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Novel genotype of Ehrlichia canis detected in samples of human blood bank donors in Costa Rica
(Ticks and Tick- borne Diseases, 2017-09-23)
This study focuses on the detection and identification of DNA and antibodies to Ehrlichia spp. in samples of blood bank donors in Costa Rica using molecular and serological techniques. Presence of Ehrlichia canis was ...
Serology, molecular detection and risk factors of Ehrlichia canis infection in dogs in Costa Rica
(Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2016-10-06)
A cross-sectional study combining different serological and molecular techniques for the detection of Ehrlichia species in dogs and their ticks was carried out with data from all regions of Costa Rica. A seroprevalence of ...
Ectoparasites of dogs in home environments on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica
(Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria, 2012-06)
Reports on ectoparasites on dogs in Central America are scarce. The aim of this study was to identify flea, louse and tick species infesting dogs in home environments on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica, and determine ...
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 ...
Prevalencia de Anaplasma phagocytophilum y Anaplasma platys en sangre y garrapatas de perros que visitan parques públicos de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2014-03-07)
Este estudio reporta por primera vez la prevalencia de A. phagocytophilum y A. platys
en perros que visitan los parques públicos de Costa Rica. Se analizaron un total de 408 sueros,
374 sangres y 122 grupos de garrapatas ...
Ehrlichia spp
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-10-31)
El objetivo de este vídeo es presentar una breve explicación sobre la ehrlichiosis, enfermedad infecciosa no contagiosa zoonótica, transmitida por garrapatas. Se muestran los síntomas, diagnóstico, tratamiento y prevalencia ...
Seroprevalence and current infections of canine vector-borne diseases in Costa Rica
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-06-04)
Domestic dogs may carry several vector-borne pathogens, including zoonotic agents,
especially in tropical regions like Central America. The epidemiology of these pathogens
is prone to change due to urbanization, trade ...
Ehrlichiosis y anaplasmosis en Costa Rica
(Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Costa Rica, 2013-07)
La ehrlichiosis y la anaplasmosis son enfermedades infecciosas producidas por bacterias de
la familia Anaplasmataceae y transmitidas por garrapatas. Ambas afectan, entre otras especies, al
hombre, ocasionando sintomatología ...
Rickettsioses in Latin America, Caribbean, Spain and Portugal
(Revista MVZ Córdoba, 2011-05-10)
Data on genus and infectious by Rickettsia were retrospectively compiled from the critical review literature regarding all countries in Latin America, Caribbean islands, Portugal and Spain. We considered all Rickettsia ...
Detection of Rickettsia monacensis and Rickettsia amblyommatis in ticks collected from dogs in Costa Rica and Nicaragua
(Elsevier B.V, 2018-08-04)
The neotropical climate of Central America provides ideal conditions for ticks, which may transmit several
human pathogens, including spotted-fever group Rickettsia. Dogs may act as sentinels or reservoirs for human
tick-borne ...