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Detección de anticuerpos contra Trypanosoma cruzi en caninos de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2018-12-02)
La enfermedad de Chagas es una enfermedad vectorial zoonótica ocasionada por Trypanosoma
cruzi y transmitida, principalmente, por Triatoma dimidata, en Costa Rica. El parásito puede infectar a
humanos, animales domésticos ...
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 ...
Molecular characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi and infection rate of the vector Triatoma dimidiate in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2012-06-30)
According to the genetic characterization by the analysis of the miniexon gene, strains of Trypanosoma cruzi can be classified into six discrete typing units (DTUs), and the DTU 1 into four distinct genotypes associated ...
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 ...
Ciclo de transmisión del Chagas aún está activo en Heredia
(Oficina de Comunicación, Universidad Nacional, 2017-07)
Un estudio complementario a
otro similar que se había realizado
en el 2015 por la Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria de la Universidad
Nacional (UNA), para estudiar la
infección del mal de Chagas en los
perros de los ...
Especies de Trypanosoma presentes en animales silvestres de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2018-08)
La enfermedad de Chagas o tripanosomiasis americana es una
enfermedad zoonótica producida por el protozoario Trypanosoma cruzi, el
cual puede infectar a humanos, animales domésticos y silvestres. Los
posibles reservorios ...
Host life history strategy, species diversity, and habitat influence Trypanosoma cruzi vector infection in changing landscapes
(PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012-11-15)
Background: Anthropogenic land use may influence transmission of multi-host vector-borne pathogens by changing
diversity, relative abundance, and community composition of reservoir hosts. These reservoir hosts may have ...
Life cycle of Triatoma ryckmani (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in the laboratory, feeding patterns in nature and experimental infection with Trypanosoma cruzi
(Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2010-02)
A cohort initiated with 121 eggs, yielding 105 first instar nymphs (eclosion rate: 86.78%), allowed us to observe
the entire life cycle of Triatoma ryckmani under laboratory conditions (24ºC and 62% relative humidity), ...
Molecular and serological rapid tests as markers of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in dogs in Costa Rica
(Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd., 2014-07)
Chagas disease is a zoonotic disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi
and dogs are one of the main domestic reservoirs. Materials and Methods: One
molecular (OligoC‑TesT, Coris Bioconcept) and one serological (T. cruzi‑Detect, ...
Extracellular trap formation in response to Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in granulocytes isolated from dogs and common opossums, natural reservoir hosts
(Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018-05-15)
Granulocytes mediate the first line of defense against infectious diseases in humans
as well as animals and they are well known as multitasking cells. They can mediate
antimicrobial activity by different strategies ...