Publications by authors named "Claudia Ulloa-Contreras"
Article Synopsis
- Chile's diverse climate makes it a prime location for studying vector-borne parasites (VBPs), but research is mostly limited to specific areas.
- A study involving 764 rural dogs and 245 foxes found various parasites, with Hepatozoon spp. prevalent in foxes, while piroplasmids and Leishmania spp. were detected in dogs.
- The findings highlight the need for improved diagnostic and control measures for these parasites in both domestic and wild animals across the country.
Blood samples of 626 rural dogs, 140 Andean foxes (), and 83 South American grey foxes () from six bioregions of Chile spanning 3000 km were screened for DNA by conventional PCR and sequencing. Risk factors of infection were inferred using Generalized Linear Mixed Models and genetic structure by network analyses. Overall, / (/) and Mycoplasma haematoparvum (Mhp) observed prevalence was 23.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report the presence of Babesia vogeli in dogs in Chile. During two surveillance campaigns separated by a year, sixty-three blood samples from free-ranging rural dogs in Coquimbo, Chile, were analysed through conventional PCR screening of the 18S rRNA for Babesia species. Sequencing confirmed the presence of Babesia vogeli in 6.
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