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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 ...
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 ...
Serology, molecular detection and risk factors of Ehrlichia canis infection in dogs in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2016-07-10)
tA cross-sectional study combining different serological and molecular techniques for the detection ofEhrlichia species in dogs and their ticks was carried out with data from all regions of Costa Rica. A sero-prevalence ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
Ticks infesting humans in Central America: A review of their relevance in public health
(Elsevier, 2022)
Ticks are blood-sucking arthropods that parasitize most groups of terrestrial or semiaquatic vertebrates. Humans
are accidental hosts to the ticks; however, in humans the ticks can cause damages varying from simple ...
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 ...