Browsing Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud by Subject "ENFERMEDADES PARASITARIAS"
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15 años sin plaga de gusano barrenador
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2016-07-07)Un convenio de cooperación entre los países centroamericanos y los Estados Unidos, marcó el inicio de la erradicación de la mosca Cochiliomya hominivorax más conocida como gusano barrenador. Esta larva causó pérdidas ... -
Análisis hematológicos y parasitológicos en pequeños rumiantes.
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2019)La producción de cabras y ovejas en Costa Rica ha ido en aumento como lo indican Chacón y Boschini (2016), por ende la importancia de fuentes de información acerca del estado de la población de pequeños rumiantes en ... -
Case report: First documented case of cerebral angiostrongyliasis caused by Angiostrongylus costaricensis in a free-ranging opossum
(Frontiers, 2024-02-01)Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a metastrongyloid nematode that primarily infects the mesenteric arteries of wild rodents. This parasite is endemic in several regions of the American continent, and in humans, causes a ... -
Climatic variability and landscape heterogeneity impact urban mosquito diversity and vector abundance and infection
(Ecosphere, 2011-06-23)Urban habitat heterogeneity can modify interactions across species and lead to spatially fine grained differences in b-diversity patterns and their associated ecosystem services. Here, we study the impacts of landscape ... -
Dermatitis en perros y gatos con énfasis en el diagnóstico de enfermedades parasitarias
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2008-06-03)La dermatología veterinaria es un campo en constante crecimiento y en el cual persiste un amplio interés debido a que las enfermedades dermatológicas constituyen una de las patologías más importantes de la consulta en ... -
Detección de anticuerpos a Neospora caninum en perros de las zonas urbana, peri urbana y rural del valle central de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2006-12-01)To describe some traits of neosporosis in Costa Rican dogs, a cross sectional study was carried out to determine the presence/absence of N. caninum antibodies. Eighty nine dogs from dairy farms, 65 kennel dogs and 94 from ... -
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 ... -
Disseminated toxoplasmosis in a captive porcupine (Coendou mexicanus) from Costa Rica
(American Society fo Parasitologists, 2016)An adult porcupine (Coendou mexicanus) from the National Zoo, San Jose, Costa Rica, died because of toxoplasmosis involving the heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys, Toxoplasma gondii was found in lesions and the diagnosis was ... -
Editorial: Insights in infectious agents and disease: 2021
(Frontiers Media S.A, 2023-07-10)The emergence and spread of infectious diseases with pandemic potential occurred trough human history, and were recently reviewed in the section Infectious Agents and Disease by Piret and Boivin (2021). Major pandemics and ... -
Effect of neosporosis on productive and reproductive performance of dairy cattle in Costa Rica
(Elsevier B.V, 2005-12)A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the effect of neosporosis on productive and reproductive parameters in dairy cows. Cows (n = 2743) from 94 farms located in the most important dairy areas in Costa Rica were ... -
Enfermedad de Chagas
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-11-12)El objetivo de este video es presentar una breve explicación sobre la enfermedad de Chagas, una zoonosis ocasionada por el protozoario Tripanosoma cruzi, que afecta a más de 100 mamíferos incluyendo al ser humano. Se señala ... -
Environmental factors associated with Dictyocaulus viviparus and Fasciola hepatica prevalence in dairy herds from Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2017-06-15)Dictyocaulosis and fasciolosis are parasitic diseases that cause considerable economic losses for owners of farm animals worldwide, with special relevance on fasciolosis because it is an emerging zoonosis. Indirect diagnosis ... -
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, ... -
Indian Ocean Dipole drives malaria resurgence in East African highlands
(SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 2012-02-16)Malaria resurgence in African highlands in the 1990s has raised questions about the underlying drivers of the increase in disease incidence including the role of El-Nin ̃o-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). However, climatic ... -
Indices de similitud entre taxocenosis de t1ebótomos (Diptera: Psychodidae) en un área endémica de leishmaniasis cutánea en Costa Rica
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 1993-12-01)A comparison of diversity between eight Costa Rican taxocenosis of phlebotorninae sandflies was made with the Sorensen sirnilarity coefficient. Sites Agua Blanca-Chirraca (C = 0.68), Ceiba Este-Chirraca (C = 0.66), La ... -
Infección por Fasciola hepatica en bovinos de carne de una finca en Siquirres e impacto económico del decomiso de hígados en tres mataderos del área metropolitana de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2008-05-05)La fasciolosis bovina es una importante enfermedad parasitaria que ocasiona grandes pérdidas económicas para el sector pecuario en Costa Rica y en el resto del mundo. El presente estudio fue realizado con el objetivo de ... -
Neospara caninum
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-09-05)El objetivo de este vídeo es presentar una breve explicación sobre la neosporosis, enfermedad de origen parasitario y su afección en los animales. Se indican sus consecuencias y alteraciones, formas de transmisión, control, ... -
Parasitic infections of coyote, Canis latrans (Carnivora: Canidae) in a Costa Rican National park and a surrounding agricultural area [Infecciones parasitarias del coyote, Canis latrans (Carnivora: Canidae) en un Parque Nacional y una zona agrícola en Costa Rica]
(Revista de Biologia Tropical, 2012-06-02)As human populations expand into wild habitats with their pets and livestock, the potential spread of disease to wildlife or vice versa increases. Because, wild and domestic canids may pose as reservoirs or disseminators ... -
Práctica dirigida : diagnóstico de campo y laboratorial de parasitosis gastrointestinales en ovinos de Costa Rica.
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2019-11-11)Esta práctica dirigida se realizó con el objetivo de conocer y desarrollar capacidades relacionadas con la detección de infecciones parasitarias y la existencia de resistencia antihelmíntica en parásitos gastrointestinales ... -
Serological detection of antibodies to Anaplasma spp., Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Ehrlichia canis and of Dirofilaria immitis antigen in dogs from Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2017-03-15)In a study in Costa Rica 314 serum samples from dogs throughout all seven provinces were tested using a commercial kit for the detection of circulating antibodies against Anaplasma spp., Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and ...