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2. Real-time qPCR coupled with high-resolution melting curve analysis for the detection of the internal transcribed spacer 1 of Angiostrongylus costaricensis
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Quesada, Joban, Alfaro-Segura, Paula, Mata-Somarribas, Carlos, Alger, Jackeline, Toledo, Mazlova, Ramos de Souza, Jucicleide, Mora, Javier, Graeff-Teixeira, Carlos, Solano-Barquero, Alberto, and Rojas, Alicia
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- 2024
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3. Zoonotic Mansonella ozzardi in Raccoons, Costa Rica, 2019–2022
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Joban Quesada, Paula Alfaro-Segura, Alberto Solano-Barquero, Karen Vega, Ernesto Rojas-Sánchez, Mauricio Jiménez, and Alicia Rojas
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Mansonella ozzardi ,raccoons ,Costa Rica ,Procyon lotor ,Central America ,nematode ,Medicine ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
Mansonella ozzardi, a filarioid parasite, causes human mansonellosis in the Americas. We identified raccoons (Procyon lotor) as wildlife reservoirs of M. ozzardi in Costa Rica. Noting the sympatry of free-ranging raccoons and humans, we conclude that mansonellosis is a considerable public health risk in the region.
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- 2024
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4. Seek, and you will find: Cryptic diversity of the cardiopulmonary nematode Angiostrongylus vasorum in the Americas
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Robleto-Quesada, Joby, Umaña-Blanco, Fabián, Solano-Barquero, Alberto, Allen, Jennifer, Levi, Taal, Gori, Francesca, Schnyder, Manuela, and Rojas, Alicia
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- 2024
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5. Paronatrema davidbowiei n. sp. (Trematoda: Syncoeliidae), a new parasite of the pelagic thresher (Alopias pelagicus) and its phylogenetic relationships within the suborder Hemiurata Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1954
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Santoro, Mario, Occhibove, Flavia, López-Verdejo, Alejandro, Rojas, Alicia, and Solano-Barquero, Alberto
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- 2024
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6. Molecular, morphological and histopathological evidence of Spirometra mansoni in wild and domestic animals from Costa Rica
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Alvarado-Hidalgo, Irene, Campos-Camacho, Josué, Arguedas-Morales, Yuliana, Romero-Vega, Luis M., Alfaro-Alarcón, Alejandro, Anchia-Ureña, Gabriela, Bass, Laura G., Berrocal-Ávila, Ivan, Hagnauer, Isabel, Olivares, Roberto W.I., Solano-Barquero, Alberto, Traube-Rivera, Rodolfo, Montenegro-Hidalgo, Víctor, and Rojas, Alicia
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- 2024
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7. Social media as a tool for detecting underdiagnosed parasitic infections: the case of spirocercosis
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Porras-Silesky, Catalina, Solano-Barquero, Alberto, Jiménez-Rocha, Ana, Alvarado-Hidalgo, Irene, Valverde-Altamirano, Érika, and Rojas, Alicia
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- 2024
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8. A practical guide for the diagnosis of abdominal angiostrongyliasis caused by the nematode Angiostrongylus costaricensis
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Rodriguez, Rubens, Mora, Javier, Solano-Barquero, Alberto, Graeff-Teixeira, Carlos, and Rojas, Alicia
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- 2023
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9. Cryptic diversity in a gastrointestinal acanthocephalan of New World primates from Costa Rica
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Rojas-Sánchez, Ernesto, Umaña-Blanco, Fabián, Jiménez-Rocha, Ana, Vega-Benavides, Karen, Medaglia, Alejandro, Solano-Barquero, Alberto, Rojas, Alicia, and Jiménez, Mauricio
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- 2023
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10. Metazoan Marine Parasites of Costa Rica: A Review
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Alberto Solano-Barquero, Alicia Rojas, and Jorge Cortés
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platyhelminthes ,trematodes ,cestodes ,monogeneans ,acanthocephalans ,nematodes ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Many new marine parasite species are added every year. Still, in some places, mainly tropical regions, marine parasites have been little studied. An exhaustive review of the indexed publications where species of parasites are reported in the marine environments of Costa Rica was carried out. The history of research on marine parasites in this region is also reviewed. A total of 147 species of marine parasites have been reported in Costa Rica as parasites of 61 different species of hosts. Most of these parasites correspond to trematodes and cestodes, found mainly in the digestive tract of their vertebrate hosts. In Costa Rica, marine parasites have been studied mainly in sea turtles, elasmobranchs, fish, and dolphins. Most marine parasites have been reported based on morphological identifications of adult stages, and most of the work done so far consists of taxonomic identifications (species reports), with little contribution to the pathology and other aspects of the parasites–hosts interactions. The technical difficulties for research in marine parasitology, the lack of sampling in certain groups of hosts, and the lack of a consolidated research group in marine wildlife parasitology in Costa Rica are factors that have prevented a greater and faster advance in the knowledge of the biodiversity of marine parasites in this country.
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- 2023
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11. A practical guide for the diagnosis of abdominal angiostrongyliasis caused by the nematode Angiostrongylus costaricensis
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Rubens Rodriguez, Javier Mora, Alberto Solano-Barquero, Carlos Graeff-Teixeira, and Alicia Rojas
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Angiostrongylus costaricensis ,Histopathology ,Diagnostic guide ,Infectious diseases ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
Abstract Abdominal angiostrongyliasis (AA) is a severe parasitic infection caused by the nematode Angiostrongylus costaricensis. This disease is characterized by abdominal pain, a strong inflammatory eosinophilic response in the blood and tissues, and eventually intestinal perforation. Diagnosis of AA is challenging since there are no commercially available serological kits for A. costaricensis, and thus, histopathological analysis remains the gold standard. Herein we provide a decision flowchart for clinicians to improve the diagnosis of AA based on a patient’s clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, macroscopic observations of the gut lesions, as well as characteristic microscopic alterations in biopsies. A brief discussion of the available polymerase chain reaction and in-house serological methods is also presented. The aim of this mini-review is to improve the diagnosis of AA, which should lead to prompt detection of cases and better estimates of the epidemiology and geographical distribution of A. costaricensis. Graphical Abstract
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- 2023
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12. Cryptic diversity in a gastrointestinal acanthocephalan of New World primates from Costa Rica
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Ernesto Rojas-Sánchez, Fabián Umaña-Blanco, Ana Jiménez-Rocha, Karen Vega-Benavides, Alejandro Medaglia, Alberto Solano-Barquero, Alicia Rojas, and Mauricio Jiménez
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Abstract Prosthenorchis elegans is a worm of the family Archiacanthocephala that infects non-human primates in the Americas, producing an intestinal pathology that may compromise the life of its hosts. Squirrel monkeys, Saimiri oerstedii citrinellus, were found with P. elegans in Costa Rica. Histopathological analysis revealed a severe pyogranulomatous response composed by macrophages, neutrophils, eosinophils, fibroblasts and lymphocytes. Morphological worm analyses revealed 36 hooks in the proboscis distributed in six rows; and total body, hook and lemnisci length were compatible to the original descriptions of P. elegans. In addition, phylogenetic, haplotype network and genetic distance analyses were done on cytochrome oxidase subunit 1, cox1, sequences obtained from the collected specimens. Sequences obtained herein clustered separately with high posterior probabilities in a Bayesian Inference tree and showed 8.12% nucleotide differences when compared to P. elegans from Colombia. This high divergence was confirmed in the TCS network that separated Colombian and Costa Rican sequences by 32 mutational steps, a genetic distance PCA which separated sequences from both geographical locations by 89.5% and an FST value of 0.655, indicating the presence of cryptic diversity in P. elegans. Additional studies from specimens collected from other definitive hosts and geographical locations are required to better understand the biodiversity of this species.
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- 2023
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13. Emerging Lagochilascaris minor infections in domestic cats from Costa Rica: A zoonotic threat for the region
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Solano-Barquero, Alberto, Estrada, Ana, Medaglia, Alejandro, Montenegro, Víctor M., and Rojas, Alicia
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- 2022
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14. Correction: Solano-Barquero et al. Metazoan Marine Parasites of Costa Rica: A Review. Parasitologia 2023, 3, 116–141
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Alberto Solano-Barquero, Alicia Rojas, and Jorge Cortés
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n/a ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
There was a small error in the fifth sentence of the Abstract in the original publication [...]
