title: [Intestinal parasites of Agouti paca (Rodentia: Dasyproctidae) in Costa Rica].
abstract: In a sample of 23 breeding places of pacas (Agouti paca) in Costa Rica, the following parasites were found: Eimeria agoutii, Balantidium coli, Capillaria sp., Trichuris sp., Taenia sp., Strongyloides sp., and members of the superfamilies Strongyloidea and Ascaroidea.
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matamoros
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Velázquez
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pashov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003364:Costa Rica; D004539:Eimeria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology*; D012377:Rodentia / Q000469:parasitology*; D013320:Strongyloidea / Q000302:isolation & purification*
vernacular_title: Parásitos intestinales del tepezcuinte, Agouti paca (Rodentia: Dasyproctidae) en Costa Rica.