in Nicaragua
(Springer et al. Parasites & Vectors, 2018)Background: Vector-borne diseases constitute a major problem for veterinary and public health, especially in tropical regions like Central America. Domestic dogs may be infected with several vector-borne pathogens of ...