[seroprevalence of leptospira spp in population groups of villavicencio, colombia]. | determining leptospira spp . antibody seroprevalence in an apparently healthy population and in groups at risk plus their associated factors in the town of villavicencio in the meta department of colombia | 2008 | 19039423 |
molecular characterization of hepatozoon canis in dogs from colombia. | hepatozoonosis is a tick-borne disease whose transmission to dogs occurs by ingestion of oocysts infected ticks or feeding on preys infested by infected ticks. until now, there is no previous report of molecular characterization of hepatozoon sp. in dogs from colombia. edta blood samples were collected from 91 dogs from central-western region of colombia (bogotá, bucaramanga, and villavicencio cities) and submitted to 18s rrna hepatozoon sp. pcr and blood smears confection. phylogenetic analysis ... | 2012 | 22068216 |
molecular and serological detection of trypanosoma cruzi in dogs (canis lupus familiaris) suggests potential transmission risk in areas of recent acute chagas disease outbreaks in colombia. | chagas disease is a zoonotic infection widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of america, including more than 50% of the colombian territory. in the last years, an increase of outbreaks of acute chagas disease has been observed in the east of the country due to environmental changes and mammal movements toward human settlements. given the importance of dogs (canis lupus familiaris) as reservoir hosts and sentinels of trypanosoma cruzi infection across different regions of america ... | 2017 | 28532988 |