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National Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Eastern Equine Encephalitis and Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis in Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2020-06-02)
Eastern equine encephalitis and Venezuelan equine encephalitis are endemic neglected tropical diseases
in the Americas, causing encephalitis in both horses and humans. In 2013, a cross-sectional study was
performed in ...
Analysis of ORF5 sequences of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSV) circulating within swine farms in Costa Rica
(BMC Veterinary Research, 2021-06-12)
Background: Worldwide, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is among the diseases that cause
the highest economic impact in modern pig production. PRRS was first detected in Costa Rica in 1996 and has
since ...
Seroprevalence of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus on swine farms in a tropical country of the Middle Americas: the case of Costa Rica
(Springer Nature, 2021-08-18)
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) causes signifcant economic losses to the swine industry worldwide. Little is known regarding the epidemiology of this infection in tropical countries. To address ...
¿Cuánto debemos preocuparnos por la evolución del SARS-COV-2?
(Oficina de Comunicación, Universidad Nacional, 2021-04)
Hace un año la OMS declaró pandemia
a la covid-19, cuyo agente causal es
SARS-COV-2. Hoy en día se registra
un total de 121.055.633 infectados y
2.676.824 fallecidos. A esto se suma
el confinamiento, que altera la ...
Phylogenetic and Mutation Analysis of the Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus Sequence Isolated in Costa Rica from a Mare with Encephalitis
(MDPI, 2022-05-28)
Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis virus (VEEV) is an arboviral pathogen in tropical America
that causes lethal encephalitis in horses and humans. VEEV is classified into six subtypes (I to VI).
Subtype I viruses are divided ...
Seroconversión al VDVB en vacas coinfectadas con VLBE y HVB1: fundamento de la calostrogénesis y efecto de la infección persistente causada por el VDVB
(Facultad de Ciencias Agroalimentarias, Universidad de Costa Rica., 2020-09-30)
Los virus de la diarrea viral bovina (VDVB), virus de la leucosis bovina enzoótica (VLBE) y herpesvirus
bovino 1 (HVB1) son patógenos muy importantes en lecherías especializadas debido al impacto negativo que
ocasionan. ...
Impacto de la Pandemia por SARS-CoV2 sobre la Educación
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-12-01)
Se describe el impacto de la pandemia por SARS-CoV2 sobre la educación y se propone
algunos escenarios donde la Universidad Nacional puede contribuir a mitigar el daño y a participar
en la construcción del escenario ...
Detection of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus from Brain Samples of Equines with Encephalitis
(MDPI, 2023)
Alphavirus species are globally distributed zoonoses primarily transmitted by arthropods. The Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) and Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) are endemic in Costa Rica. This study ...
G and P Genotypes of Group A Rotavirus in Diarrheic Calves in Costa Rica
(Asian Journal of Research in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 2021-12-09)
Rotavirus infections are the most common causes of infectious diarrhea in young children
and animals worldwide. We performed a genotyping of rotavirus strains by RT-PCR for G (VP7)
and P (VP4), in diarrhea samples from ...
Mejoramiento de la reproducción bovina: leche, carne y calidad seminal
(Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2022-09-14)
La eficiencia reproductiva tiene un impacto importante en la rentabilidad de la industria ganadera. Un porcentaje significativo de insuficiencia reproductiva es atribuible a la subfertilidad del toro (Butler et al., 2020). ...