Browsing by Author "González-Barrientos, Rocio"

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    • Brucella ceti and brucellosis in cetaceans 

      Guzman-Verri, Caterina; González-Barrientos, Rocio; Hernández-Mora, Gabriela; Morales, Juan Alberto; BARQUERO-CALVO, ELIAS; Chaves-Olarte, Esteban; Moreno, Edgardo (Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2012-02-06)
      Since the first case of brucellosis detected in a dolphin aborted fetus, an increasing number of Brucella ceti isolates has been reported in members of the two suborders of cetaceans: Mysticeti and Odontoceti. Serological ...

    • Epidemiology of bovine brucellosis in Costa Rica: Lessons learned from failures in the control of the disease 

      Hernández-Mora, Gabriela; Ruiz-Villalobos, Nazareth; Bonilla-Montoya, Roberto; Romero-Zúñiga, Juan José; Jiménez-Arias, Julio; González-Barrientos, Rocio; BARQUERO-CALVO, ELIAS; Chacón-Díaz, Carlos; Rojas, Norman; Chaves-Olarte, Esteban; Guzman-Verri, Caterina; Moreno, Edgardo (PLOS ONE, 2017-08-10)
      Brucellosis, caused by Brucella abortus is a major disease of cattle and a zoonosis. In order to estimate the bovine brucellosis prevalence in Costa Rica (CR), a total 765 herds (13078 bovines) from six regions of CR ...

    • Neurobrucellosis in stranded dolphins, Costa Rica 

      Hernández-Mora, Gabriela; González-Barrientos, Rocio; Morales, Juan Alberto; Chaves-Olarte, Esteban; Guzman-Verri, Caterina; BARQUERO-CALVO, ELIAS; De-Miguel, María-Jesús; Marín, Clara-María; Blasco, Jose-María; Moreno, Edgardo (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2008-09)
      Ten striped dolphins, Stenella coeruleoalba, stranded along the Costa Rican Pacifi c coast, had meningoencephalitis and antibodies against Brucella spp. Brucella ceti was isolated from cerebrospinal fl uid of 6 dolphins ...

    • Parasites of cetaceans stranded on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica 

      De Oliveira, Jaqueline; Morales, Juan Alberto; González-Barrientos, Rocio; Hernández-Gamboa, Jorge; Hernández-Mora, G. (Revista de parasitología veterinaria, 2011-05-12)
      Information regarding parasitic fauna of cetaceans from Costa Rica is provided for the first time. A total of 25 stranded dolphins and whales were examined between 2001 and 2009, including striped dolphin (Stenella ...

    • Pathology of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) infected with Brucella ceti 

      González-Barrientos, Rocio; Morales, Juan Alberto; Hernández-Mora, Gabriela; BARQUERO-CALVO, ELIAS; Guzman-Verri, Caterina; Chaves-Olarte, Esteban; Moreno, Edgardo (Elsevier Ltd, 2009-10-14)
      Seventeen striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) displaying swimming disorders compatible with neurological syndromes were investigated for Brucella infection. Sixteen dolphins had meningoencephalomyelitis. Serum antibody ...