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15. What lies behind the curtain: Cryptic diversity in helminth parasites of human and veterinary importance
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Cháves-González, Luis Enrique, Morales-Calvo, Fernando, Mora, Javier, Solano-Barquero, Alberto, Verocai, Guilherme G., and Rojas, Alicia
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- 2022
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16. Abdominal angiostrongyliasis in the Americas: fifty years since the discovery of a new metastrongylid species, Angiostrongylus costaricensis
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Alicia Rojas, Arnaldo Maldonado-Junior, Javier Mora, Alessandra Morassutti, Rubens Rodriguez, Alberto Solano-Barquero, Anamariela Tijerino, Marianela Vargas, and Carlos Graeff-Teixeira
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Angiostrongylus costaricensis ,Abdominal angiostrongyliasis ,Eosinophilic enteritis ,Zoonosis ,Helminthiasis ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
Abstract Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a zoonotic parasitic nematode described for the first time in 1971 by Pedro Morera and Rodolfo Céspedes in Costa Rica. This parasite causes an infection known as abdominal angiostrongyliasis, affecting mainly school-aged children and young adults. Infection with A. costaricensis has been associated with a myriad of rodent and mollusk species in the Americas and the Caribbean, as its natural hosts and reservoirs. In this commemorative review, we highlight the extensive research collected through a 50-year journey, which includes ecological, pathological, and molecular studies on A. costaricensis and its implicated disease. We also identify major knowledge gaps in its evolutionary history, the ecological role of imported and invasive mollusk species, and immune response. We propose that the advent of -omics analyses will allow us to gather novel information regarding A. costaricensis biology and infection dynamics, as well as to promote the design of much-needed sensitive and specific diagnostic tools.
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- 2021
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17. Macrofauna Associated With a Rhodolith Bed at an Oceanic Island in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica)
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Alberto Solano-Barquero, Jeffrey A. Sibaja-Cordero, and Jorge Cortés
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rhodoliths ,intermediate disturbance ,epifauna ,red algae ,aggregation effects ,Science ,General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution ,QH1-199.5 - Abstract
Rhodoliths are round calcareous red algae that form extensive beds and associated with them are a diverse suite of species. Rhodolith beds are among the least known coastal–marine ecosystems, and even less is understood about their associated flora and fauna. Here, we present an evaluation of the biodiversity larger than 500 μm associated with rhodoliths at Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica, an oceanic island in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, 500 km offshore of the mainland. This research determined the influence of rhodolith degree of aggregation (distance among individual rhodolith) as well as rhodolith complexity, volume, and mass in relation to the diversity, composition, and biomass of the associated fauna. A total of 145 taxa were collected in 60 rhodolith samples. Arthropods, polychaetes, and mollusks were the dominant taxa in terms of richness, and crustaceans + acari represented >50% of the total abundance. Five potentially new species were collected in this study. Collections identified 31 new records, with 20 of them being newly reported genera for Isla del Coco. Many of the organisms found were juveniles as well as adult stages bearing eggs, demonstrating the importance of this ecosystem. The faunal composition changed along the gradient of rhodolith aggregation. Moderately aggregated rhodoliths (separated by 5 to 10 cm) had the highest diversity, with the highest averages of taxon richness and total numerical abundance and the highest faunal biomass. There were more organisms in more complex rhodoliths; nevertheless, the complexity of the rhodolith did not affect the number of taxa or total organism biomass. Larger rhodoliths, in size and mass, favored higher amounts of taxa and organisms. The rhodolith bed studied is an example of the intermediate disturbance hypothesis because the highest value of biodiversity of invertebrates was at the moderate aggregation level of rhodoliths. In this density of rhodoliths, the fauna was less exposed to hard environmental conditions and prevented dominant species.
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18. Social media as a tool for detecting underdiagnosed parasitic infections: the case of spirocercosis
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Porras-Silesky, Catalina, primary, Solano-Barquero, Alberto, additional, Jiménez-Rocha, Ana, additional, Alvarado-Hidalgo, Irene, additional, Valverde-Altamirano, Érika, additional, and Rojas, Alicia, additional
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19. What lies behind the curtain: Cryptic diversity in helminth parasites of human and veterinary importance
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Luis Enrique Cháves-González, Fernando Morales-Calvo, Javier Mora, Alberto Solano-Barquero, Guilherme G. Verocai, and Alicia Rojas
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Speciation ,Cryptic species ,Taxonomy ,Phylogeny ,Species complex ,Parasitology ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
Parasite cryptic species are morphologically indistinguishable but genetically distinct organisms, leading to taxa with unclear species boundaries. Speciation mechanisms such as cospeciation, host colonization, taxon pulse, and oscillation may lead to the emergence of cryptic species, influencing host-parasite interactions, parasite ecology, distribution, and biodiversity. The study of cryptic species diversity in helminth parasites of human and veterinary importance has gained relevance, since their distribution may affect clinical and epidemiological features such as pathogenicity, virulence, drug resistance and susceptibility, mortality, and morbidity, ultimately affecting patient management, course, and outcome of treatment. At the same time, the need for recognition of cryptic species diversity has implied a transition from morphological to molecular diagnostic methods, which are becoming more available and accessible in parasitology. Here, we discuss the general approaches for cryptic species delineation and summarize some examples found in nematodes, trematodes and cestodes of medical and veterinary importance, along with the clinical implications of their taxonomic status. Lastly, we highlight the need for the correct interpretation of molecular information, and the correct use of definitions when reporting or describing new cryptic species in parasitology, since molecular and morphological data should be integrated whenever possible.
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20. Abdominal angiostrongyliasis in the Americas: fifty years since the discovery of a new metastrongylid species, Angiostrongylus costaricensis
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Rojas, Alicia, Maldonado-Junior, Arnaldo, Mora, Javier, Morassutti, Alessandra, Rodriguez, Rubens, Solano-Barquero, Alberto, Tijerino, Anamariela, Vargas, Marianela, and Graeff-Teixeira, Carlos
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- 2021
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21. Withdrawal notice to: “First morphological and molecular characterisation of Spirometra mansoni (Cestoda, Diphyllobothriidae) in a domestic cat from Veracruz, Mexico” [Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports 56 (2024) 101127]
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Salazar-Grosskelwing, Enrique, Rodriguez-Vivas, Roger I., Bolio-González, Manuel E., Romero-Salas, Dora, Ramos-Beltrán, Rodolfo, Solano-Barquero, Alberto, and Rojas, Alicia
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22. Gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) as natural definitive hosts of Paragonimus mexicanus
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Conejo-Chacón, Amanda, Robleto-Quesada, Joby, Solano-Barquero, Alberto, and Rojas, Alicia
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- 2024
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23. WITHDRAWN: First morphological and molecular characterisation of Spirometra mansoni (Cestoda, Diphyllobothriidae) in a domestic cat from Veracruz, Mexico
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Salazar-Grosskelwing, Enrique, Rodriguez-Vivas, Roger I., Bolio-González, Manuel E., Romero-Salas, Dora, Ramos-Beltrán, Rodolfo, Solano-Barquero, Alberto, and Rojas, Alicia
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24. Correction: Solano-Barquero et al. Metazoan Marine Parasites of Costa Rica: A Review. Parasitologia 2023, 3, 116–141
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Solano-Barquero, Alberto, primary, Rojas, Alicia, additional, and Cortés, Jorge, additional
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- 2023
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25. Angiostrongylus costaricensis
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Solano-Barquero, Alberto, Mora, Javier, Graeff-Teixeira, Carlos, and Rojas, Alicia
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- 2021
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26. First morphological and molecular report of Lagochilascaris minor (Nematoda, Ascarididae) in a domestic cat from Veracruz, Mexico
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Rodriguez-Vivas, Roger I., primary, Salazar-Grosskelwing, Enrique, additional, Ojeda-Chi, Melina M., additional, Flota-Burgos, Gabriela J., additional, Solano-Barquero, Alberto, additional, Trinidad-Martínez, Iris, additional, and Rojas, Alicia, additional
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- 2023
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27. Cryptic diversity in a gastrointestinal acanthocephalan of New World primates from Costa Rica
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Ernesto Rojas-Sánchez, Fabián Umaña-Blanco, Ana Jiménez-Rocha, Karen Vega-Benavides, Alejandro Medaglia, Alberto Solano-Barquero, Alicia Rojas, and Mauricio Jiménez
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Multidisciplinary - Abstract
Prosthenorchis elegans is a worm of the family Archiacanthocephala that infects non-human primates in the Americas, producing an intestinal pathology that may compromise the life of its hosts. Squirrel monkeys, Saimiri oerstedii citrinellus, were found with P. elegans in Costa Rica. Histopathological analysis revealed a severe pyogranulomatous response composed by macrophages, neutrophils, eosinophils, fibroblasts and lymphocytes. Morphological worm analyses revealed 36 hooks in the proboscis distributed in six rows; and total body, hook and lemnisci length were compatible to the original descriptions of P. elegans. In addition, phylogenetic, haplotype network and genetic distance analyses were done on cytochrome oxidase subunit 1, cox1, sequences obtained from the collected specimens. Sequences obtained herein clustered separately with high posterior probabilities in a Bayesian Inference tree and showed 8.12% nucleotide differences when compared to P. elegans from Colombia. This high divergence was confirmed in the TCS network that separated Colombian and Costa Rican sequences by 32 mutational steps, a genetic distance PCA which separated sequences from both geographical locations by 89.5% and an FST value of 0.655, indicating the presence of cryptic diversity in P. elegans. Additional studies from specimens collected from other definitive hosts and geographical locations are required to better understand the biodiversity of this species.
