Abstract

PEREZ-GOMEZ, Gabriela  and  JIMENEZ-ROCHA, Ana Eugenia. Zoonotic and non-zoonotic gastrointestinal parasites in frogs from an urban tropical river of Costa Rica. Cuadernos de Investigación UNED [online]. 2024, vol.16, n.1, pp.175-183. ISSN 1659-4266.  http://dx.doi.org/10.22458/urj.v16i1.4803.

Introduction: The urban ecosystems of Costa Rica are home to several anuran species that coexist with still poorly studied parasites. Objective: To report the presence of zoonotic and non-zoonotic gastrointestinal parasites in Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni, Espadarana prosoblepon, Smilisca sordida, in urban river habtat in San José, Costa Rica. Methods: We analyzed 30 fecal samples, from specimens kept in the laboratory for ten months, with three diagnostic techniques. Results: We detected for the first time in Costa Rica the presence of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium parvum in H. fleischmanni, E. prosoblepon and S. sordida (with antigen detection tests); in addition, nematodes (Strongylidae and Rhabdias spp.), intestinal ciliates and cestode eggs with other diagnostic techniques. Conclusion: These urban frogs carried at least six types of parasites, some of them, first reports.

Keywords : Endoparasites; parasitology; ecosystem health; zoonoses; urban frogs.

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