Chagas Disease in Dogs from Endemic Areas of Costa Rica

Dogs with the presumptive diagnosis of Chagas disease are commonly sent to our School of Veterinary Medicine by independent veterinarians. This prompted us to evaluate the prevalence of canine trypanosomiasis in some villages of the Central Valley of Costa Rica. A total of 54 dogs (21 males and 33 f...

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Main Authors: Victor M Montenegro, Maurico Jiménez, JC Pinto Dias, Rodrigo Zeledón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2002-06-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000400006