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28. Cryptic diversity in a gastrointestinal acanthocephalan of New World primates from Costa Rica
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Rojas-Sánchez, Ernesto, primary, Umaña-Blanco, Fabián, additional, Jiménez-Rocha, Ana, additional, Vega-Benavides, Karen, additional, Medaglia, Alejandro, additional, Solano-Barquero, Alberto, additional, Rojas, Alicia, additional, and Jiménez, Mauricio, additional
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29. Abdominal angiostrongyliasis in the Americas: fifty years since the discovery of a new metastrongylid species, Angiostrongylus costaricensis
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Javier Mora, Alberto Solano-Barquero, Rubens Rodriguez, Anamariela Tijerino, Alicia Rojas, Alessandra Loureiro Morassutti, Carlos Graeff-Teixeira, Arnaldo Maldonado-Junior, and Marianela Vargas
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0301 basic medicine ,Entomology ,030231 tropical medicine ,Helminthiasis ,Zoology ,Rodentia ,Review ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 ,Diagnostic tools ,Host Specificity ,Rodent Diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,Zoonosis ,0302 clinical medicine ,Zoonoses ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Angiostrongylus ,Disease Reservoirs ,Strongylida Infections ,Eosinophilic enteritis ,Life Cycle Stages ,biology ,Immunity ,Abdominal angiostrongyliasis ,Angiostrongylus costaricensis ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,030104 developmental biology ,Infectious Diseases ,Parasitology ,Caribbean Region ,Mollusca ,Larva ,Infection dynamics ,Americas ,Introduced Species - Abstract
Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a zoonotic parasitic nematode described for the first time in 1971 by Pedro Morera and Rodolfo Céspedes in Costa Rica. This parasite causes an infection known as abdominal angiostrongyliasis, affecting mainly school-aged children and young adults. Infection with A. costaricensis has been associated with a myriad of rodent and mollusk species in the Americas and the Caribbean, as its natural hosts and reservoirs. In this commemorative review, we highlight the extensive research collected through a 50-year journey, which includes ecological, pathological, and molecular studies on A. costaricensis and its implicated disease. We also identify major knowledge gaps in its evolutionary history, the ecological role of imported and invasive mollusk species, and immune response. We propose that the advent of -omics analyses will allow us to gather novel information regarding A. costaricensis biology and infection dynamics, as well as to promote the design of much-needed sensitive and specific diagnostic tools.
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30. Metazoan Marine Parasites of Costa Rica: A Review.
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Solano-Barquero, Alberto, Rojas, Alicia, and Cortés, Jorge
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PARASITES , *MARINE biodiversity , *TREMATODA , *SEA turtles , *ALIMENTARY canal - Abstract
Many new marine parasite species are added every year. Still, in some places, mainly tropical regions, marine parasites have been little studied. An exhaustive review of the indexed publications where species of parasites are reported in the marine environments of Costa Rica was carried out. The history of research on marine parasites in this region is also reviewed. A total of 147 species of marine parasites have been reported in Costa Rica as parasites of 61 different species of hosts. Most of these parasites correspond to trematodes and cestodes, found mainly in the digestive tract of their vertebrate hosts. In Costa Rica, marine parasites have been studied mainly in sea turtles, elasmobranchs, fish, and dolphins. Most marine parasites have been reported based on morphological identifications of adult stages, and most of the work done so far consists of taxonomic identifications (species reports), with little contribution to the pathology and other aspects of the parasites–hosts interactions. The technical difficulties for research in marine parasitology, the lack of sampling in certain groups of hosts, and the lack of a consolidated research group in marine wildlife parasitology in Costa Rica are factors that have prevented a greater and faster advance in the knowledge of the biodiversity of marine parasites in this country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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31. Prevalencia de deficiencia de vitamina D en niños
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Melissa Solano-Barquero, Marco Vargas-Soto, Ariel Brenes-Glenn, and Ileana Holst-Schumacher
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General Medicine - Abstract
Objetivo: determinar la prevalencia de la deficiencia de vitamina D en niños de la Región Central Sur de Costa Rica. Métodos: se realizó un estudio transversal con niños de 1-7 años de la Región Central Sur del país pertenecientes a los Centros de Educación y Nutrición y Centros de Atención Integral y Nutrición Infantil. Se recolectaron muestras de suero de todos los participantes entre agosto de 2014 y mayo de 2016 y se almacenaron a -80 ° C hasta su uso. Se evaluó las concentraciones de vitamina D mediante un inmunoensayo con el instrumento ARCHITECT Plus i1000. Los análisis estadísticos descriptivos se realizaron con el paquete de software estadístico SPSS (V20, IBM Corp). Se consideró significativo un valor de p
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32. Macrofauna Associated With a Rhodolith Bed at an Oceanic Island in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica)
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Solano-Barquero, Alberto, primary, Sibaja-Cordero, Jeffrey A., additional, and Cortés, Jorge, additional
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- 2022
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33. Emerging Lagochilascaris minor infections in domestic cats from Costa Rica: A zoonotic threat for the region
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Alberto Solano-Barquero, Ana Estrada, Alejandro Medaglia, Víctor M. Montenegro, and Alicia Rojas
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Costa Rica ,Electron Transport Complex IV ,General Veterinary ,Ascaridoidea ,Cats ,Animals ,Humans ,Parasitology ,Nematode Infections ,Cat Diseases ,Mexico - Abstract
Two cases of lagochilascariasis minor in domestic cats from Costa Rica within a period of two months are recorded for the first time in Central America. Clinical findings included purulent discharge and a tumor in the left ear in one of the cats, whereas the other cat had an ulcerated cervical lesion. Both patients underwent surgical procedures during which nematode worms were collected and analyzed. The collected nematodes were identified using a combination of morphological and molecular assays, which revealed a 99.1% similarity in the cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 with L. minor from Mexico. The lack of information on this parasitosis, as well as the enormous harm it does to animal and human hosts, highlights the need for more research and awareness in Costa Rica and Central America. Furthermore, the unexpected occurrence of these instances in the same location emphasizes the imminent zoonotic risk to humans and the active circulation of the parasite.
