Browsing Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud by Author "ce78ef9c-ab2f-43fa-a250-00330b355a5a"
Now showing items 1-5 of 5
-
Absence of IgG antibodies against Schmallenberg virus in ruminant sera (bovine, goat and sheep) collected in Costa Rica between 2012 and 2014.
Villegas-Salas, Marlene; Alvarado, Tara; Trejos-Araya, Carla; Sandí, Alexis; León, Bernal; Jiménez Sánchez, Carlos (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2017-07)Schmallenberg virus affects ruminants, which causes significant economic losses. The virus is transmitted through vectors of the genus Culicoides; however, other studies do not rule out the possibility of sexual transmission ... -
Assessing changing weather and the El Niño Southern Oscillation impacts on cattle rabies outbreaks and mortality in Costa Rica (1985–2016)
Sabine, E. Hutter; Käsbohrer, Annemarie; Fallas González, Silvia Lucía; León, Bernal; Brugger, Katharina; Baldi, Mario; Romero-Vega, L. Mario; Gao, Yan; Chaves, Luis Fernando (BMC Veterinary Research, 2018-09-17)Background: Rabies is a major zoonotic disease affecting humans, domestic and wildlife mammals. Cattle are the most important domestic animals impacted by rabies virus in the New World, leading to thousands of cattle ... -
Costa Rica wildlife disease reporting system for preventive medicine and disease Control
Solórzano-Scott, Tamara; Aguilar-Vargas, Fernando; Jiménez Rocha, Ana; BARQUERO-CALVO, ELIAS; Piche-Ovares, María Marta; Dolz, Gaby; Jiménez, Carlos; Baldi, Mario; León, Bernal; Alfaro-Alarcón, Alejandro (ASTMH, 2020-11)SARS-COV-2 pandemic evidence that the impact of new zoonotic diseases can be on both social and economical levels. Since such agents are originated from wildlife reservoir communities, there’s a need for more active ... -
Passive epidemiological surveillance in wildlife in Costa Rica identifies pathogens of zoonotic and conservation importance
Aguilar-Vargas, Fernando; Solórzano-Scott, Tamara; Baldi, Mario; BARQUERO-CALVO, ELIAS; Jiménez Rocha, Ana Eugenia; Jiménez, Carlos; Piche-Ovares, María Marta; Dolz, Gaby; León, Bernal; Corrales-Aguilar, Eugenia; Santoro, Mario; Alfaro-Alarcón, Alejandro (PLoS ONE, 2022-09-26)Epidemiological surveillance systems for pathogens in wild species have been proposed as a preventive measure for epidemic events. These systems can minimize the detrimental effects of an outbreak, but most importantly, ... -
Seroprevalence and risk factors for equine arboviral infections (Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis, Western Equine Encephalomyelitis, Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis and West Nile Fever) in Costa Rica
Hutter, Sabine E.; Baldi, Mario; Firth, C.L; León, Bernal; Käsbohrer, A.; Jiménez, Carlos (Elsevier, 2016)To gain a better understanding of the epidemio- logical situation of arboviral infections in horses in Costa Rica, a national IgG seroprevalence study was performed in 2013. In Costa Rica, equine arboviral infections ...