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American trypanosomiasis and associated risk factors in owned dogs from the major city of Yucatan, Mexico
Background: The American trypanosomiasis is a zoonosis caused by the protozoa Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi). The disease is widely distributed throughout the American continent, affecting a wide range of hosts, including ... -
Detection of hand, foot and mouth disease in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico
We report a case of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in a 5-year-old male from Merida City in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. A clinical and physical examination revealed that the patient had symptoms typical of HFMD, ... -
Efficacy of recombinase polymerase amplification to diagnose Trypanosoma cruzi infection in dogs with cardiac alterations from an endemic area of Mexico
Chagas disease is a lingering Public Health problem in Latin America with *5.7 million people infected with Trypanosoma cruzi. Transmission is still taking place in most countries of the Americas, including the United ... -
Environmental risks and children’s health in a Mayan community from southeast of Mexico
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 25% of global morbidity and one-third of childhood morbidity may be attributable to environment. Low and high-income countries displayed different environmental risks. ... -
Epidemiology of feline urolithiasis in Mexico (2006–2017)
The objectives of this study were to identify the proportions of different types of uroliths, characterize the population of cats that present with urolithiasis and determine possible predisposing factors in a population ... -
Field efficacy trials of aerial ultra-low-volume application of insecticides against caged Aedes aegypti in Mexico
We evaluated the efficacy of aerial ultra-low-volume (ULV) insecticide spraying in field bioassays with caged Aedes aegypti in May 2017 in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. The insecticides tested included an organophosphate ... -
First serological evidence of Borna Disease Virus in healthy horses from Yucatan, Mexico
Borna Disease Virus (BDV) causes a progressive non-suppurative meningoencephalitis that sometimes occurs in mortality; this disease has been reported for over two centuries ago in horses, sheep and cats in Central Europe ... -
Gender, and satisfaction of body image in high school students of Yucatan, Mexico
Adolescence constitutes a stage of changes and strong social pressures among peers, to adjust to a standard of beauty in which the perception of body image is of great relevance in comprehensive health behaviors as well ... -
Leptospira spp. in cats from tropical Mexico
The natural exposure of domestic cats to Leptospira spp. and some associated risk factors were studied in a large city from tropical Mexico. Two hundred and sixty blood samples were collected from clinically healthy cats ... -
Molecular survey of Ehrlichia canis in dogs from México: prevalence of infection and possible factors associated
A cross-sectional study was performed to estimate the prevalence of infection of Ehrlichia canis in dogs and to explore the factors associated with the presence of the bacteria. The study was carried out in a village in ... -
Occurrence of the introduced alga Caulerpa ollivieri Dostál, 1929 [Caulerpaceae, Chlorophyta] in the Southern Gulf of Mexico
This work reports the occurrence of the introduced alga Caulerpa ollivieri Dostál, 1929 in the Southern Gulf of Mexico off the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. In 2010, a specimen was collected off the ... -
Octopus maya parasites off the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico. I. Faunal assemblages
The red octopus Octopus maya Voss et Solís-Ramírez, 1966 is an endemic species found exclusively off the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico; its fishery is one of the most important along the Atlantic coast of Mexico ... -
Opportunities to grow annual forage legume fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) under Mexican silvapastoral system
The first part of this chapter provides an introduction to Mexican livestock systems. The second part describes silvopastoral systems which are recognized as a strategy for food production, including the integration of ... -
Plagiarism in mexican engineering students
The present work investigates the index of plagiarism in dissertations in the field of engineering at an undergraduate level in a higher education institution in Mexico. Through the on-line program SafeAssign, we analyzed ... -
Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in domestic dogs in Tabasco, southeastern Mexico
The overall goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI) parasites in dogs in the city of Villahermosa in Tabasco, Mexico. The study population consisted of 302 owned dogs that had limited ... -
Punitive damages in Mexico
In an important judgment, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation introduced in Mexico the “punitive damages”, a concept which belongs to the common law tradition and therefore it is alien to the civil law culture to ... -
Software engineering research in Mexico: a systematic mapping study
Software Engineering (SE) is a young discipline aiming at the systematic application of tools, methods and practices to develop and maintain software products on time, under budget and with a certain degree of quality. ... -
Use and acceptance of long lasting insecticidal net screens for dengue prevention in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Dengue, recognized by the WHO as the most important mosquito-borne viral disease in the world, is a growing problem. Currently, the only effective way of preventing dengue is vector control. Standard methods have shown ...