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Conocimientos y prácticas asociadas a transmisión de triquinelosis, hanta y equinococosis quística
Knowledge and practices associated with transmission of trichinellosis, hanta and cystic equinococcosis

Cienc. enferm; 24 (), 2018
RESUMEN Objetivo: Asociar el nivel de conocimiento y prácticas (hábitos y costumbres) responsables de la transmisión de Triquinelosis, Síndrome Cardiopulmonar por Hantavirus y Equinococosis quística (Hidatidosis), en habitantes de los sectores rurales. Material y método: Estudio descriptivo correla...

Políticas públicas de zoonosis en Colombia, 1975-2014: un abordaje desde la ciencia política y la salud pública

Rev. salud pública; 19 (6), 2017
RESUMEN Objetivo Analizar las políticas públicas de zoonosis en Colombia, en términos de capacidad de respuesta, decisiones, procesos y resultados, aproximándose a los impactos de las mismas, en el período de 1975 a 2014. Métodos Se realizó un estudio de análisis y evaluación de políticas pú...

Epidemiological and molecular characteristics of Chlamydia psittaci from 8 human cases of psittacosis and 4 related birds in Argentina

Rev. argent. microbiol; 49 (4), 2017
In Argentina, the epidemiological and molecular characteristics of Chlamydia psittaci infections are still not sufficiently known. A total of 846 respiratory and 10 ocular samples from patients with suspected human psittacosis were tested for C. psittaci from January 2010 to March 2015. Four samples of b...

Leishmaniose visceral em cães de assentamentos rurais

Pesqui. vet. bras; 37 (11), 2017
Nos assentamentos rurais há maiores concentrações de reservatórios e vetores da leishmaniose visceral canina (LVC) devido às transformações ambientais resultantes da ação antrópica pela ocupação do território, no entanto, não há estudos no Brasil acerca de informações epidemiológicas da...

Quiste esplénico gigante. A propósito de un caso
GIANT SPLENIC CYST. CASE REPORT

Prensa méd. argent; 103 (9), 2017
La hidatidosis o equinococosis quística es una zoonosis causada por el cestode Echinococcus granulosus, responsable de importante morbilidad y mortalidad en todo el mundo. La presentación esplénica aislada tiene escasos reportes en la literatura mundial....

Geospatial distribution and risk factors for bovine cysticercosis in the state of Rondônia, Brazil

Pesqui. vet. bras; 37 (9), 2017
This study focused on assessing the prevalence, geospatial distribution and risk factors for bovine cysticercosis in cattle from the state of Rondônia, Brazil, through the years 2012 to 2015. The prevalence established was 0.014% (95% C.I. 0.013-0.014), with a higher detection of unviable cysticerci (84...

Prevalence and risk factors for porcine cysticercosis in rural communities of eastern Minas Gerais, Brazil

Pesqui. vet. bras; 37 (9), 2017
Cysticercosis is caused by Taenia solium, a parasitic zoonosis that affects human and pigs raised free-range in developing countries. The epidemiology of the taeniosis cysticercosis complex in Brazil is poorly understood especially when it comes to field research. The aim of this study was to estimate th...

Detection of zoonotic and livestock-specific assemblages of Giardia duodenalis in free-living wild lizards

Abstract Giardia duodenalis is a zoonotic parasite that infects the gut of a wide range of vertebrates, including numerous wildlife species. However, little is known about this protozoan parasite in reptiles. Fecal samples from 31 wild lizards were collected in Galicia (northwest Spain) and screened for ...