Browsing Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud by Author "Otranto, Domenico"
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First report of a naturally patent infection of Angiostrongylus costaricensis in a dog
Alfaro-Alarcón, Alejandro; VENEZIANO, Vincenzo; Galiero, Giorgio; Cerrone, Anna; Gutierrez, Natalia; Chinchilla, Adriana; Annoscia, Giada; Colella, Vito; Dantas Torres, Filipe; Otranto, Domenico; Santoro, Mario (Veterinary Parasitology, 2015-09-15)Angiostrongylus costaricensis is the zoonotic agent of abdominal angiostrongyliasis in several countries in North and South America. Rodents are recognized as the main definitive hosts of A. costaricensis, but other wildlife ... -
The white-nosed coati (Nasua narica) is a naturally susceptible definitive host for the zoonotic nematode Angiostrongylus costaricensis in Costa Rica
Hagnauer, Isabel; Santoro, Mario; Alfaro-Alarcón, Alejandro; VENEZIANO, Vincenzo; Cerrone, Anna; Latrofa, Maria Stefania; Otranto, Domenico; Jiménez-Soto, Mauricio (Veterinary Parasitology, 2016-09-15)Angiostrongylus costaricensis (Strongylida, Angiostrongylidae) is a roundworm of rodents, which may cause a severe or fatal zoonosis in several countries of the Americas. A single report indicated that the white-nosed coati ...