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Exposure of dogs to spotted fever group rickettsiae in urban sites associated with human rickettsioses in Costa Rica
(2016-07)
The zoonotic transmission cycles of Rickettsia rickettsii and other spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae
in Latin America have usually been associated with rural or sylvatic environments, although domestic
dogs can be ...
Cimex lectularius Linnaeus, 1758 (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) in Costa Rica: First Case Report Confirmed by Molecular Methods in Central America
(2020)
Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus are the most common species of bedbugs that infest homes. Although case reports decreased substantially by the end of the 20th century, bed bugs, and especially C. lectularius, are ...
Urban structure and dengue incidence in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
(2009-07-15)
Dengue is currently the most important arboviral disease globally and is usually associated with built environments in tropical areas. Remotely sensed information can facilitate the study of urban mosquito-borne diseases ...
Seasonal profiles of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) larval habitats in an urban area of Costa Rica with a history of mosquito control
(2008-06-01)
Dengue is the most important arboviral disease worldwide and the principal vector-borne disease in Costa
Rica. Control of Aedes aegypti populations through source reduction is still considered the most effective way of ...
Culicidofauna asociada con contenedores artificiales en la comunidad “La Carpio”, Costa Rica
(2009-06-01)
Objetivo:
Determinar las especies de mosquitos más frecuentes
en “La Carpio”, primer comunidad del Área Metropolitana de
San José en sufrir un brote por dengue.
Métodos:
Cuatro encuestas larvales fueron ...
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) ...
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 ...
Expansion of Aedes albopictus Skull in Costa Rica
(2010-06-01)
A report of the Aedes albopictus expansion in Costa Rica is described as well as its epidemiological analysis.
Comparison of mosquito control programs in seven urban sites in Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas
(2007-10)
Mosquito control programs at seven urban sites in Kenya, Egypt, Israel, Costa Rica, and Trinidad are described and compared. Site-specific urban and disease characteristics, organizational diagrams, and strengths, weaknesses, ...
Impacto de una iniciativa de participación comunitaria sobre los índices larvales tradicionales para Ae. Aegypti (Diptera: culicidae) en una comunidad urbana en riesgo de dengue en San José, Costa Rica
Impact of an initiative of community participation on traditional larval indices for Aedes aegypti (Diptera: culicidae) in an urban community at risk for dengue in San Jose, Costa Rica.
(2007-06-01)
Introducción. El impacto sobre los índices larvales tradicionales para Aedes aegypti: índice de viviendas (IV), índice de contenedores (IC) e índice de Breteau (IB) fue evaluado tras la implementación de una iniciativa de ...