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34. Prevalencia de deficiencia de vitamina D en niños de Costa Rica
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Solano Barquero, Melissa, Vargas Soto, Marco, Brenes Glenn, Ariel, and Holst Schumacher, Ileana
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Costa Rica ,children ,vitamin D deficiency ,prevalence ,prevalencia ,vitamin D ,vitamina D ,deficiencia vitamina D ,niños - Abstract
Objective: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in children in the South- Central Region of Costa Rica. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed with Costa Rican children aged 1-7 years from the South-Central Region of the country belonging to the Nutrition and Education Centers and Children’s Nutrition and Comprehensive Care Centers. Serum samples were collected from all participants between August 2014 and May 2016 and stored at -80 ° C. Vitamin D status was assessed by immunoassay on an ARCHITECT Plus i1000 instrument. Descriptive statistics were performed with the SPSS statistical software package (V20, IBM Corp). A value of p˂0.05 was considered significant. Spearman and Pearson correlation were also performed to study the association between vitamin D status, anthropometric and hematological variables. Results: A total of 428 samples were analyzed. According to the cut-off points established by the Endocrine Society, 4.9% of the children tested presented deficiency, 50.2% had insufficiency and 44.9% had vitamin D sufficiency. The mean concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in the studied population was 29.7 ng/mL (SD 6.5) in boys and 29.8 ng/mL (SD 7.0) in girls. A high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D (55.1 %) was found, but only 7.9 % of the children presented 25-hydroxyvitamin D ≤ 20 ng/mL. No correlation was found between vitamin D status and any of the evaluated anthropometric or hematological variables. Conclusions: More than half of the young population presented hypovitaminosis-D. Therefore, in order to overcome this situation, the recommendation is to supplement the population with vitamin D and improve its fortification in widespread accessible food in Costa Rica. Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de la deficiencia de vitamina D en niños de la Región Central Sur de Costa Rica. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio transversal con niños de 1-7 años de la Región Central Sur de Costa Rica pertenecientes a los Centros de Educación y Nutrición y Centros de Atención Integral y Nutrición Infantil. Se recolectaron muestras de suero de todos los participantes entre agosto de 2014 y mayo de 2016 y se almacenaron a -80°C hasta su uso. Se evaluó las concentraciones de vitamina D mediante un inmunoensayo con el instrumento ARCHITECT Plus i1000. Los análisis estadísticos descriptivos se realizaron con el paquete de software estadístico SPSS (V20, IBM Corp). Se consideró significativo un valor de p
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35. Angiostrongylus costaricensis
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Carlos Graeff-Teixeira, Javier Mora, Alicia Rojas, and Alberto Solano Barquero
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Infectious Diseases ,Animals ,Parasitology ,Angiostrongylus ,Strongylida Infections - Published
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36. Prevalencia de deficiencia de vitamina D en niños
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Solano-Barquero, Melissa, primary, Vargas-Soto, Marco, additional, Brenes-Glenn, Ariel, additional, and Holst-Schumacher, Ileana, additional
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37. Prevalencia de parasitosis en niños de 1 a 7 años en condición de vulnerabilidad en la Región Central Sur de Costa Rica
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Ana M. Mora Mora, Carolina Santamaría-Ulloa, Melissa Solano-Barquero, Liliana Reyes-Lizano, Dennis León-Alán, and Adrián Montero-Salguero
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Intestinal parasites ,Costa Rica ,CEN-CINAI ,Parasitosis intestinales ,General Medicine ,Infancia ,Children - Abstract
Objetivo: Actualizar la información sobre la prevalencia de parasitosis en niños en Costa Rica y la relación de esta con factores socioeconómicos. Metodología: se realizó un estudio para determinar la prevalencia de parásitos y comensales intestinales en niños de 1-7 años, de 13 centros que cuentan con dos modalidades de programas de alimentación. A los padres se les administró un cuestionario estructurado (n=2514; 96,8% de los padres invitados a participar accedieron). Se recolectaron muestras de heces de los niños (n=1368, 54,0%), que fueron analizadas por frotis directo y montaje de Kato. Se corrieron pruebas de chi cuadrado, se calcularon las razones de probabilidades (OR) y se realizó un modelo de regresión logística binaria para examinar las asociaciones entre las características socioeconómicas de las familias de los niños y su probabilidad de desarrollar parasitosis. Resultados: la prevalencia de protozoarios comensales, protozoarios patógenos, helmintos o una combinación de los anteriores (CPH) fue del 24,1%(IC 95%: 21,9-26,4). La prevalencia de parásitos patógenos y la de helmintiasis fue del 8,5% (IC 95%: 7,5-10,5) y 0,7% (IC 95%: 0,1-1,5), respectivamente. El protozoario patógeno más frecuente fue Giardia intestinalis (8,0%), el comensal fue Endolimax nana (7,7%) y el helminto fue Ascaris lumbricoides (0,4%). No se observaron diferencias significativas en la prevalencia e CPH o parasitosis según sexo o programa de alimentación. Las prevalencias más altas de CPH y parasitosis se observaron en La Uruca (46,9% y 17,2%, respectivamente) y las más bajas en Paso Ancho (7,7% y 0%, respectivamente). Tener una edad >5 años, vivir en una casa con paredes construidas con material de desecho o zinc, habitar en una vivienda no adecuada (i.e., vivienda indígena, cuarto en cuartería, tugurio, casa móvil, pensión o convento) y tener una familia con más de 4 miembros, fueron identificados como posibles factores de riesgo para CPH. Conclusiones: la prevalencia de comensales, patógenos, helmintos encontrada en este estudio fue menor a la observada en la última Encuesta Nacional de Nutrición de Costa Rica (32,6%), realizada en 2008-2009. Sin embargo, el estudio muestra que existen condiciones permisivas para la trasmisión de enteroparásitos, y que resulta necesario darle seguimiento a las medidas preventivas y de tratamiento de las parasitosis. Objective: to determine the prevalence of parasitosis in children in Costa Rica and its association with socioeconomic factors. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasites and commensals in children aged 1-7 years old, from 13 centers with two types of food distribution programs. We administered a structured questionnaire, which included some questions from the 2014 Costa Rican National Home Survey, to most of the parents who consented for their children to participate in the study (n=2435 out of 2514). We collected stool samples from children (n=1368; 54,0%) and then analyzed them using a direct smear and Kato assembly. Odds ratios (OR) and chi-square tests were calculated and a binary logistic regression model was fitted to assess the associations between socioeconomic characteristics of the children’s families and the probability of having an intestinal parasitic infection. Results: The prevalence of commensal protozoans, pathogenic protozoans, helminthes, or a combination of them (referred to henceforth as CPH) was 24.1% (95% CI: 21.9-26.4), whereas prevalences of pathogenic parasites and helmithiasis were 8.5% (95% CI: 7.5-10.5) and 0.7% (95% CI: 0.1-1.5), respectively. The most prevalent pathogenic parasite was Giardia intestinalis (8.0%), the most frequent commensal protozoan was Endolimax nana (7.7%), and the most prevalent helminth was Ascaris lumbricoides (0.4%). There were no significant differences in the prevalence of CPH or parasitosis by sex or nutritional program. The highest prevalences of CPH and parasitosis were observed in La Uruca (46.9% and 17.2%, respectively) and the lowest in Paso Ancho (7.7% and 0%, respectively). Being 5 years old or above, living in a house with walls made up of waste material or zinc, having a non-suitable house (i.e., indigenous housing, living in a small room inside a quartery house, slums, mobile housing, pension, or convent), and having more than 4 family members were identified as risk factors for having a CPH. Conclusions: The CPH prevalence found in this study was lower than the one observed in the Costa Rican National Nutritional Survey 2008-2009 (32.6%). However, this study shows that there are several permissive conditions that allow the transmission of intestinal parasites and that it is necessary to improve the preventive and treatment measures of intestinal parasites. UCR::Vicerrectoría de Investigación::Unidades de Investigación::Ciencias de la Salud::Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud (INISA)
