Zoonotic Mansonella ozzardi in Raccoons, Costa Rica, 2019–2022

Zoonotic Mansonella ozzardi in Raccoons, Costa Rica, 2019–2022

Mansonella ozzardi, a filarioid parasite, causes human mansonellosis in the Americas. We identified raccoons (Procyon lotor) as wildlife reservoirs of M. ozzardi in Costa Rica. Noting the sympatry of free-ranging raccoons and humans, we conclude that mansonellosis is a considerable public health ri...

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Main Authors: Joban Quesada, Paula Alfaro-Segura, Alberto Solano-Barquero, Karen Vega, Ernesto Rojas-Sánchez, Mauricio Jiménez, Alicia Rojas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mansonella ozzardi
raccoons
Costa Rica
Procyon lotor
Central America
nematode
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/9/23-1415_article

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