• First molecular characterization of Galba neotropica in Uruguay 

      Armúa-Fernández, María Teresita; Castro, Oscar; Correa, Oscar; Carvalho, Luis A.; Mangold, Atilio Jose; Sanchís, Jaime; Venzal, José Manuel (2016)
      Until recently, it was believed that only two lymnaeid species (i.e. Galba viatrix and Pseudosuccinea columella) occurred in Uruguay. However, based on a molecular approach, an additional species Galba cubensis, was recently ...
    • Molecular characterization of novel Ehrlichia genotypes in Ixodes auritulus from Uruguay 

      Félix, María L.; Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian; Carvalho, Luis A.; Queirolo, Diego; Remesar Alonso, Susana; Nava, Santiago; Armúa-Fernández, María T.; Venzal, José Manuel (Elsevier, 2021-04)
      Ehrlichia are small intracellular Gram-negative bacteria transmitted by ticks. These microorganisms cause ehrlichiosis, a complex of life-threatening emerging zoonoses and diseases of global veterinary relevance. The aim ...
    • Molecular evidence of Babesia species in Procyon cancrivorus (Carnivora, Procyonidae) in Uruguay 

      Thompson, Carolina Soledad; Mangold, Atilio Jose; Félix, María L.; Carvalho, Luis A.; Armúa-Fernández, María Teresita; Venzal, José Manuel (2018-08)
      The crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) is a carnivore widely distributed from southern Central America to all South American countries except Chile. In the Southern cone of America, P. cancrivorus has been found ...
    • Presence of Borrelia in different populations of Ixodes pararicinus from northwestern Argentina 

      Saracho Bottero, Maria Noelia; Sebastian, Patrick Stephan; Carvalho, Luis A.; Guardia Claps, Leonor; Mastropaolo, Mariano; Mangold, Atilio Jose; Venzal, José Manuel; Nava, Santiago (2017)
      This work was performed to evaluate the presence of Borrelia in different populations of Ixodes pararicinus from northwestern Argentina (Jujuy, Salta and Tucumán provinces). Questing adults and nymphs of I. pararicinus ...