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38. Low-cost internal controls for detection of Giardia cysts in water samples
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Solano Barquero, Melissa, Morales Mora, Eric, Chacón Jiménez, Luz, Cordero Jara, Erick, Reyes Lizano, Liliana, Barrantes Jiménez, Kenia, and Achí, Rosario
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39. Evaluation of climatic seasonal influence on the quality of water for human consumption in a San José (Costa Rica) supply system, 2017-2018
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Morales Mora, Eric, Solano Barquero, Melissa, Morales Vargas, Ricardo Alberto, Reyes Lizano, Liliana, Barrantes Jiménez, Kenia, Achí Araya, María Rosario, and Chacón Jiménez, Luz María
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Abastecimiento de agua ,Water supply ,Water resources ,Environmental health ,Recurso hídrico ,Enfermedades transmitidas por el agua ,Waterborne diseases ,Salud ambiental - Abstract
Objetivo: Analizar el estado y la influencia de la variabilidad climática en la calidad del agua de un sistema de abastecimiento para consumo humano en San José, Costa Rica, captado en cuatro microcuencas del cantón Vásquez de Coronado, en el periodo 2017-2018, para brindar recomendaciones al operador y promover la protección de la población abastecida Métodos: Estudio descriptivo de los parámetros de calidad básicos de agua para consumo humano (Escherichia coli, coliformes fecales, turbidez, conductividad, pH, color, temperatura y cloro residual). Los análisis se realizaron siguiendo el Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Se delimitaron las zonas de captación utilizando sistemas de información geográfica. Se utilizó estadística descriptiva e inferencial para describir la calidad del agua y su variabilidad espacial y estacional. Resultados: La concentración de coliformes fecales en el agua superficial fue > 103 NMP/100 mL y la turbidez >5 UTN en el 76% de las muestras. En la red de distribución se encontraron concentraciones de clororesidual y turbidez (>5 UTN) por encima de los límites recomendados para agua de consumo humano . Se encontró diferencias significativas en todos los parámetros básicos de calidad de agua entre las distintas zonas de captación (p10 3 NMP/100 mL and the turbidity >5 UTN in 76% of the samples. In the distribution system were found concentrations of the residual chlorine and turbidity (>5 UTN) above according to recommended limits for drinking water in the country. The results showed significant differences in all of the basic parameters of the water quality between catchment areas (p
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40. Low-cost internal controls for detection of Giardia cysts in water samples
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Eric Mora, Erick Cordero Jara, Luz María Chacón Jiménez, Liliana Reyes Lizano, Kenia Barrantes Jiménez, Melissa Solano Barquero, and Rosario Achí
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0301 basic medicine ,Flocculation ,Morphology (linguistics) ,030231 tropical medicine ,Fresh Water ,Immunofluorescent microscopy ,Stain ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Feces ,0302 clinical medicine ,parasitic diseases ,Rosaniline Dyes ,Sulfate ,Coloring Agents ,Chromatography ,biology ,Staining and Labeling ,Giardia ,Oocysts ,Water ,030108 mycology & parasitology ,biology.organism_classification ,Infectious Diseases ,chemistry ,Microscopy, Fluorescence ,Internal control ,Reagent ,Alum Compounds ,Parasitology - Abstract
Giardia cysts stained with hot carbolfuchsin were used as internal controls in a concentration method for surface water samples. The morphological integrity of stained cysts and the stain's stability and intensity were tested with each of the chemical reagents used in the aluminum sulfate flocculation method. No alterations in morphology or color were noted. The stained cyst preparation has a low cost, high stability, and suitability for both light and immunofluorescent microscopy, making it affordable to researchers in low- and middle-income countries. UCR::Vicerrectoría de Investigación::Unidades de Investigación::Ciencias de la Salud::Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud (INISA)
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41. Deficiencias nutricionales y anemia en niñas y niños preescolares de Costa Rica en el periodo 2014-2016
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Solano Barquero, Melissa, Mora Mora, Ana M., Santamaría-Ulloa, Carolina, Marín Arias, Lilliam, Granados Zamora, Melissa, and Reyes Lizano, Liliana
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Costa Rica ,child ,preescolares ,prevalence ,prevalencia ,socioeconomic factors ,factores socioeconómicos ,malnutrition ,anemia ,preschool ,desnutrición ,nutritional status ,estado nutrucional ,niños - Abstract
Objectives: (i) Determining the prevalence of nutritional deficiencies and anemia in preschool children who are beneficiaries from two nutritional aid programs (intramural and extramural) in the Education and Nutrition Centers and Children's Centers for Nutrition and Comprehensive Care (CEN-CINAI), and (ii) identifying the socioeconomic factors associated with nutritional deficiencies and anemia in these children. Methods: A total of 2503 children from 0 to 7 years old from 13 CEN-CINAI of the Central South Region of Costa Rica were surveyed in 2014-2016. Data on socioeconomic characteristics of their families were obtained using a structured questionnaire. In addition, anthropometric measurements (n = 2205) and blood samples for complete blood counts (n = 2203) were collected from the children. Results: We estimated a prevalence of nutritional deficiencies at 15.4% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 14.0-17.0) and anemia at 7.5% (95% CI: 6.4-8.6). Both conditions were more frequent in children aged ≤5 years (23.2% for nutritional deficiencies and 8.6% for anemia) and in beneficiaries from the extramural assistance program (41.9% and 10.6%, respectively). Other demographic and socio-economic factors, such as being female, living in inadequate housing with a roof made of natural material or waste, and being part of a large family (>4 members) were also associated with the presence of nutritional deficiencies and/or anemia. Conclusions: The prevalence of nutritional deficiencies and anemia observed in this study highlight the importance of intervening on modifiable socio-economic factors that influence these prevalences and improving the medical care of preschool children living in vulnerable conditions. Objetivos: (i) Determinar la prevalencia de deficiencias nutricionales y anemia en preescolares que se benefician de dos programas de ayuda nutricional (intramuros y extramuros) en los Centros de Educación y Nutrición y Centros Infantiles de Nutrición y Atención Integral (CEN-CINAI) e (ii) identificar los factores socioeconómicos asociados con deficiencias nutricionales y anemia en esta población. Métodos: Se censaron 2503 niñas y niños de 0 a 7 años de 13 centros CEN-CINAI de la Región Central Sur de Costa Rica en el período 2014-2016. La infomación sobre las características socioeconómicas de sus familias se obtuvo mediante un cuestionario estructurado. Además, se tomaron medidas antropométricas (n=2205) y muestras de sangre para hemograma (n=2203) de las niñas y los niños. Resultados: Se estimó una prevalencia de deficiencias nutricionales de 15,4% (intervalo de confianza [IC] 95%: 14,0-17,0) y una prevalencia de anemia de 7,5% (IC 95%: 6,4-8,6). Ambas condiciones fueron más frecuentes en infantes ≤5 años (23,2% para deficiencias nutricionales y 8,6% para anemia) y en beneficiarios del programa de ayuda extramuros (41,9% y 10,6%, respectivamente). Otros factores demográficos y socioeconómicos, tales como ser del sexo femenino, habitar en una vivienda no adecuada con un techo de material natural o de desecho y ser parte de una familia numerosa (>4 integrantes) también se asociaron con la presencia de deficiencias nutricionales y/o anemia. Conclusiones: Las prevalencias de deficiencias nutricionales y anemia observadas en este estudio resaltan la importancia de intervenir aquellos factores socioeconómicos modificables que influyen en estas prevalencias y mejorar la atención médica de preescolares en condición de vulnerabilidad
