Leptospirosis has been recognized as an emerging global public health problem because of
its increasing incidence in both developing and developed countries. A number of …

The genus Leptospira encompass 22 species of spirochaetes, with ten pathogenic species
that have been recorded in more than 160 mammals worldwide. In the last two decades, the …

Se presenta una revisión con el objetivo de integrar, describir y analizar la situación actual
del conocimiento generado sobre enfermedades zoonóticas en la Península de Yucatán …

Introducción. La leptospirosis es una enfermedad zoonótica endémica en México,
ocasionada por la bacteria del género Leptospira, la cual constituye un problema de salud …

The discovery of living representatives of extinct groups previously known only as fossil
remnants is interesting for several reasons. Darwin called them ''living fossils''(''these …

Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite recognized as a causal agent of
toxoplasmosis; zoonotic disease endemic in many countries worldwide, including Mexico …

This study aims to describe the natural Leptospira occurrence in small mammals from
Yucatan, Mexico, and to explore the relation between the characteristics of the capture sites …

Rickettsia felis is an emergent pathogen and the causative agent of a typhus-like
rickettsiosis in the Americas. Its transmission cycle involves fleas as biological vectors …

Intestinal samples from 156 small Indian mongooses (Herpestes auropunctatus) collected
island-wide in Grenada from April 2011 to March 2013 were examined for the presence of …

The Mexican territory of the Yucatan Peninsula has a tropical climate and harbors a wide
variety of domestic, synanthropic, and wild animals, as well as disease vectors. To …