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Molecular detection of Plasmodium malariae/Plasmodium brasilianum in non-human primates in captivity in Costa Rica
(PLOS ONE, 2017-01-26)
One hundred and fifty-two blood samples of non-human primates of thirteen rescue centers in Costa Rica were analyzed to determine the presence of species of Plasmodium using thick blood smears, semi-nested multiplex ...
Morphological and molecular characterization of the metacercaria of Paragonimus caliensis, as a separate species from P. mexicanus in Costa Rica
(Parasitology International, 2017-04)
The trematode Paragonimus mexicanus is the etiological agent of paragonimiasis, a food-borne zoonotic disease in
Latin America. This species, as well as Paragonimus caliensis, have been reported from Costa Rica, but it ...