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Vector-borne pathogens in dogs from Costa Rica: first molecular description of Babesia vogeli and Hepatozoon canis infections with a high prevalence of monocytic ehrlichiosis and the manifestations of co-infection
(Veterinary Parasitology, 2014-01-31)
Infection with canine vector-borne pathogens was evaluated in dogs from four different regions of Costa Rica by PCR. Demographic data, clinical signs, packed cell volume values, and the presence of tick infestation were ...
Canine trypanosomiasis in an endemic Costa Rican community: demonstration of the active infection cycle
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2019-05-29)
A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of canine trypanosomiasis in an endemic community of Costa Rica. The indirect hemagglutination and indirect immunofluorescence assay yielded positive results ...
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 ...
Detection of Dirofilaria immitis and other arthropod-borne filarioids by an HRM real-time qPCR, blood-concentrating techniques and a serological assay in dogs from Costa Rica
(Parasites and Vectors, 2015-03-23)
Background: Canine filarioids are important nematodes transmitted to dogs by arthropods. Diagnosis of canine filariosis is accomplished by the microscopic identification of microfilariae, serology or PCR for filarial-DNA. ...
Exposure of dogs to Rickettsia spp. in Costa Rica: Risk factors for PCR-positive ectoparasites and seropositivity
(Elsevier, 2019-08-11)
Infection of dogs with Rickettsia spp. can result in inapparent, mild, or severe disease. Moreover,
common dog ticks and fleas are able to transmit rickettsiae to nearby humans. In this
study, the seroprevalence of spotted ...