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Presencia de parásitos (Nematoda: Anisakidae) en peces de agua dulce destinados al consumo humano en Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2017-08)
Los nematodos anisákidos parasitan peces marinos y de agua dulce.
Tres géneros (Anisakis, Contracaecum y Pseudoterranova) se
consideran importantes en salud pública, ya que ocasionan la
anisakidosis en personas que ...
Leishmania spp. infection rate and feeding patterns of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from a hyperendemic cutaneous leishmaniasis community in Panamá
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2019)
Abstract. American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is a common and important vector-borne parasitic zoonosis in Panam ´a. Here, we study Leishmania spp. infection rates and blood-feeding patterns among common sand flies in ...
A cross-sectional survey of gastrointestinal parasites with dispersal stages in feces from Costa Rican dairy calves
(Elsevier B.V, 2010-07-24)
A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal
parasites and lungworm nematodes in dairy calves from five different ecoclimatic areas of
Costa Rica. Also intensity of infection ...
Fecal and serological survey of Neospora caninum in farm dogs in Costa Rica
(Elsevier B.V, 2017-11-10)
To detect oocysts of Neospora caninum in dog feces and to determine the excretion pattern in dogs from specialized dairy farms in Costa Rica, a total of 265 fecal samples from 34 dogs were collected at intervals from ...
Dynamics of infections with gastrointestinal parasites and Dictyocaulus viviparus in dairy and beef cattle from Costa Rica
(Elsevier B.V, 2007-09-30)
A longitudinal survey was carried out to determine and describe the prevalence and intensity of gastrointestinal parasite
infections and Dictyocaulus viviparus in a dairy and a beef cattle farm of two different ecological ...
Dictyocaulus viviparus seroprevalence and epidemiology in Costa Rican dairy cattle
(Elsevier B.V, 2008-07-04)
A cross-sectional serological survey of Dictyocaulus viviparus was carried out to determine the prevalence of lungworm infections in 28 dairy cattle farms distributed in five selected areas from Costa Rica. The influence ...
First report of bovine neosporosis in dairy cattle in Costa Rica
(British Veterinary Association, 1998-05-09)
NEOSPOROSIS has recently been recognised as a major cause of
abortion in dairy cattle worldwide (Barr and others 1990, Duff
and Otter 1994, Boulton and others 1995). The disease is caused
by the protozoan parasite, ...
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and sand fly fluctuations are associated with El Niño in Panamá
(PLOS ONE, 2014-10)
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected tropical vector-borne disease. Sand fly vectors (SF) and Leishmania spp parasites are sensitive to changes in weather conditions, rendering disease transmission susceptible to ...
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in dogs: Is high seroprevalence indicative of a reservoir role?
(Cambridge University Press, 2015-05-20)
American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is a complex disease with a rich diversity of animal host species. This diversity
imposes a challenge, since understanding ACL transmission requires the adequate identification of ...
Baylisascaris procyonis Parasites in Raccoons, Costa Rica, 2014
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016-08)
To the Editor: Baylisascaris procyonis (Ascaridoi-
dea: Ascarididae) parasites are facultatively heteroxenous
nematodes that are widely distributed in the United States
and Canada, where prevalence rates reach 70%–90%. ...