Search
Now showing items 1-7 of 7
Persistence of Brucella abortus in the bone marrow of infected mice
(Journal of Immunology Research, 2018-12-03)
Brucellosis is a zoonotic bacterial infection that may persist for long periods causing relapses in antibiotic-treated patients. The ability of Brucella to develop chronic infections is linked to their capacity to invade ...
Detection of Rickettsia monacensis and Rickettsia amblyommatis in ticks collected from dogs in Costa Rica and Nicaragua
(Elsevier B.V, 2018-08-04)
The neotropical climate of Central America provides ideal conditions for ticks, which may transmit several
human pathogens, including spotted-fever group Rickettsia. Dogs may act as sentinels or reservoirs for human
tick-borne ...
Baylisascariasis como diagnóstico diferencial larva migrans en humanos, Costa Rica
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2018-04-25)
Baylisascariasis es una enfermedad causada por una
animales, clasificada como una zoonosis emergente de importancia en salud pública. El agente causal es el
nemátodo Baylisascaris procyonis, siendo su huésped definit
de ...
Seroprevalence and factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii-, Neospora caninum- and Coxiella burnetii-infections in dairy goat flocks from Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2018-09-19)
A total of 391 goats from 13 dairy flocks from all Costa Rican regions were analyzed for Toxoplasma gondii-,
Neospora caninum- and Coxiella burnetii-related seroprevalence by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). ...
Seroprevalence and current infections of canine vector-borne diseases in Nicaragua
(Springer et al. Parasites & Vectors, 2018)
Background: Vector-borne diseases constitute a major problem for veterinary and public health, especially in tropical
regions like Central America. Domestic dogs may be infected with several vector-borne pathogens of ...
Seguridad e inocuidad alimentaria bajo el lente veterinario
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2018-06-07)
Con el fin de prevenir el incremento en
las cifras de las enfermedades emergentes
zoonóticas (que se transmiten del animal a
las personas) debe propiciarse una estrecha
vigilancia en la interface humano-animal y ...
Zoonotic Agents in Feral Pigeons (Columba livia) from Costa Rica: Possible Improvements to Diminish Contagion Risks
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2018-01)
Most studies on zoonotic agents in pigeons have been conducted in the Palearctic region, but the scarcity of data
is notorious in the Neotropical region, where these birds can breed all year around and are in close contact ...