Papers by Leticia Calderón
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases, 2018
Fascioliasis is a plantborne and zoonotic parasitic disease caused by fasciolid liver flukes. Fas... more Fascioliasis is a plantborne and zoonotic parasitic disease caused by fasciolid liver flukes. Fasciola hepatica is the only fasciolid species described in the Americas. Human fascioliasis endemic areas are mainly located in high altitude areas of the Americas. Given the necessity to characterize F. hepatica populations involved, the phenotypic and genotypic features of fasciolid adults infecting cattle in the highland area of Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico, were analyzed and compared to fasciolid materials from the Northern Bolivian Altiplano, representing the altiplanic transmission pattern in a hyperendemic scenario. A computer image analysis system (CIAS) was applied on the basis of standardized measurements. The aforementioned F. hepatica highland populations were compared to standard lowland natural populations of European origin (Spain and France) and F. gigantica of African origin (Burkina Faso). Liver-fluke size was studied by principal component analysis (PCA). Two phenoty...
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010
We are grateful to Jean-Claude Beaucournu for help in fl ea identifi cation. We also thank Juline... more We are grateful to Jean-Claude Beaucournu for help in fl ea identifi cation. We also thank Juline Collin and Oleg Mediannikov for their technical assistance.
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Papers by Leticia Calderón