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First nest record of the Bare-shanked screech-owl (Otus clarkii)
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 1997)Reportamos el primer registro de anidación de la Lechucita Serranera (Otus clarkii), encontrado en las tierras altas de Costa Rica. El nido se localizó en un árbol de encino (Quercus copeyensis) a una altura de 3.3m en una ... -
First record of leucism in brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2014-12)Leucism in birds is rarely observed in the Pelecaniformes order and has not been recorded for the brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in Costa Rica. We describe an observation of a leucistic brown pelican with white ... -
First record of non-indigenous Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Caprellidae) in Golfo de Nicoya, Pacific Coast of Costa Rica
(REABIC, 2018)The caprellid Paracaprella pusilla from the Western Atlantic Ocean is reported for the first time in Golfo de Nicoya, Pacific coast of Costa Rica, representing the third registered invasion of this species in the Eastern ... -
First record of Scapholeberis freyi Dumont and Pen- saert, 1983 (Crustacea:Anomopoda: Daphniidae) from Colombia
(Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Perú., 2021)From the analysis of plankton samples from a temporary pond of northern Colombia some female specimen of the daphinid cladoceran Scapholeberis freyi Dumont and Pensaert, 1983 was collected. It represents the first report ... -
First record of the genus ocyochterus from Colombia and new records of ochteridae from costa rica (Hemiptera:Heteroptera)
(2015)The frst Colombian record of Ocyochterus, expanding the previously known distributional range of the genus. Additionally, records of two species of Ochterus from Costa Rica are provided. The material examined is deposited ... -
First record of the nonindigenous Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 (Penaeidae) in the Caribbean Sea of Costa Rica, Central America, with observations on selected aspects of its reproductive biology
(Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC) (Finlandia), 2015-07-02)This contribution reports, for the first time, the presence of the giant tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 on the northern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. This closed-thelycum penaeid species is originally from ... -
First record of the sea anemone Anthopleura nigrescens (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Actiniidae) on the Pacific coast of Central America
(Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 2012-08)We report the first record of the sea anemone Anthopleura nigrescens on the Pacific coast of Central America. Five specimens from Mata Limón (Costa Rica) were collected from rocks of a man-made breakwater at sub-tidal ... -
First Record of the Turtle Barnacle Stephanolepas muricata from the Paciic Coast of Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2012-10)The sessile barnacles (Balanomorpha) included in the family Platylepadidae are obligatory symbionts of motile marine animals, with some species occurring solely on turtles, sea snakes, and ish (Newman & Ross 1976; Pfaller ... -
First record of the whistling Heron, Syrigma sibilatrix (Temminck, 1824) (Aves: Ardeidae) in Costa Rica
(Check List, 2016)We present the first record of Whistling Heron, Syrigma sibilatrix, for Costa Rica, a species considered restricted to South America. An individual was observed foraging in a soccer field at Manzanillo, Limon province, ... -
First report of a Multidrug-Resistant ST58 Escherichia coli Harboring Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase of the CTX-M-1 Class in a Fecal Sample of a Captive Baird’s Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) in Costa Rica, Central America
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2022-01)Objective: This study’s main objective was to analyze the antibiotic susceptibility profile of Escherichia coli isolates obtained from a fecal sample of a captive Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) in Costa Rica. Materials ... -
First report of a naturally patent infection of Angiostrongylus costaricensis in a dog
(Veterinary Parasitology, 2015-09-15)Angiostrongylus costaricensis is the zoonotic agent of abdominal angiostrongyliasis in several countries in North and South America. Rodents are recognized as the main definitive hosts of A. costaricensis, but other wildlife ... -
First report of Amblyomma tapirellum Dunn, 1933 (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Costa Rica
(Systematic and Applied Acarology, 2015-07-31)A total of six Amblyomma tapirellum ticks were found for the first time in rainforest from the lowland to the southern Pacific of Costa Rica. Tick identification was carried out by morphology and afterward confirmed by ... -
First report of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep from Costa Rica
(Revista Internacional de Medicina Veterinaria, 2011)As the prevalence and severity of anthelmintic resistance continue to rise, nematode infections in sheep correspondingly reduce the profitability of the sheep industry. In Costa Rica, sheep production systems are increasing ... -
First report of bovine neosporosis in dairy cattle in Costa Rica
(British Veterinary Association, 1998-05-09)NEOSPOROSIS has recently been recognised as a major cause of abortion in dairy cattle worldwide (Barr and others 1990, Duff and Otter 1994, Boulton and others 1995). The disease is caused by the protozoan parasite, ... -
First Report of Campylobacter hepaticus Isolation in Laying Hens and Broiler Breeders with Spotty Liver Disease in Costa Rica
(American Association of Avian Pathologists, 2023-04)Poultry producers in Costa Rica have informally reported a spotty liver disease–like syndrome for more than 20 yr. However, despite many attempts, the infectious agent responsible for this syndrome had not been identified. ... -
First report of Lutzomyia (Psychodopygus) bispinosa Fairchild and Hertig (Diptera. Psychodidae) from Costa Rica.
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 1992)Lutzomyia bispinosa had been reported from Belize (Williams 1970), Guatemala (Portes et al. 1987). Honduras (Fairchild and Hertig 1959), Nicaragua (Fairchild an Hertig 1959) and Panamá (Fairchild and Hertig 1951) which ... -
First report of the trematode Platynosomum illiciens (Trematoda: Digenea) in Felis catus in Costa Rica, Central America
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021-02-02)This paper is the first description of the trematode P. illiciens found in a domestic feline (Felis catus) in Costa Rica, detected as an incidental finding at necropsy. The cat’s carcass was accepted for a necropsy in the ... -
First report of Trypanosoma vivax infection in dairy cattle from Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2009)An outbreak of haemoparasitoses occurred from October 2007 to July 2008 in cattle from the district of Rio Cuarto, province of Alajuela, Costa Rica. Fifty animals of various ages out of 450 Brown Swiss were affected. The ... -
First report of Trypanosoma vivax infection in sheep from Nicaragua
(Elsevier Science B.V, 2021-07)In Central America, outbreaks of trypanosomiasis by Trypanosoma vivax have been recorded only in cattle. This is the first report of an outbreak of trypanosomiasis by T. vivax in 30 Pelibuey sheep (2 to 7 years old, male ... -
First report on the seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in goats from the Federal State of Hesse, Germany
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2017-10-23)A total of 415 goat serum samples from 26 flocks in Hesse, Central Germany, were analyzed for the presence of specific antibodies against the abortion-causing apicomplexan parasite Neospora (N.) caninum by immuno-enzyme ...