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42. Prevalencia de parasitosis en niños de 1 a 7 años en condición de vulnerabilidad en la Región Central Sur de Costa Rica
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Solano-Barquero, Melissa, Montero-Salguero, Adrián, León-Alán, Dennis, Santamaría-Ulloa, Carolina, Mora, Ana M., and Reyes-Lizano, Liliana
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Costa Rica ,Intestinal parasites ,children ,CEN-CINAI ,parasitosis intestinales ,niños - Abstract
Resumen Objetivo: Actualizar la información sobre la prevalencia de parasitosis en niños en Costa Rica y la relación de esta con factores socioeconómicos. Metodología: se realizó un estudio para determinar la prevalencia de parásitos y comensales intestinales en niños de 1-7 años, de 13 centros que cuentan con dos modalidades de programas de alimentación. A los padres se les administró un cuestionario estructurado (n=2514; 96,8% de los padres invitados a participar accedieron). Se recolectaron muestras de heces de los niños (n=1368, 54,0%), que fueron analizadas por frotis directo y montaje de Kato. Se corrieron pruebas de chi cuadrado, se calcularon las razones de probabilidades (OR) y se realizó un modelo de regresión logística binaria para examinar las asociaciones entre las características socioeconómicas de las familias de los niños y su probabilidad de desarrollar parasitosis. Resultados: La prevalencia de protozoarios comensales, protozoarios patógenos, helmintos o una combinación de los anteriores (CPH) fue del 24,1% (IC 95%: 21,9-26,4). La prevalencia de parásitos patógenos y la de helmintiasis fue del 8,5% (IC 95%: 7,5-10,5) y 0,7% (IC 95%: 0,1-1,5), respectivamente. El protozoario patógeno más frecuente fue Giardia intestinalis (8,0%), el comensal fue Endolimax nana (7,7%) y el helminto fue Ascaris lumbricoides (0,4%). No se observaron diferencias significativas en la prevalencia de CPH o parasitosis según sexo o programa de alimentación. Las prevalencias más altas de CPH y parasitosis se observaron en La Uruca (46,9% y 17,2%, respectivamente) y las más bajas en Paso Ancho (7,7% y 0%, respectivamente). Tener una edad >5 años, vivir en una casa con paredes construidas con material de desecho o zinc, habitar en una vivienda no adecuada (i.e., vivienda indígena, cuarto en cuartería, tugurio, casa móvil, pensión o convento) y tener una familia con más de 4 miembros, fueron identificados como posibles factores de riesgo para CPH. Conclusiones: La prevalencia de comensales, patógenos, helmintos encontrada en este estudio fue menor a la observada en la última Encuesta Nacional de Nutrición de Costa Rica (32,6%), realizada en 2008-2009. Sin embargo, el estudio muestra que existen condiciones permisivas para la trasmisión de enteroparásitos, y que resulta necesario darle seguimiento a las medidas preventivas y de tratamiento de las parasitosis. Abstract Objective: To determine the prevalence of parasitosis in children in Costa Rica and its association with socioeconomic factors. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasites and commensals in children aged 1-7 years old, from 13 centers with two types of food distribution programs. We administered a structured questionnaire, which included some questions from the 2014 Costa Rican National Home Survey, to most of the parents who consented for their children to participate in the study (n=2435 out of 2514). We collected stool samples from children (n=1368; 54,0%) and then analyzed them using a direct smear and Kato assembly. Odds ratios (OR) and chi-square tests were calculated and a binary logistic regression model was fitted to assess the associations between socioeconomic characteristics of the children’s families and the probability of having an intestinal parasitic infection. Results: The prevalence of commensal protozoans, pathogenic protozoans, helminthes, or a combination of them (referred to henceforth as CPH) was 24.1% (95% CI: 21.9-26.4), whereas prevalences of pathogenic parasites and helmithiasis were 8.5% (95% CI: 7.5-10.5) and 0.7% (95% CI: 0.1-1.5), respectively. The most prevalent pathogenic parasite was Giardia intestinalis (8.0%), the most frequent commensal protozoan was Endolimax nana (7.7%), and the most prevalent helminth was Ascaris lumbricoides (0.4%). There were no significant differences in the prevalence of CPH or parasitosis by sex or nutritional program. The highest prevalences of CPH and parasitosis were observed in La Uruca (46.9% and 17.2%, respectively) and the lowest in Paso Ancho (7.7% and 0%, respectively). Being 5 years old or above, living in a house with walls made up of waste material or zinc, having a non-suitable house (i.e., indigenous housing, living in a small room inside a quartery house, slums, mobile housing, pension, or convent), and having more than 4 family members were identified as risk factors for having a CPH. Conclusions: The CPH prevalence found in this study was lower than the one observed in the Costa Rican National Nutritional Survey 2008-2009 (32.6%). However, this study shows that there are several permissive conditions that allow the transmission of intestinal parasites and that it is necessary to improve the preventive and treatment measures of intestinal parasites.
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43. Implementation of two plate count methods for detection of somatic coliphages and contributions to the standard methodologies
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Solano Barquero, Melissa, Chacón Jiménez, Luz María, Barrantes Jiménez, Kenia, and Achí Araya, Rosario
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simple agar layer ,water ,capa simple de agar ,aguas ,colifagos somáticos ,indicadores virales ,lcsh:Biology (General) ,viral indicator ,somatic coliphages ,double agar layer ,capa doble de agar ,lcsh:Q ,lcsh:Science ,lcsh:QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Two plate count methods, double layer and single layer of agar for quantification of somatic coliphages in water, were implemented using standard methodologies. Several variables were tested and provided valuable information that was not included in standard methodologies. The most important findings are described, such as the effect of using an excessively concentrated culture of E. coliand production of a log phase culture in only 4 hours of incubation, adjusting the concentration to an optical density of 0.3 at 600 nm (3.1 x 10 8 CFU / mL), or to McFarland 1 (3.0 x 108 CFU / mL). It was determined that coliphages controls must be stored at -70 °C to reduce its degradation. Quantities of reaction mixture exceeding 20 mL per Petri dish must be avoided to prevent interfere with bubbles during the counting of plate forming units (PFU). It was demonstrated that coliphages isolated from water samples can be stored for 48 hours at 4 °C without any degradation, and PFU are not observed in samples with high concentrations of coliphages, because a confluent lysis of the bacte-rial layer. There was no significant difference in the recovery of coliphages using doble layer or single layer methods, but such methods should be evaluated by means of controls, before applying them directly in the analysis of water samples. Los métodos de recuento en placa capa doble y capa simple de agar, para la cuantificación de colifagos so-máticos en aguas, fueron implementados utilizando como base metodologías estándar. Diferentes variables fueron ensayadas, lo cual permitió la precisión en algunos pasos no incluidos en metodologías estándares. De los hallazgos de mayor importancia, se exponen las consecuencias de utilizar un cultivo de Escherichia coliexcesivamente concentrado y se describe la obtención de un cultivo en fase logarítmica en solo 4 horas de incubación, ajustando la concentración a una densidad óptica de 0,3 a 600nm (3,1 x 10 8 UFC/ mL), o a un McFarland 1 (3,0 x108 UFC/ mL). Se determinó que los controles de colifagos deben ser almacenados a -70 °C para reducir su degradación y que se deben evitar cantidades superiores a 20 mL de mezcla de reacción por plato de Petri, para reducir las burbujas que pueden interferir con la lectura de unidades formadoras de placas (UFP). Se demostró que los colifagos de las muestras de agua pueden almacenarse 48 horas a 4 °C sin que sufran degradación y que en las muestras con altas concentraciones de colifagos no se observa UFP porque se da una lisis confluente de la capa bacteriana. No se encontraron diferencias significativas en la recuperación de colifagos al utilizar un método u otro, pero dichos métodos deben ser evaluados por medio de controles, antes de aplicarlos directamente en el análisis de muestras de agua.
