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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 ...
Fatal Paratanaisia bragai (Digenea: Eucotylidae) infection in scarlet macaws (Ara macao) in Costa Rica
(Acta Parasitologica, 2015-06-16)
We report on four fatal cases of renal infection due to Paratanaisia bragai in scarlet macaws (Ara macao) from two rescue centres in Costa Rica. At necropsy, birds had severe dehydration and cachexia. Two birds had ...
Investigan agente de la enfermedad de Chagas en Heredia
(Oficina de Comunicación, Universidad Nacional, 2015-10)
La enfermedad de Chagas o
tripanosomiasis americana
vuelve a ocupar el interés
de los científicos de la Escuela de
Medicina Veterinaria de la Universidad Nacional (EMV-UNA),
debido a los hallazgos de vectores
infectados ...
Helminths of hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
(Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, 2015)
Parasitological examination of a stranded hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from Pacific coast
of Costa Rica revealed the presence of a rich digenean fauna including Carettacola stunkardi (Spi-
rorchiidae), ...
Spirorchiidiosis (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) and lesions associated with parasites in Caribbean green turtles (Chelonia mydas)
(British Veterinary Association, 2015)
Forty-seven nesting green turtles (Chelonia mydas) were examined for parasitic pathogens. Four species
of cardiovascular flukes (Digenea: Spirorchiidae), Learedius learedi, Hapalotrema postorchis, Monticellius
indicum ...