Elaboran protocolo para diagnosticar parásitos en ovicaprinos
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2017-09
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Núñez, Johnny
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
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Si bien en Costa Rica el mercado de pequeños rumiantes como ovejas y cabras se comercializa de manera rústica y local, el uso de estos animales trae una serie de ventajas en la explotación silvopastoril, por la fertilidad de la tierra, el rendimiento de los cultivos y las ganancias generadas por la leche, carne y piel, entre otros; sin embargo, la introducción de los ovicaprinos en zonas endé- micas podría afectar la actividad, ya que se exponen al contagio y diseminación de enfermedades trasmitidas por agentes y sus vectores. Dada esa migración de los pequeños rumiantes a zonas endé- micas, en 2013, el laboratorio de Análisis Clínico de la Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria de la Universidad Nacional (EMV-UNA), reportó el primer hallazgo de hemoparásitos en un hato ovino trasladado a Guápiles. En ese momento, los animales presentaban signos comunes y su abordaje inicial se relacionó con la presencia de parásitos gastrointestinales.
Es por esa razón que en el 2016, la investigadora Rose Mary Huertas, del laboratorio de Análisis Clínico
de la EMV-UNA, propuso el proyecto de investigación “Diagnóstico molecular de hemoparásitos
como Babesia spp., Theilera spp. y Anaplasma spp., presentes en pequeños rumiantes de Costa Rica”. El objetivo del estudio consistió en desarrollar una técnica o protocolo molecular que permitiera el diagnóstico certero, en relación con las enfermedades antes citadas.
Although in Costa Rica the market for small ruminants such as sheep and goats is commercialized in a rustic and local way, the use of these animals brings a series of advantages in silvopastoral exploitation, due to the fertility of the land, crop yields and profits generated by milk, meat and skin, among others; however, the introduction of ovicaprines in endemic areas could affect the activity, since they are exposed to contagion and dissemination of diseases transmitted by agents and their vectors. Given this migration of small ruminants to endemic areas, in 2013, the Clinical Analysis Laboratory of the School of Veterinary Medicine of the National University (EMV-UNA) reported the first finding of hemoparasites in a sheep herd transferred to Guápiles. At that time, the animals presented common signs and their initial approach was related to the presence of gastrointestinal parasites. It is for this reason that in 2016, researcher Rose Mary Huertas, from the Clinical Analysis Laboratory of the EMV-UNA of the EMV-UNA, proposed the research project "Molecular diagnosis of hemoparasites such as Babesia spp. such as Babesia spp., Theilera spp. and Anaplasma spp. present in small ruminants in Costa Rica". The objective of the study was to develop a molecular technique or protocol that would allow an accurate diagnosis of the aforementioned diseases.
Although in Costa Rica the market for small ruminants such as sheep and goats is commercialized in a rustic and local way, the use of these animals brings a series of advantages in silvopastoral exploitation, due to the fertility of the land, crop yields and profits generated by milk, meat and skin, among others; however, the introduction of ovicaprines in endemic areas could affect the activity, since they are exposed to contagion and dissemination of diseases transmitted by agents and their vectors. Given this migration of small ruminants to endemic areas, in 2013, the Clinical Analysis Laboratory of the School of Veterinary Medicine of the National University (EMV-UNA) reported the first finding of hemoparasites in a sheep herd transferred to Guápiles. At that time, the animals presented common signs and their initial approach was related to the presence of gastrointestinal parasites. It is for this reason that in 2016, researcher Rose Mary Huertas, from the Clinical Analysis Laboratory of the EMV-UNA of the EMV-UNA, proposed the research project "Molecular diagnosis of hemoparasites such as Babesia spp. such as Babesia spp., Theilera spp. and Anaplasma spp. present in small ruminants in Costa Rica". The objective of the study was to develop a molecular technique or protocol that would allow an accurate diagnosis of the aforementioned diseases.
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PARASITOS, COSTA RICA, BABESIA, ANAPLASMOSIS, OVINOS, CAPRINOS, PARASITES, SHEEP, GOATS