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44. Implementación de dos métodos de recuento en placa para la detección de colifagos somáticos, aportes a las metodologías estándar Implementation of two plate count methods for detection of somatic coliphages and contributions to the standard methodologies
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Melissa Solano Barquero, Luz María Chacón Jiménez, Kenia Barrantes Jiménez, and Rosario Achí Araya
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indicadores virales ,lcsh:Biology (General) ,capa doble de agar ,capa simple de agar ,lcsh:Q ,lcsh:Science ,aguas ,lcsh:QH301-705.5 ,colifagos somáticos - Abstract
Los métodos de recuento en placa capa doble y capa simple de agar, para la cuantificación de colifagos so-máticos en aguas, fueron implementados utilizando como base metodologías estándar. Diferentes variables fueron ensayadas, lo cual permitió la precisión en algunos pasos no incluidos en metodologías estándares. De los hallazgos de mayor importancia, se exponen las consecuencias de utilizar un cultivo de Escherichia coliexcesivamente concentrado y se describe la obtención de un cultivo en fase logarítmica en solo 4 horas de incubación, ajustando la concentración a una densidad óptica de 0,3 a 600nm (3,1 x 10 8 UFC/ mL), o a un McFarland 1 (3,0 x108 UFC/ mL). Se determinó que los controles de colifagos deben ser almacenados a -70 °C para reducir su degradación y que se deben evitar cantidades superiores a 20 mL de mezcla de reacción por plato de Petri, para reducir las burbujas que pueden interferir con la lectura de unidades formadoras de placas (UFP). Se demostró que los colifagos de las muestras de agua pueden almacenarse 48 horas a 4 °C sin que sufran degradación y que en las muestras con altas concentraciones de colifagos no se observa UFP porque se da una lisis confluente de la capa bacteriana. No se encontraron diferencias significativas en la recuperación de colifagos al utilizar un método u otro, pero dichos métodos deben ser evaluados por medio de controles, antes de aplicarlos directamente en el análisis de muestras de agua.Two plate count methods, double layer and single layer of agar for quantification of somatic coliphages in water, were implemented using standard methodologies. Several variables were tested and provided valuable information that was not included in standard methodologies. The most important findings are described, such as the effect of using an excessively concentrated culture of E. coliand production of a log phase culture in only 4 hours of incubation, adjusting the concentration to an optical density of 0.3 at 600 nm (3.1 x 10 8 CFU / mL), or to McFarland 1 (3.0 x 108 CFU / mL). It was determined that coliphages controls must be stored at -70 °C to reduce its degradation. Quantities of reaction mixture exceeding 20 mL per Petri dish must be avoided to prevent interfere with bubbles during the counting of plate forming units (PFU). It was demonstrated that coliphages isolated from water samples can be stored for 48 hours at 4 °C without any degradation, and PFU are not observed in samples with high concentrations of coliphages, because a confluent lysis of the bacte-rial layer. There was no significant difference in the recovery of coliphages using doble layer or single layer methods, but such methods should be evaluated by means of controls, before applying them directly in the analysis of water samples.
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45. Relation between coliphages presence in drinking water, rain and acute diarrhea in Costa Rica
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Chacón Jiménez, Luz María, Solano Barquero, Melissa, Barrantes Jiménez, Kenia, Valiente Álvarez, Carmen Isabel, Mora Alvarado, Darner A., Reyes Lizano, Liliana, and Achí Araya, María Rosario
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coliforms ,coli fagos ,chlorination ,363.617 286 Abastecimiento de agua ,agua potable ,potable water ,diarrea ,cloración ,diarrhea ,coliformes ,intensidad de precipitación ,coliphages - Abstract
La calidad del agua de consumo es una de las preocupaciones más grandes a las que se enfrentan los entes de salud. En Costa Rica, a pesar de la buena calidad de las fuentes de agua y del agua de consumo, se siguen registrando numerosos casos de diarrea anualmente. En este estudio se realizó un análisis de indicadores de contaminación virales y bacterianos, en dos comunidades del Valle Central con acueducto propio. Se analizaron en total 24 muestras de agua por cada comunidad, durante un año, 12 en la fuente de agua y 12 en el agua tratada. La frecuencia de diarreas en cada comunidad fue comparada con la calidad microbiológica del agua consumida, encontrándose ausencia de indicadores bacterianos en muestras de agua tratada, mientras que la presencia de indicadores virales en el agua de consumo (con cloro residual) se relaciona con un incremento en el número de casos de diarreas, adicionalmente se analizó el comportamiento de las diarreas de acuerdo a la precipitación promedio con el fin de observar posibles patrones de estacionalidad. Estos hallazgos respaldan la necesidad de ampliar el monitoreo de calidad microbiológica del agua con otro tipo de indicadores de contaminación que correlacionen mejor con otros agentes patógenos de transmisión hídrica, principalmente en época seca, periodo en que se observan más casos de diarrea. The quality of potable water is one of the most important issues of public health. In Costa Rica, in spite of having good sources of water and good quality of water for consumption, there continues to be a significant number of diarrhea cases annually. In this investigation, viral and bacterial analyses of indicators of contamination were conducted in two rural communities with their own aqueducts in the Central Valley of Costa Rica. Twenty - four samples were taken from each community during the year; 12 fro m the water sources and 12 from the treated waters. The frequency of diarrhea in each community was compared to the microbiological quality of the water being consumed, noting an absence of bacterial indicators in samples of treated water, while the presen ce of viral indicators in the water (with residual chlorine) were associated with an incremental increase in the number of cases of diarrhea. The analysis also included measurements of average monthly rainfall with the aim of observing possible association s between seasonal conditions and the incidence of diarrhea cases. These findings indicate the need to increase the monitoring of the microbiological quality of the water with other types of indicators of contamination that correlate better with other path ogens transmitted by water, especially in the dry seasons when a greater number of cases of diarrhea are observed. UCR::Vicerrectoría de Investigación::Unidades de Investigación::Ciencias de la Salud::Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud (INISA)
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46. Clase 1 integrase ang genetic cassettes blaoxa and blatem among multidrug resistant Shigella isolates in Costa Rica
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Barrantes Jiménez, Kenia, Chacón Jiménez, Luz María, Solano Barquero, Melissa, and Achí Araya, María Rosario
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Artículo científico -- Universidad de Costa Rica. Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud, 2014 Shigella is an important enteropathogen and the major cause of dysentery and diarrheal disease around the world. There are no studies related to the molecular detection of integrons among Shigella spp. isolates in Costa Rica. Here we are reporting for the first time the presence of class 1 integrase (intI-1) and extended spectrum β-lactamases genetic cassettes, blaOXA, and blaTEM among multidrug resistant Shigella isolates in Costa Rica. The antibiotic resistance pattern and presence of integrase class 1(intI-1) and genetic cassettes blaOXA and blaTEM were analyzed in 30 Shigella isolates (S. flexneri (83%) and S. sonnei (17%). Bacteria were collected at hospitals and cliniques in Costa Rica and exclusively from stools of individuals with diarrhea. from Costa Rica. Twenty nine out of 30 isolates were resistant to at least, one antibiotic. Multidrug resistance was observed in 26 out of 30 isolates (87%), and found to carry integrase class 1 (93%), and genetic cassettes blaOXA (76%) and blaTEM (7%). Universidad de Costa Rica. Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud UCR::Vicerrectoría de Investigación::Unidades de Investigación::Ciencias de la Salud::Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud (INISA)
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47. Deteccion de integrasas clase 1 y 2 (intil-1, ntl-2) y cassettes génicos blaOXA y bIaTEM en aislamientos de Shigella multiresistentes a antibióticos
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Barrantes Jiménez, Kenia, Achí Araya, María Rosario, Chacón Jiménez, Luz María, Solano Barquero, Melissa, Chavarría Molina, Guadalupe, and Alfaro, Margarita
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Integrones ,Shigella ,Virología - Abstract
Shigella es un patógeno bacteriano de alta prevalencia a nivel mundial, con alta morbilidad y mortalidad en grupos vulnerables de la población. La resistencia a los antibióticos se considera como una de las peores amenazas en la shigelosis. Este fenómeno se asocia a la existencia de plataformas moleculares denominadas integrones. Se ha detectado integrones en aislamientos multirresistentes de Shigella sp a nivel mundial y en algunos países latinoamericanos. En este estudio se realizo una caracterización fenotípica y molecular de la sensibilidad a los antibióticos en aislamientos de Shigella sp multiresistentes Universidad de Costa Rica//UCR/Costa Rica UCR::Vicerrectoría de Investigación::Unidades de Investigación::Ciencias de la Salud::Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud (INISA) UCR::Vicerrectoría de Investigación::Unidades de Investigación::Ciencias Agroalimentarias::Centro de Investigación en Nutrición Animal (CINA)
