Browsing by Subject "PARAGONIMIUS MEXICANUS"
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Morphological and molecular characterization of the metacercaria of Paragonimus caliensis, as a separate species from P. mexicanus in Costa Rica
(Parasitology International, 2017-04)The trematode Paragonimus mexicanus is the etiological agent of paragonimiasis, a food-borne zoonotic disease in Latin America. This species, as well as Paragonimus caliensis, have been reported from Costa Rica, but it ... -
The potential use of Rattus norvegicus (Mammalia, Muridae) in experimental infections with metacercariae of Paragonimus mexicanus (Digenea, Troglotematidae)
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2017-01-15)Seven Wistar rats (Rattus norvegicus) were experimentally infected with Paragonimus mexicanus metacercariae, obtained from organs and tissues of freshwater crabs (Brachyura: Pseudothelphusidae) collected from the Caribbean ...