Freddy Proaño-Perez

Dr. Freddy Proaño-Perez

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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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18 October 2024 in Pathogens
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MCMaría Augusta Chávez-Larrea
María Augusta Chávez-Larrea
CCCristina Cholota-Iza
Cristina Cholota-Iza
MYMichelle Yugcha-Díaz
Michelle Yugcha-Díaz
JRJorge Washington Ron-Román
Jorge Washington Ron-Román
FPFreddy Proaño-Perez
Freddy Proaño-Perez
Claude SaegermanClaude Saegerman
Claude Saegerman
Bovine trypanosomoses, caused by Trypanosoma vivax, is a disease present in African and South American countries. This haemoflagellate protozoan parasite, as well as Anaplasma marginale and Babesia spp., are microorganisms that have a blood tropism, mainly causing fever and anaemia, which reduces the productive capacity of dairy or meat farms. This study aimed to detect T. vivax and other blood parasites in bovine herds in the Galapagos Islands. A total of 170 blood samples from bovines in 19 farms on Santa Cruz Island (the most populated) were collected and analyzed using different PCR techniques: Da-PCR and CatL-PCR to detect Trypanosoma vivax, CatL-PCR to detect Trypanosoma theileri, ESAG-PCR to detect Trypanosoma evansi, 18S rRNA-PCR to detect Babesia spp., rap-1-PCR to detect Babesia bovis, hyp-PCR to detect Babesia bigemina, and msp5-PCR to detect A. marginale. The prevalence of T. vivax, B. bovis, B. bigemina, and A. marginale was estimated as 14.7%, 11.2%, 14.7%, and 67.1%, respectively. In this study, the presence of four haemotropic agents was evidenced in 26.3% (5/19) of the farms. Coinfected cattle (A. marginale, B. bovis and B. bigemina) had significantly higher body temperatures compared to others (two-sample Wilcoxon rank-sum test; p-value = 0.047). The molecular techniques used in this study demonstrated the presence of T. vivax and B. bovis in cattle from Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos for the first time. The study also investigates the relationship between T. vivax, A. marginale and Babesia spp., making a significant contribution to the field of veterinary medicine.

11 August 2017 in Microscopy Research and Technique
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BABeltrán Audrey
Beltrán Audrey
DADebut Alexis
Debut Alexis
VAVaca Andrea
Vaca Andrea
OJOrtiz Julio
Ortiz Julio
FPFreddy Proaño-Perez
Freddy Proaño-Perez

12 November 2019 in Parasitology Research
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GSG. Sevillano
G. Sevillano
WTW. Tapia
W. Tapia
ALA. Loyola
A. Loyola
ARArmando Reyna-Bello
Armando Reyna-Bello
FPFreddy Proaño-Perez
Freddy Proaño-Perez