Estudiar para prevenir : estudios científicos señalan que los mapaches podrían ser reservorios de enfermedades transmisibles a los humanos (zoonóticas), que incluyen virus, bacterias y parásitos de diferentes tipos.
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2016-05
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Núñez, Johnny
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
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Dada la constante presencia de mapaches en la Gran Área Metropolitana de Costa Rica (GAM) y la posible transmisión de agentes infecciosos responsables de causar enfermedad en humanos, un equipo de investigadores de la Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria de la Universidad Nacional (EMV-UNA), realiza un estudio con el fin de determinar el riesgo de enfermedades zoonóticas presentes en estos mamíferos. La investigación tiene como objetivo recabar información sobre el estado de la ecología y la salud de la población mapache en la GAM, con el fin de elaborar una evaluación de riesgo de enfermedades zoonóticas. Dicho estudio contempla la captura y el muestreo de mapaches para determinar la presencia de diferentes agentes patógenos asociados con enfermedad en humanos, así como el seguimiento de algunos animales para comprender su ecología y las densidades de mapaches en las áreas de estudio dentro de la GAM. Esta investigación está a cargo de los investigadores Mario Baldi y Marta Piche, quienes desde el año 2013 trabajan en la valoración de estos animales en las cercanías de la capital costarricense.
Given the constant presence of raccoons in the Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica (GAM) and the possible transmission of infectious agents responsible for causing disease in humans, a team of researchers from the School of Veterinary Medicine of the National University (EMV-UNA), is conducting a study to determine the risk of zoonotic diseases present in these mammals. The research aims to gather information on the ecology and health status of the raccoon population in the GAM, in order to prepare a risk assessment of zoonotic diseases. This study includes the capture and sampling of raccoons to determine the presence of different pathogens associated with human disease, as well as the monitoring of some animals to understand their ecology and raccoon densities in the study areas within the GAM. This research is in charge of researchers Mario Baldi and Marta Piche, who since 2013 have been working on the assessment of these animals in the vicinity of the Costa Rican capital.
Given the constant presence of raccoons in the Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica (GAM) and the possible transmission of infectious agents responsible for causing disease in humans, a team of researchers from the School of Veterinary Medicine of the National University (EMV-UNA), is conducting a study to determine the risk of zoonotic diseases present in these mammals. The research aims to gather information on the ecology and health status of the raccoon population in the GAM, in order to prepare a risk assessment of zoonotic diseases. This study includes the capture and sampling of raccoons to determine the presence of different pathogens associated with human disease, as well as the monitoring of some animals to understand their ecology and raccoon densities in the study areas within the GAM. This research is in charge of researchers Mario Baldi and Marta Piche, who since 2013 have been working on the assessment of these animals in the vicinity of the Costa Rican capital.
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BACTERIAS, PARASITOS, PARASITES, COSTA RICA, VIRUS, MAPACHE, ZOONOSIS, ZOONOSES