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Reportan alta prevalencia de parásito abortivo en ovejas y cabras
(Oficina de Comunicación, Universidad Nacional, 2019-03)
El sector productivo nacional de pequeños rumiantes (ovejas y cabras) debe estar alerta. Una Investigación elaborada por especialistas de la Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria de la Universidad Nacional (EMV-UNA), con el apoyo ...
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, ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Ticks infesting humans in Central America: A review of their relevance in public health
(Elsevier, 2022)
Ticks are blood-sucking arthropods that parasitize most groups of terrestrial or semiaquatic vertebrates. Humans
are accidental hosts to the ticks; however, in humans the ticks can cause damages varying from simple ...