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Ectoparasitosis por ácaros macronísidos (Gamasida: Macronyssidae)
(2004-06-01)
Se describe el caso de una dermatitis asociada a ácaros macronísidos en una paciente femenina de Tuetal Norte (Provincia de Alajuela), Costa Rica. El cuadro clínico mostró un brote generalizado con prurito constante. Los ...
An update on the detection and treatment of Rickettsia felis
(2012-05-22)
Rickettsia felis was described as a human pathogen almost two decades ago, and human infection is currently reported in 18 countries in all continents. The distribution of this species is worldwide, determined by the ...
Molecular Detection of Bartonella Species in Fleas Collected from Dogs and Cats from Costa Rica
(2015-09)
The bacterial genus Bartonella includes several species with zoonotic potential, some of which are common in domestic dogs and cats, as well as in their fleas. Because there is no previous information about the presence ...
Detection of rickettsiae in fleas and ticks from areas of Costa Rica with history of spotted fever group rickettsioses
(2016-10)
Outbreaks of spotted fevers have been reported in Costa Rica since the 1950s, although vectors responsible for transmission to humans have not been directly identified. In this study, species of Rickettsia were detected ...
Síndrome Respiratorio de Medio Oriente causado por un coronavirus y el Hajj: ¿potencial para una emergencia internacional?
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome caused by a coronavirus and Hajj: an international health threat?
(2014)
La epidemiología de enfermedades infecciosas en eventos de concentración masiva requiere de un amplio planeamiento y control por parte de los centros de salud de cada país involucrado. El Síndrome Respiratorio de Medio ...
Fur mite, Listrocarpus alouattae Fain (Acari: Atopomelidae), from Alouatta palliata Gray (Primates: Cebidae) in Costa Rica
(2002)
Se presentan resultados preliminares de un estudio sobre ectoparásitos de monos de Costa Rica. Se evaluaron 36 monos aulladores (Alouatta palliata Gray, 1849) y 3 monos capuchinos (Cebus capucinus Linnaeus, 1758) provenientes ...
Enfermedad de Chagas en Costa Rica: Estudio comparativo en dos épocas diferentes
Chagas disease in Costa Rica: comparative studyin two different stages
(2006)
Para actualizar la situación de la Enfermedad de Chagas en Costa Rica se realizó un estudio serológico y epidemiológico parcial en 4 zonas de riesgo en el país. Un total de 1.561 estudiantes de 6 a 12 años fueron estudiados ...
Vejigas animales como sitios para oviposición y desarrollo de moscas (Diptera: Cyclorrhapha) en el contexto de una tradición en Barva de Heredia, Costa Rica
Animal bladders as oviposition and breeding sites for flies after festivities in Heredia, Costa Rica
(2008-06-01)
Se realizó un recuento del número de vejigas dispersas en 15 manzanas del centro urbano de Barva, Heredia, luego de la celebración de las mascaradas, actividad enmarcada en las fiestas patronales de la ciudad. Adicionalmente ...
A review of the genus Rickettsia in Central America
(2018)
In this paper, we present a historical review of rickettsiosis in Central America and also the most recent findings of Rickettsia in ectoparasites. All countries of Central America have records of rickettsiosis. Regarding ...
Dengue vector (Aedes aegypti) larval habitats in an urban environment of Costa Rica analysed with ASTER and QuickBird imagery
(2010-01-13)
Dengue fever is transmitted mainly by the mosquito species
Aedes aegypti
, which
breeds in water-filled containers in tropical urban areas. In this study medium- and
high-resolution satellite (ASTER and QuickBird) ...