Publications

demography of domestic dogs in rural and urban areas of the coquimbo region of chile and implications for disease transmission.	a cross-sectional household questionnaire survey was conducted along two transects (80 and 45km long) from coquimbo and ovalle cities to the fray jorge national park (fjnp) in the coquimbo region of chile in 2005-2007 to investigate the demography of dogs in the context of a study of canine infectious diseases. data were collected on the number of dogs per household, fecundity, mortality, and sex and age distribution. the results from 1021 households indicated that dog ownership was common, with ...	2010	20096943
echinococcus granulosus infection in domestic dogs in urban and rural areas of the coquimbo region, north-central chile.	hydatidosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the cystic stage of the cestode parasite echinoccocus granulosus, in which the definitive hosts are mainly domestic dogs. this parasite is regarded mainly as a rural disease, where man is exposed through contact with eggs excreted by definitive hosts; however, some studies have shown that domestic dogs can get infected within urban areas. this study was conducted to assess differences in prevalence of e. granulosus in urban and rural sites in coquimbo ...	2010	20071085
urban domestic dog populations as a source of canine distemper virus for wild carnivores in the coquimbo region of chile.	urban areas can support dog populations dense enough to maintain canine distemper virus (cdv) and can be a source of infection for rural dogs and free-ranging carnivores. the aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between urban and rural domestic dog and wild carnivore populations and their effects on the epidemiology of cdv to explain retrospectively a cd outbreak in wild foxes in 2003. from 2005 to 2007 a cross-sectional household questionnaire survey was conducted in coquimbo ...	2011	21641130