Browsing Artículos Científicos by Subject "RICKETTSIA"

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    • Exposure of dogs to Rickettsia spp. in Costa Rica: Risk factors for PCR-positive ectoparasites and seropositivity 

      Dolz, Gaby; Pacheco-Solano, Katherine; Barrantes-González, Alexander; Troyo, Adriana; Marín Jiménez, Ana Eugenia; Romero-Zúñiga, Juan José; Taylor, Lizeth (Elsevier, 2019-08-11)
      Infection of dogs with Rickettsia spp. can result in inapparent, mild, or severe disease. Moreover, common dog ticks and fleas are able to transmit rickettsiae to nearby humans. In this study, the seroprevalence of spotted ...

    • Molecular detection and identification of Rickettsiales pathogens in dog ticks from Costa Rica 

      Jiménez Rocha, Ana Eugenia; Campos-Calderón, Liliana; Ábrego-Sánchez, Leyda; Solórzano-Morales, Antony; ALBERTI, ALBERTO; Tore, Gessica; ZOBBA, Rosanna; Dolz, Gaby (Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2016-10)
      Although vector-borne diseases are globally widespread with considerable impact on animal production and on public health, few reports document their presence in Central America. This study focuses on the detection and ...