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Novel genotype of Ehrlichia canis detected in samples of human blood bank donors in Costa Rica
(Ticks and Tick- borne Diseases, 2017-09-23)
This study focuses on the detection and identification of DNA and antibodies to Ehrlichia spp. in samples of blood bank donors in Costa Rica using molecular and serological techniques. Presence of Ehrlichia canis was ...
Salmonellosis detection and evidence of antibiotic resistance in an urban raccoon population in a highly populated area, Costa Rica
(WILEY, 2019-07-29)
Wild animals are involved in zoonotic disease transmission cycles. These are generally complex and poorly understood, especially among animals adapted to life in human ecosystems. Raccoons are reservoirs and effective ...
Aspectos epidemiológicos de la brucelosis en humanos en las Áreas Rectoras Aguas Zarcas y Los Chiles, Costa Rica, 2015-2017
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-02-02)
La brucelosis es una enfermedad zoonótica causada por especies del género Brucella spp., con baja notificación y subregistro en Costa Rica, especialmente en personas y en bovinos. Se determina la seroprevalencia ...
Leptospira seroprevalence detection and rabies virus absence in an urban raccoon (procyon lotor) population in a highly populated area, Costa Rica
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2019-11-27)
Leptospirosis and rabies are zoonotic diseases of public health importance and endemic diseases in tropical
countries such as Costa Rica. Peridomestic wild animals such as raccoons (Procyon lotor) have been implicated
as ...
Isolation, detection and characterization of swine hepatitis E virus from herds in Costa Rica
(Taylor & Francis, 2008-06)
Although swine HEV isolates from North America, Europe, and Asia have been
genetically characterized, little is known about the strains presumed to be circulating in
Latin America. In this study, seven commercial swine ...
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). ...
Desarrollo de un ensayo inmunoenzimatico (ELISA) para el diagnóstico de Paragonimus mexicanus
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2023)
La paragonimiasis es una zoonosis parasitaria transmitida por alimentos y ocasionada por
trematodos del género Paragonimus. La enfermedad es considerada un serio problema de salud
pública en áreas endémicas. Costa Rica ...