Parásitos caninos contaminan playas del Pacífico Central
Date
2009-12-04
Authors
Núñez, Johnny
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
Abstract
Un estudio realizado por la Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria de
la Universidad Nacional (UNA),
comprobó la existencia de parásitos gastrointestinales de perros (PGI), en heces
recolectadas en playas del Pacífico central
de nuestro país. Estos parásitos, además
de comprometer la salud de los canes, en
ciertas ocasiones se transmiten al humano
ocasionando enfermedades zoonóticas.
La investigación realizada por la veterinaria Cinthya Castro, consistió en determinar, por medio del análisis de muestras fecales caninas encontradas en la arena, la contaminación por parásitos gastrointestinales en 18 playas del Pacífico central costarricense. (Puntarenas, Caldera, Tivives, Bajamar, Guacalillo, Tárcoles, Agujas, Herradura, Jacó, Hermosa, Esterillos,
Bejuco, Bandera, Palo Seco, Quepos y
Manuel Antonio).
A study conducted by the School of Veterinary Medicine of the National University (UNA), proved the existence of gastrointestinal parasites of dogs (PGI), in feces collected on beaches of the central Pacific of our country. These parasites, in addition to compromising the health of dogs, are sometimes transmitted to humans causing zoonotic diseases. The research carried out by veterinarian Cinthya Castro, consisted in determining, through the analysis of canine fecal samples found in the sand, the contamination by gastrointestinal parasites in 18 beaches of the Costa Rican central Pacific. (Puntarenas, Caldera, Tivives, Bajamar, Guacalillo, Tárcoles, Agujas, Herradura, Jacó, Hermosa, Esterillos, Bejuco, Bandera, Palo Seco, Quepos and Manuel Antonio).
A study conducted by the School of Veterinary Medicine of the National University (UNA), proved the existence of gastrointestinal parasites of dogs (PGI), in feces collected on beaches of the central Pacific of our country. These parasites, in addition to compromising the health of dogs, are sometimes transmitted to humans causing zoonotic diseases. The research carried out by veterinarian Cinthya Castro, consisted in determining, through the analysis of canine fecal samples found in the sand, the contamination by gastrointestinal parasites in 18 beaches of the Costa Rican central Pacific. (Puntarenas, Caldera, Tivives, Bajamar, Guacalillo, Tárcoles, Agujas, Herradura, Jacó, Hermosa, Esterillos, Bejuco, Bandera, Palo Seco, Quepos and Manuel Antonio).
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COSTA RICA, ZOONOSIS, ZOONOSES, PARASITOS, PARASITES, ENFERMEDADES GASTROINTESTINALES, GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES, CONTAMINACIÓN, POLLUTION