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Seroprevalence and prevalence of Babesia vogeli in clinically healthy dogs and their ticks in Costa Rica
(BMC, 2021-09-14)
Canine babesiosis is a disease caused by a parasite of the genus Babesia which destroys red blood cells. Previous studies have shown the presence of Babesia vogeli in rural areas in Costa Rica using molecular techniques. ...
Establishment of a minor groove binder-probe based quantitative real time PCR to detect Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and differentiation of Borrelia spielmanii by ospA-specific conventional PCR
(BioMed Central, 2010-08-10)
Background: Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl), the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis, is transmitted by ticks of
the genus Ixodes as vector. For identification of Borrelia infections in ticks a TaqManTM minor groove ...
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 ...
Detección de agentes zoonóticos (Ehrlichia spp., Rickettsia spp., Anaplasma platys y Borrelia burgdorferii s.l.) en garrapatas recolectadas de perros en Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2013)
De octubre 2006 a julio del 2007 se recolectaron 165 garrapatas
de perros atendidos en clínicas veterinarias ubicadas en el Valle
Central (157) y de algunas residencias (8) en cinco provincias de
Costa Rica. En el caso ...
The Impact of Deforestation, Urbanization, and Changing Land Use Patterns on the Ecology of Mosquito and Tick-Borne Diseases in Central America
(MDPI, 2021)
Central America is a unique geographical region that connects North and South America,
enclosed by the Caribbean Sea to the East, and the Pacific Ocean to the West. This region, encom-
passing Belize, Costa Rica, ...