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Sex influence on the susceptibility of Swiss mice to Trypanosoma cruzi [Influencia del sexo en la susceptibilidad de ratones Swiss a Trypanosoma cruzi]
(Boletin de Malariologia y Salud Ambiental, 2012-10-07)
Some authors have reported that female mice are more resistant to Trypanosoma cruzi infections than male mice. In order to test this hypothesis we did a comparative study using four isolates of T. cruzi from Costa Rica in ...
Zymodeme and serodeme characterization of Leishmania Isolates obtained from Costa Rican patients
(Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1998-05)
Human leishmaniasis is widespread through-
out Central America and constitutes an important
public health problem. Annual incidence is esti-
mated to be about 20,000 cases (Carreira et al.
1995), of which 4,000 to ...
A survey on Triatoma dimidiata in an urban area of the province of Heredia, Costa Rica
(Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, 2005-10)
Triatoma dimidiata has been found in several cities and towns of those countries where the insect is a domestic or
peridomestic pest. In Central America, urban infestations occur in the capitals of at least five ...