Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 24
Evaluation of a voluntary control program for the detection of Bovine Leukemia Virus antibodies based on agar gel immunodiffusion test in dairy farms in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2015-05-02)
A total of 20 farms were analyzed repeatedly during five years using only the agar gel immunodiffusion
test (AGIDT) as part of a voluntary control program of Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV). After
five years of cleaning up ...
First complete coding sequence of a Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus Strain Isolated from an Equine Encephalitis case in Costa Rica
(Microbiol Resour Announc, 2019-09-05)
The first complete coding sequence of the Venezuelan equine encepha-
litis virus IE, isolated from a Costa Rican mare with severe encephalitis, was con-
firmed by histological and viral whole-genome analyses. The isolated ...
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 ...
Seroprevalence and molecular characterization of ferlavirus in captive vipers of Costa Rica
(American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, 2017-06-01)
Abstract: Ferlaviruses (FV, previously referred to as ophidian paramyxoviruses, OPMV), are enveloped viruses with a negative-strand RNA genome, affecting snakes in captivity worldwide. Infection is characterized by respiratory ...
Reporte de influenza canina en Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2017)
Influenza canina causada por H3N8 fue descrita en 2004 en los Estados Unidos en Greyhounds. El
agente etiológico es un mutante del virus de la influenza equina, H3N8. Posteriormente se describieron
casos de influenza ...
¿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 ...
Encefalitis arbovirales en caballos de Costa Rica: 2009-2017
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2017)
El objetivo de esta investigación fue establecer los agentes arbovirales asociados con la presentación de
enfermedades neurológicas en caballos costarricenses en el período 2009-2017.
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 ...
Bovine Leukaemia‐virus infection in Costa Rica
(Blackwell Wissenschaft, 1995)
The geographical distribution of bovine leukaemia‐virus (BLV)‐infected herds in Costa Rica and the isolation of BLV from cases of enzootic bovine leukosis are presented. It was found that BLV is prevalent throughout the ...
Genetic typing of bovine viral diarrhea virus isolates from Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2012-09-16)
Sixteen bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) isolates collected in Costa Rica between 1987 and 2006 from dairy
cattle were analyzed by RT-PCR and determined to belong to BVDV species 1. Furthermore, eleven of these
isolates ...