Publications by authors named "Rodrigo Medina-Pinto"
The protozoan parasite is the causative agent of the Chagas disease, which is endemic in southeastern Mexico and is transmitted by the vector (triatomide). infect a great variety of domestic and wild mammals; rodents are considered one of the most important reservoirs of the parasite in the transmission cycles of . The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of infection and to determine the parasitic load in synanthropic and wild rodents from the rural community of southern Mexico.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira, which is endemic in México and considered a public and veterinary health problem. Rodents are the most relevant reservoirs of Leptospira spp. because the bacteria establish and reproduce in its renal tissue and are excreted through the urine.
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- Dogs can pose a public health risk due to the transmission of zoonotic parasitic infections, particularly intestinal nematodes.
- In a study of 100 dog fecal samples from public parks in Mérida, México, an 11% positivity rate for intestinal nematode eggs was found, with Ancylostoma caninum being the most common.
- The presence of stray dogs in these parks was significantly associated with a higher likelihood of finding positive fecal samples for these parasites.