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48. Implementación de dos métodos de recuento en placa para la detección de colifagos somáticos, aportes a las metodologías estándar
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Rosario Achí Araya, Luz María Chacón Jiménez, Kenia Barrantes Jiménez, and Melissa Solano Barquero
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Simple agar layer ,Colifagos somáticos ,simple agar layer ,water ,Water ,capa simple de agar ,Aguas ,628.362 Eliminación de aguas negras efluentes ,Inviral dicator ,aguas ,colifagos somáticos ,indicadores virales ,Capa doble de agar ,Double agar layer ,viral indicator ,somatic coliphages ,double agar layer ,capa doble de agar ,Somatic coliphages ,Capa simple de agar ,General Agricultural and Biological Sciences ,Indicadores virales - Abstract
Los métodos de recuento en placa capa doble y capa simple de agar, para la cuantificación de colifagos so-máticos en aguas, fueron implementados utilizando como base metodologías estándar. Diferentes variables fueron ensayadas, lo cual permitió la precisión en algunos pasos no incluidos en metodologías estándares. De los hallazgos de mayor importancia, se exponen las consecuencias de utilizar un cultivo de Escherichia coliexcesivamente concentrado y se describe la obtención de un cultivo en fase logarítmica en solo 4 horas de incubación, ajustando la concentración a una densidad óptica de 0,3 a 600nm (3,1 x 10 8 UFC/ mL), o a un McFarland 1 (3,0 x108 UFC/ mL). Se determinó que los controles de colifagos deben ser almacenados a -70 °C para reducir su degradación y que se deben evitar cantidades superiores a 20 mL de mezcla de reacción por plato de Petri, para reducir las burbujas que pueden interferir con la lectura de unidades formadoras de placas (UFP). Se demostró que los colifagos de las muestras de agua pueden almacenarse 48 horas a 4 °C sin que sufran degradación y que en las muestras con altas concentraciones de colifagos no se observa UFP porque se da una lisis confluente de la capa bacteriana. No se encontraron diferencias significativas en la recuperación de colifagos al utilizar un método u otro, pero dichos métodos deben ser evaluados por medio de controles, antes de aplicarlos directamente en el análisis de muestras de agua., Two plate count methods, double layer and single layer of agar for quantification of somatic coliphages in water, were implemented using standard methodologies. Several variables were tested and provided valuable information that was not included in standard methodologies. The most important findings are described, such as the effect of using an excessively concentrated culture of E. coliand production of a log phase culture in only 4 hours of incubation, adjusting the concentration to an optical density of 0.3 at 600 nm (3.1 x 10 8 CFU / mL), or to McFarland 1 (3.0 x 108 CFU / mL). It was determined that coliphages controls must be stored at -70 °C to reduce its degradation. Quantities of reaction mixture exceeding 20 mL per Petri dish must be avoided to prevent interfere with bubbles during the counting of plate forming units (PFU). It was demonstrated that coliphages isolated from water samples can be stored for 48 hours at 4 °C without any degradation, and PFU are not observed in samples with high concentrations of coliphages, because a confluent lysis of the bacte-rial layer. There was no significant difference in the recovery of coliphages using doble layer or single layer methods, but such methods should be evaluated by means of controls, before applying them directly in the analysis of water samples.
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49. Fecal contamination of the superficial water of the microbasin of Rio Purires, Costa Rica, 2010-2011
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Barrantes, Kenia, Chacón, Luz María, Melissa Solano Barquero, and Achí, Rosario
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coliformes fecales ,accredited tests ,agua superficial ,Escherichia coli ,ensayos acreditados ,superficial water ,coliform fecal - Abstract
La contaminación fecal de las aguas superficiales es un problema importante para la salud pública, dada la transmisión de microorganismos patógenos. Se estima que las poblaciones ubicadas cerca de costas, ríos o lagos con elevada contaminación fecal, tienen mayor riesgo de desarrollar enfermedades infecciosas gastrointestinales. En esta investigación se analizó durante un año, la contaminación fecal en las aguas superficiales de la microcuenca del río Purires, ubicada en una zona de alta densidad poblacional en Costa Rica. En el 100% de las muestras se detectó contaminación fecal, siendo el punto de muestreo 3 el que mostró los niveles más altos, en promedio 2,2 x 10(4) Número Más Probable(NMP)/100()mL. Aunque los puntos 1 y 2 presentaron menor contaminación fecal, en promedio 6,4 x 10² NMP/100 mL y 6,3 x 10³ NMP/100 mL respectivamente, estos valores indican también mala calidad de las aguas. Con estos resultados se pretende llamar la atención sobre la problemática ambiental de alta contaminación fecal en las aguas superficiales de esta microcuenca. Esta información es un insumo para desarrollar acciones de control sobre las fuentes de contaminación que afectan la calidad de las aguas y por ende, la salud de las poblaciones ubicadas en su cercanía. Fecal contamination of the superficial waters is an important public health problem due to the presence of pathogenic microorganisms- It has been estimated that populations located close to coasts, rivers of lakes with an elevated fecal contamination have a higher risk of developing communicable gastrointestinal diseases. This investigation analyzed the fecal contamination of the superficial waters of the microbasin of the Rio Purires, located in a highly populated area of Costa Rica. Fecal contamination was detected in 100% of the samples, and sample point 3 was the one that showed the highest levels, with an average of 2.2 x 10(4) Most Probable Number (MPN)/100mL. Even thought points 1 and 2 presented a lower fecal contamination, an average of 6.4 x 10² MPN/100mL and 6.3 x 10³ MPN/100mL, respectively, these values also indicate low quality water. With these results we intend to alert regarding the problem of a high fecal contamination of superficial waters of this microbasin. This information is an input for developing control actions over the contamination sources which compromise the quality of water and, therefore, the health of the populations located in its vicinity.
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50. Fecal contamination of the superficial water of the microbasin of Rio Purires, Costa Rica, 2010-2011
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Barrantes Jiménez, Kenia, Chacón Jiménez, Luz María, Solano Barquero, Melissa, and Achí Araya, María Rosario
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363.739 472 86 Contaminación del agua ,Ensayos acreditados ,Coliformes fecales ,Coliform fecal ,Agua superficial ,Escherichia coli ,Superficial water ,Accredited tests - Abstract
La contaminación fecal de las aguas superfciales es un problema importante para la salud pública, dada la transmisión de microorganismos patógenos. Se estima que las poblaciones ubicadas cerca de costas, ríos o lagos con elevada contaminación fecal, tienen mayor riesgo de desarrollar enfermedades infecciosas gastrointestinales. En esta investigación se analizó durante un año, la contaminación fecal en las aguas superfciales de la microcuenca del río Purires, ubicada en una zona de alta densidad poblacional en Costa Rica. En el 100% de las muestras se detectó contaminación fecal, siendo el punto de muestreo 3 el que mostró los niveles más altos, en promedio 2,2 x 104 Número Más Probable(NMP)/100 mL. Aunque los puntos 1 y 2 presentaron menor contaminación fecal, en promedio 6,4 x 102 NMP/100 mL y 6,3 x 103 NMP/100 mL respectivamente, estos valores indican también mala calidad de las aguas. Con estos resultados se pretende llamar la atención sobre la problemática ambiental de alta contaminación fecal en las aguas superfciales de esta microcuenca. Esta información es un insumo para desarrollar acciones de control sobre las fuentes de contaminación que afectan la calidad de las aguas y por ende, la salud de las poblaciones ubicadas en su cercanía. Fecal contamination of the superfcial waters is an important public health problem due to the presence of pathogenic microorganismsIt has been estimated that populations located close to coasts, rivers of lakes with an elevated fecal contamination have a higher risk of developing communicable gastrointestinal diseases. This investigation analyzed the fecal contamination of the superfcial waters of the microbasin of the Rio Purires, located in a highly populated area of Costa Rica. Fecal contamination was detected in 100% of the samples, and sample point 3 was the one that showed the highest levels, with an average of 2.2 x 104 Most Probable Number (MPN)/100mL. Even thought points 1 and 2 presented a lower fecal contamination, an average of 6.4 x 102 MPN/100mL and 6.3 x 103 MPN/100mL, respectively, these values also indicate low quality water. With these results we intend to alert regarding the problem of a high fecal contamination of superfcial waters of this microbasin. This information is an input for developing control actions over the contamination sources which compromise the quality of water and, therefore, the health of the populations located in its vicinity UCR::Vicerrectoría de Investigación::Unidades de Investigación::Ciencias de la Salud::Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud (INISA)
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