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First description of the male and redescription of the female of Ixodes tapirus Kohls, 1956 (Acari: Ixodidae), a parasite of tapirs (Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) from the mountains of Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama
(Systematic Parasitology, 2017-02-07)
The male of Ixodes tapirus Kohls, 1956 (Acari: Ixodidae) is described for the first time and the female is redescribed in greater detail. Adults of I. tapirus are similar to those of Ixodes guatemalensis Kohls, 1956, Ixodes ...
Molecular detection of Plasmodium malariae/Plasmodium brasilianum in non-human primates in captivity in Costa Rica
(PLOS ONE, 2017-01-26)
One hundred and fifty-two blood samples of non-human primates of thirteen rescue centers in Costa Rica were analyzed to determine the presence of species of Plasmodium using thick blood smears, semi-nested multiplex ...
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 ...
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 ...
First report of Amblyomma tapirellum Dunn, 1933 (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Costa Rica
(Systematic and Applied Acarology, 2015-07-31)
A total of six Amblyomma tapirellum ticks were found for the first time in rainforest from the lowland to the southern Pacific of Costa Rica. Tick identification was carried out by morphology and afterward confirmed by ...
Fatal Paratanaisia bragai (Digenea: Eucotylidae) infection in scarlet macaws (Ara macao) in Costa Rica
(Acta Parasitologica, 2015-06-16)
We report on four fatal cases of renal infection due to Paratanaisia bragai in scarlet macaws (Ara macao) from two rescue centres in Costa Rica. At necropsy, birds had severe dehydration and cachexia. Two birds had ...
Parasites of cetaceans stranded on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
(Revista de parasitología veterinaria, 2011-05-12)
Information regarding parasitic fauna of cetaceans from Costa Rica is provided for the first
time. A total of 25 stranded dolphins and whales were examined between 2001 and 2009,
including striped dolphin (Stenella ...
First report of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep from Costa Rica
(Revista Internacional de Medicina Veterinaria, 2011)
As the prevalence and severity of anthelmintic resistance continue to rise, nematode infections in sheep correspondingly reduce the
profitability of the sheep industry. In Costa Rica, sheep production systems are increasing ...
Investigan agente de la enfermedad de Chagas en Heredia
(Oficina de Comunicación, Universidad Nacional, 2015-10)
La enfermedad de Chagas o
tripanosomiasis americana
vuelve a ocupar el interés
de los científicos de la Escuela de
Medicina Veterinaria de la Universidad Nacional (EMV-UNA),
debido a los hallazgos de vectores
infectados ...
Cangrejos de agua dulce transmiten peligroso parásito al humano : puede afectar cerebro, médula espinal, pericardio, ojos, útero, escroto y tejidos subcutáneos de las personas.
(Oficina de Comunicación, Universidad Nacional, 2017-03)
Consumir cangrejos de río crudos, mal procesados o cocidos de
forma parcial podrían desembocar
en una letal enfermedad, conocida
como paragonimiasis humana, una
zoonosis importante en América
Tropical. En Costa ...