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Epidemiology of bovine brucellosis in Costa Rica: Lessons learned from failures in the control of the disease
(PLOS ONE, 2017-08-10)
Brucellosis, caused by Brucella abortus is a major disease of cattle and a zoonosis. In order
to estimate the bovine brucellosis prevalence in Costa Rica (CR), a total 765 herds (13078
bovines) from six regions of CR ...
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 ...
Antigenic relationship between the animal and human pathogen Pythium insidiosum and nonpathogenic Pythium species
(American Society for Microbiology, 1987)
Identification of the newly named pathogenic oomycete Pythium insidiosum and its differentiation from other Pythium species by morphologic criteria alone can be difficult and time-consuming. Antigenic anaysis by ...
A method to obtain rapid zoosporogenesis of Pythium insidiosum
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1988-10)
Nine strains of Pythium insidiosum the etiologic agent of pythiosis, were inoculated on 2% water agar plus grass blades and then incubated one day at 25°C, 35°C and 37°C. Sporangium and secondary biflagellate-type zoosporas ...
First isolation and molecular characterization of Ehrlichia canis in Costa Rica, Central America
(Elsevier B.V, 2010-07-23)
The present study investigated Ehrlichia species in blood samples from dogs suspected of clinical ehrlichiosis,
using molecular and isolation techniques in cell culture. From a total of 310 canine blood samples
analyzed ...
Fecal and serological survey of Neospora caninum in farm dogs in Costa Rica
(Elsevier B.V, 2017-11-10)
To detect oocysts of Neospora caninum in dog feces and to determine the excretion pattern in dogs from specialized dairy farms in Costa Rica, a total of 265 fecal samples from 34 dogs were collected at intervals from ...
Rickettsioses in Latin America, Caribbean, Spain and Portugal
(Revista MVZ Córdoba, 2011-05-10)
Data on genus and infectious by Rickettsia were retrospectively compiled from the critical review literature regarding all countries in Latin America, Caribbean islands, Portugal and Spain. We considered all Rickettsia ...
Chagas' disease: Risk factors for house infestation by Triatoma dimidiata, the major vector of Trypanosoma cruzi in Costa Rica
(The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health., 1991)
The reduction of domiciliary infestation by insect vectors, the key to controlling Chagas' disease, depends on identification of housing features associated with infestation. In this study, log-linear modeling was used to ...
Programa gusano barrenador - vigilancia epidemiológica SENASA
(Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal (SENASA), Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG), Costa Rica, 2010-08-06)
La organización ofrece servicios a la salud pública y animal, enfocados en las enfermedades de vigilancia de interés para Costa Rica y Los Estados Unidos de América, que se consideran de mayor importancia social, económica, ...
Evaluación de las prácticas e manejo asociadas al riesgo de la transmisión del virus de la artritis encefalitis caprina, en hatos caprinos de pies de cría de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2008)
El virus de la Artritis Encefalitis Caprina (VAEC) es un agente infeccioso que afecta a los hatos caprinos alrededor del mundo. El presente trabajo se realizó con el fin de determinar la seroprevalencia del VAEC en los ...