Publications by authors named "Irene Alvarado-Hidalgo"
Spirometra mansoni is a diphyllobothroid cestode and one of the causing agents of sparganosis, a zoonotic foodborne and waterborne infection in humans. This parasite has an indirect life cycle with domestic and wild canids or felids as definitive hosts. The last report of S.
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- Spirocercosis is a parasitic disease affecting canids, caused by the nematode Spirocerca lupi, with suspected underdiagnosis in Costa Rica despite a six-fold increase in reported cases since 2020.
- Social media was leveraged to increase awareness among veterinarians about spirocercosis, using platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram to disseminate information from January 2021 to July 2022.
- The disease has serious outcomes, with a significant portion of infected dogs either dying or requiring euthanasia, highlighting the importance of awareness and detection in managing infectious diseases.