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Serosurvey in two rural areas evidences recent and previously undetected WNV and SLEV circulation in Costa Rica
(medRxiv preprint, 2021-09-13)
West Nile virus (WNV) and Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) share similar virus transmission cycles that involve birds as amplifiers and mosquitoes as vectors. Mammals, including humans, are dead-end-hosts that may be ...
Passive epidemiological surveillance in wildlife in Costa Rica identifies pathogens of zoonotic and conservation importance
(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, ...